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Tim Skold (born Thim Sköld; 14 December 1966) is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including
Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band from Skövde. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Harry Cody (musician), Harry Cody and bassist Tim Sköld, with singer Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore taking part in their most commercial ...
,
KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art proje ...
,
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...
and Motionless in White.


Biography


Early life

Born in
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, Skold grew up in
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, outside of Skövde.Karr, Dean and Leon Melas. 2008. ''Behind the Player: Tim Skold''. Execution Style Entertainment and IMV. Influenced by the
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, he acquired his first bass guitar at age 12 and played in various cover bands. He later met guitarist Harry "Harry Cody" Kemppainen at a New Year's Eve party, and the two formed a creative partnership with a shared dream of becoming rock stars in the United States. At age 17, after two years of studying Process Engineering at a boarding school, Skold moved into his own apartment and took a factory job making military equipment. A half-year later, he was drafted into the army. He brought his bass to the base and sneaked into the shower stalls to practice after everyone went to sleep. Skold also kept rehearsing with Cody on the weekends, and once out of the army he took on many odd jobs, including working as a library assistant, Volvo employee and gardener at a bathhouse.


Kingpin

During the early 1980s, Skold and Cody formed the
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band Kingpin in their native Skövde, Sweden. The duo were inspired by the flamboyant hard rock bands flowing out of Los Angeles at the time, as well as the UK acts such as
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and
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. The duo drafted vocalist
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and drummer Stixx Galore a short time later to complete the band's lineup. Kingpin's first release was a 1987 single titled " Shout It Out", which reached number 1 in Swedish charts. They released their only album, ''
Welcome to Bop City ''Welcome to Bop City'' is the first album from Swedish glam metal / hard rock band Kingpin, released in 1988 on the CMM (Club Mariann Music) label in Sweden and in 1989 on the Music For Nations label in the UK. The album was later remixed and re ...
'', the following year, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles.


Shotgun Messiah

Signed by Cliff Cultreri at
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, Kingpin changed their name to
Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band from Skövde. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Harry Cody (musician), Harry Cody and bassist Tim Sköld, with singer Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore taking part in their most commercial ...
due to a San Francisco-based act holding the rights to the band name. The band remixed and re-packaged ''Welcome To Bop City'' as a self-titled album and released it as their international debut in 1989. The album would go on to sell almost 500,000 copies and reached top 100 on the
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. The music videos for the singles "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'" and " Shout It Out" regularly featured on
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's ''
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''. Whilst the band was in the process of making a follow-up to their debut self-titled album, singer Zan was let go. On Cody's suggestion, Skold switched to lead vocals and the members hired a new bassist, Bobby Lycon from New York City. The band released their second album, ''
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'', in October 1991 to rave reviews. The album featured two singles, "Heartbreak Blvd." and "Living Without You". In November 1992, Shotgun Messiah released the five-track EP ''I Want More'', which featured two new punk cover tracks and a re-recorded "Babylon" punk cover, along with a re-recorded "I Want More" edit and an acoustic version of "Nobody's Home", all three from their previous album ''Second Coming''. Soon after came the departure of Stixx and Lycon. Still under contract with Relativity Records, Skold and Cody returned to Sweden for the recording of the third Shotgun Messiah album, ''
Violent New Breed ''Violent New Breed'' is the third and final album by Swedish rock band Shotgun Messiah, released on 28 September 1993 through Relativity Records. Breaking from their previous albums, ''Violent New Breed'' featured a more industrial rock/Industri ...
'', which leaned towards the industrial end of the heavy metal genre. The album was released in September 1993 to mixed reviews and continued public indifference due to the popularity of the
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genre, which eventually convinced Skold and Cody to end the band, leading Skold to embark on an eponymous solo project.


