Shaun MacGowan
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Shaun MacGowan is a UK-born violin
ist, keyboardist
and guitarist
, best known as the keyboardist and violinist of British doom metal band My Dying Bride
. He replaced Katie Stone in 2009, and joined the band to tour the album For Lies I Sire
. His first studio appearance with the group came on the 2009 EP Bring Me Victory
, on which he played on two new tracks.
Shaun was a member of British death metal band Narcotic Death, joining on guitar to complete the bands original gigging line-up in 2008, appearing on the bands demo EP (2008) and album Anthology of the Damned (2010). He left in late 2010.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, best known as the keyboardist and violinist of British doom metal band My Dying Bride
My Dying Bride
My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in 1990. To date, My Dying Bride have released eleven full-length studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release. The band released their tenth studio album, For Lies I Sire,...
. He replaced Katie Stone in 2009, and joined the band to tour the album For Lies I Sire
For Lies I Sire
For Lies I Sire is the tenth studio album by British doom metal pioneers My Dying Bride, released on March 23, 2009 via Peaceville Records and April 21, 2009 in the United States. It is the first album