SKOLD

Following the break-up of Shotgun Messiah, Skold went on to pursue a solo career. Writing all songs and playing all instruments himself, his self-titled debut album, ''
Skold ''Skold'' is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold. The song "Chaos" was used in the video game '' Twisted Metal 4'' and the film '' Universal Soldier: The Return''. The song "Hail Mary" can be found on the '' Disturbing Behavior'' ...
'', was released in 1996 by RCA. The album was co-produced with
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. Promoting his debut album, Skold and the rest of the live SKOLD band went on a short tour with
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. Some of the songs on the ''Skold'' album were used in movies like
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("Hail Mary"), Universal Soldier: The Return ("Chaos") and the
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game
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("Chaos"). During his solo career, Skold also provided remixes for several bands, such as
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,
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and Drown. He also met
KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art proje ...
front-man
Sascha Konietzko Sascha Kegel Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and record producer. He is the founder, frontman and "anchor" of the industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the fat ...
during his time in the studio. Around 2002, Skold recorded a follow up to his 1996 self-titled album. Skold stated in an interview with ''The Sychophant'' that he had made a demo with 10 copies ever made. The demo had 10 songs on it. Six of the 10 were released on file sharing networks without Skold's permission: "Burn", "Dead God", "I Hate", "Believe", "The Point", and "Don't Pray". The demo is known as the ''Dead God EP'', although Skold says that it was called ''Disrupting the Orderly Routine of the Institution''. The original artwork was made with an inkjet printer and was the title written in drippy letters. This demo was given to several friends that Skold considered trustworthy, but his songs appeared on the internet from one of them. Skold said that "someone suggested to me that I should go back to them and finish it off and release it. And maybe I will one day, who knows?" All 10 songs were eventually officially released in 2022 as the album ''Dead God''. On 3 November 2009 "I Will Not Forget", "A Dark Star", and "Bullets Ricochet" were released on iTunes and Amazon as new SKOLD singles. Also that November, Skold's official website announced that he was to release his second solo album in early 2010. However, the album remained unreleased in 2010. In January 2011, Metropolis Records announced that they were releasing the new record and single in spring of 2011. On 10 May 2011 SKOLD released ''
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''. Originally announced on 17 March 2014, the album, entitled ''
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'', was originally slated for self-release in April 2014. Problems with that model arose and the album release was halted until 2016 when SKOLD rejoined with Metropolis Records to release the work. In support of this album, SKOLD began "The Undoing Tour 2016" in May 2016 with the western United States; the live line up featured Tiffany Lowe on keyboards and Eli James on drums. This was followed by a cross-US North American tour in November and December 2016. The setlist spanned Tim's entire career and contained such hits as "
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", "Error 404", "Anarchy", "
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", as well as "Chaos" and "Hail Mary" from his debut album, just to name a few. He was very accessible after shows and more than happy to discuss firearms and lipstick, as well as gear over a beer. In 2018, SKOLD released a cover of the song "White As Chalk" by
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on the compilation album ''Heært Combine''. On 5 April 2019, SKOLD released the album ''Never Is Now'' on
Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label that has the sub-labels Hypnotic Records, Goldenlane, Stardust, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records. History Founded in January 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in go ...
. On 5 March 2021, SKOLD released the album ''Dies Irae'' on
Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label that has the sub-labels Hypnotic Records, Goldenlane, Stardust, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records. History Founded in January 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in go ...
. In 2022 the long-awaited exhumation of (a) 'Dead God' was performed and realised, offering up a proper release and making his proclamations upon the "true" evils of organized religion and idolatry official. On 28 July, 2023, SKOLD released the album ''Seven Heads'' with the single ''Rat King'', also on
Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label that has the sub-labels Hypnotic Records, Goldenlane, Stardust, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records. History Founded in January 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in go ...
.


KMFDM and MDFMK

After a short-lived solo career, Skold joined
KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art proje ...
in 1997. His first involvement with KMFDM was on the album ''
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''. He wrote and sang the song "Anarchy", which became a hit in clubs, and spawned subsequent remixes of the track done by Skold himself. His next album with KMFDM, '' Adios'', was released in 1999. Skold took a more prominent role in the band, not only as co-vocalist, co-writer, and bassist, but also as producer, engineer, and programmer, alongside KMFDM's founder
Sascha Konietzko Sascha Kegel Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and record producer. He is the founder, frontman and "anchor" of the industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the fat ...
.Due to turmoil within the band, Konietzko and Skold ended KMFDM in 1999, and restarted as
MDFMK MDFMK was an industrial rock band formed by two members of KMFDM, Sascha Konietzko and Tim Sköld. Lucia Cifarelli, formerly of the band Drill, later joined to make a trio. History Due to "differences in vision and drive", KMFDM disbanded in 1 ...
the following year. They released one album, ''
MDFMK MDFMK was an industrial rock band formed by two members of KMFDM, Sascha Konietzko and Tim Sköld. Lucia Cifarelli, formerly of the band Drill, later joined to make a trio. History Due to "differences in vision and drive", KMFDM disbanded in 1 ...
'', released in 2000 by Universal Records. The band, including
Lucia Cifarelli Lucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American singer, best known for her work with industrial band KMFDM. She was formerly the vocalist for the band Drill and also performed in KMFDM offshoots MDFMK, KGC, and Schwein. Career ...
(formerly of
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), took on a more "futuristic" sound, which contained less of the industrial rock KMFDM was known for, and added a mix of drum & bass, trance and europop, primarily in a production style leaning towards "electronica". MDFMK featured all three members sharing vocal duties. Their song "Missing Time" was used in the animated movie
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. In 2002, the trio reformed KMFDM along with Raymond Watts, and released '' Attak''. Afterwards, Skold departed the band. Due to a commitment to produce Marilyn Manson's album ''
The Golden Age of Grotesque ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 13, 2003, by Nothing and Interscope Records, and was their first album to feature former KMFDM member Tim Sköld, who joined a ...
'', Skold was unable to join KMFDM's 2002 Sturm & Drang tour; he did, however, make two guest appearances at shows in June. On 16 December 2008 the KMFDM website announced that Skold and Konietzko would be releasing an album together, titled '' Skold vs. KMFDM''. The album was released on 24 February 2009. Skold did production and instrumentation work on KMFDM's album ''
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'', released 24 March 2009. Later that same year he contributed a remix to
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's 2009 remix album entitled '' Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited'', as well as
16volt 16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows. History 16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, g ...
's album ''
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''.


Newlydeads and ohGr

Skold performed a show as a fill-in guitarist with
Taime Downe Taime Downe (; born Gustave Molvik on September 29, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer of the 1980s hard rock/glam metal band Faster Pussycat. Career In high school, Downe formed a band named The Bondage Boys, and go ...
's
The Newlydeads The Newlydeads were an industrial rock band founded by Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe. At one time or another, The Newlydeads also featured Taime Downe's Faster Pussycat bandmates: guitarist Xristian Simon, bassist Danny Nordahl, and drumm ...
on 13 December 2000 at the Pretty Ugly Club in Los Angeles. Skold, on bass, joined
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, a project of
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vocalist
Nivek Ogre Kevin Graham Ogilvie (born December 5, 1962), known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Si ...
, for the tour in support of its first album, ''
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'', in 2001, although he does not appear on the album.


Marilyn Manson

Skold's involvement with
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began as producer for the single "
Tainted Love "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. In 1981, the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop du ...
", which is featured in the 2001 teen comedy/parody movie ''
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'' and appeared on the
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. Manson and Skold went on to score the movie ''
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'', released in 2002. Several tracks are featured on the Resident Evil movie soundtrack. Skold officially joined Marilyn Manson in 2002 after the departure of bassist
Twiggy Ramirez Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known as Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect ...
. At this time, not only was Skold the bassist for the band, but he was also producing, editing, creating artwork, electronics, programming drums and beats, playing guitar, keyboards, accordion and synthesizer bass for the album ''
The Golden Age of Grotesque ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 13, 2003, by Nothing and Interscope Records, and was their first album to feature former KMFDM member Tim Sköld, who joined a ...
''. He is described by Manson as, "the power that attitude brings to an album". On the band's 2004 release, '' Lest We Forget: The Best Of'', Skold produced, played lead guitar, and sang backup vocals on the cover version of "
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", which was also released as a single. Coinciding with the release of '' The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D'' in October 2006, Manson and Skold contributed a cover of "
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" to ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''
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, with Skold taking care of the music while Manson provided the vocals. This time also saw the start of work on Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album entitled ''
Eat Me, Drink Me ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' is the sixth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Interscope Records. It was recorded in a rented home studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hol ...
''. The album was released worldwide on 5 June 2007. Skold played guitar on the band's 2007 world tour, Rape of the World, with
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(formerly guitarist/bassist for
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,
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, The Mission and
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) taking over bass duties. On 9 January 2008, Marilyn Manson posted a bulletin on MySpace which reported that Skold had left the band and former bassist Twiggy Ramirez had returned to take his place. In mid-November 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' reported that Skold was again working with Manson. No contributions from Skold appeared on Manson's comeback album ''
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''.


Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult

In 2009, Skold formed the Scandinavian supergroup
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult (DMTMC) was a Scandinavian heavy metal supergroup formed in 2009. The band consisted of former-Turbonegro vocalist Hank von Helvete, former-Marilyn Manson and KMFDM multi-instrumentalist Tim Sköld, guitarists ...
with
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. They released their debut album, ''I Declare: Treason'', on 6 June 2011.


Motionless in White

Skold, along with
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, produced Motionless in White's 2012 studio album ''
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''. Skold also contributed songwriting on 5 songs. Skold was also announced as a featured artist on the song "Final Dictvm" from the album ''
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''.


Not My God

In January 2020, Skold and Nero Bellum announced a new project dubbed Not My God. Their self-titled album was released on 14 February 2020. The follow-up album, ''Simulacra'', was released on 15 October 2021. Their third album, ''Obverses'', was released 12 May 2023.


Front Line Assembly

Skold played guitar with
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on their 2021 and 2023 tours.


Musical styles

Skold has performed many different music genres ranging from
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to heavy metal to
industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrom ...
to
electro-industrial Electro-industrial is a music genre that emerged from industrial music in the early 1980s. While EBM (electronic body music) has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial tends to have a grittier, complex and layered sound ...
. His breakthrough band
Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band from Skövde. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Harry Cody (musician), Harry Cody and bassist Tim Sköld, with singer Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore taking part in their most commercial ...
evolved from the glam metal and hard rock genres to
industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrom ...
for their third and final album. Beginning with the Skold solo project, he has recorded and performed mainly with industrial and heavy metal acts such as
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...
,
KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art proje ...
,
MDFMK MDFMK was an industrial rock band formed by two members of KMFDM, Sascha Konietzko and Tim Sköld. Lucia Cifarelli, formerly of the band Drill, later joined to make a trio. History Due to "differences in vision and drive", KMFDM disbanded in 1 ...
,
ohGr ohGr is a Canadian industrial band formed by Nivek Ogre and Mark Walk of Skinny Puppy. Early ohGr releases incorporated hip hop and synth-pop influences, and in contrast to Skinny Puppy, utilized conventional structures and a lighter tone. Og ...
,
The Newlydeads The Newlydeads were an industrial rock band founded by Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe. At one time or another, The Newlydeads also featured Taime Downe's Faster Pussycat bandmates: guitarist Xristian Simon, bassist Danny Nordahl, and drumm ...
and
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult (DMTMC) was a Scandinavian heavy metal supergroup formed in 2009. The band consisted of former-Turbonegro vocalist Hank von Helvete, former-Marilyn Manson and KMFDM multi-instrumentalist Tim Sköld, guitarists ...
.


Musical equipment

Throughout his career Skold has played several different instruments and used equipment from different manufacturers. In a Behind the Player video released in 2008, Skold states that he uses
Gibson Les Paul The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager John Huis and his team with input from and endorsement by guitarist Les Paul. Its typic ...
guitars in the studio and
Gibson Firebird The Gibson Firebird is a particularly distinctive solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation, Gibson beginning in 1963. It features several unusual features for a Gibson guitar. It has distinctive shape. It is made wit ...
models live with
Marshall Marshall may refer to: Places Australia *Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria ** Marshall railway station Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Is ...
amps, and
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster basses with
Ampeg Ampeg ("amplified peg") is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers. Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everett Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guit ...
amps.


Guitars and bass guitars

*
Gibson Les Paul The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager John Huis and his team with input from and endorsement by guitarist Les Paul. Its typic ...
– Black finish * Gibson Firebird V – Cream white finish * Gibson Firebird V – Black finish * Gibson Firebird VII – Red finish *
Jackson Jackson may refer to: Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson oil field in Durham, ...
X Series Kelly KEXM – White finish *
Roland Roland (; ; or ''Rotholandus''; or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was mil ...
G-707 Guitar Synthesizer *
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster G6119B Bass – Orange *
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster G6119B Bass – Walnut Stain *
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster G6119B Bass – Red finish *
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster G6119B Bass – Bamboo finish *
Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Fri ...
Broadkaster G6119B Bass – Black finish * King doublebass – White with black flames * King doublebass – Wood * D'Addario XL Strings * Dunlop Tortex Picks


Effects

* Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Wah Wah * Dunlop MXR M-103 Blue Box *
BOSS Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, ...
GT-6 *
BOSS Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, ...
GT-6B Multi-Effects Units * Dunlop MXR Smart Gate Pedal * Dunlop MXR 10 Band EQ * Dunlop MXR GT-OD Overdrive * Dunlop MXR Distortion III


Amplification

*
Ampeg Ampeg ("amplified peg") is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers. Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everett Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guit ...
SVT-4PRO head *
Ampeg Ampeg ("amplified peg") is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers. Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everett Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guit ...
SVT-810E cabinet * Blankenship Variplex (2) *
Marshall Marshall may refer to: Places Australia *Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria ** Marshall railway station Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Is ...
Amps *BIAS MINI


Discography


Kingpin

* ''
Welcome to Bop City ''Welcome to Bop City'' is the first album from Swedish glam metal / hard rock band Kingpin, released in 1988 on the CMM (Club Mariann Music) label in Sweden and in 1989 on the Music For Nations label in the UK. The album was later remixed and re ...
'' (1988)


Shotgun Messiah

* ''
Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band from Skövde. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Harry Cody (musician), Harry Cody and bassist Tim Sköld, with singer Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore taking part in their most commercial ...
'' (1989) * ''
Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christianity, Christian and Islam, Islamic belief that Jesus, Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his Ascension of Jesus, ascension to Heaven (Christianity), Heav ...
'' (October 1991) * ''
Violent New Breed ''Violent New Breed'' is the third and final album by Swedish rock band Shotgun Messiah, released on 28 September 1993 through Relativity Records. Breaking from their previous albums, ''Violent New Breed'' featured a more industrial rock/Industri ...
'' (1993)


Skold


Studio albums

* ''
Skold ''Skold'' is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold. The song "Chaos" was used in the video game '' Twisted Metal 4'' and the film '' Universal Soldier: The Return''. The song "Hail Mary" can be found on the '' Disturbing Behavior'' ...
'' (1996) * ''
Anomie In sociology, anomie or anomy () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guidance for individuals to follow. Anomie is believed to possibly evolve from conflict of belief systems and causes b ...
'' (2011) * ''The Undoing'' (2016) * ''Never Is Now'' (2019) * ''Dies Irae'' (2021) * ''Dead God'' (2022) * ''Seven Heads'' (2023)


Studio EPs

* ''
Neverland Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live. ...
'' (1996) * ''Tonight'' (2011)


KMFDM

* ''
Symbols A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise different concep ...
'' (1997) * " Megalomaniac" (1998) * '' Adios'' (1999) * "
Boots A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearl ...
" (2002) * '' Attak'' (2002) * ''
Blitz Blitz, German for "lightning", may refer to: Military uses *Blitzkrieg, blitz campaign, or blitz, a type of military campaign *The Blitz, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War *, several ships of the Prussian, Imperia ...
'' (2009)


MDFMK

* ''
MDFMK MDFMK was an industrial rock band formed by two members of KMFDM, Sascha Konietzko and Tim Sköld. Lucia Cifarelli, formerly of the band Drill, later joined to make a trio. History Due to "differences in vision and drive", KMFDM disbanded in 1 ...
'' (2000)


Marilyn Manson


Studio albums

* ''
The Golden Age of Grotesque ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 13, 2003, by Nothing and Interscope Records, and was their first album to feature former KMFDM member Tim Sköld, who joined a ...
'' (2003) * ''
Eat Me, Drink Me ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' is the sixth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Interscope Records. It was recorded in a rented home studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hol ...
'' (2007)


Compilation albums

* '' Lest We Forget: The Best Of'' (2004)


Skold vs. KMFDM

* '' Skold vs. KMFDM'' (2009)


Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult

*'' I Declare: Treason'' (2011)


Motionless in White

* "Mallevs Maleficarvm" (Tim Skold Remix) (2012) * ''
Infamous Infamous may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * ''Infamous'' (2006 film), an American drama film * ''Infamous'' (2020 film), an American crime thriller film * "Infamous", an episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spin ...
'' (production) (2012) * "Final Dictvm" (feat. Tim Skold) (2014)


Aesthetic Perfection

* ''Imperfect'' (live CD/DVD) (acoustic guitar) (recorded 2013, released 2015)


Not My God

* ''NOT MY GOD'' (2020) * ''Simulacra'' (2021) * ''Obverses'' (2023)


Filmography

* ''In God's Hands'' (1998) * ''Doppelherz'' (2003) * ''Better the Devil'' (2016)


References


External links


Official website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skold, Tim 1966 births Living people Industrial musicians KMFDM members Marilyn Manson (band) members Swedish heavy metal bass guitarists Shotgun Messiah members Metropolis Records artists Dependent Records artists OhGr members Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult members Industrial metal musicians People from Skövde Municipality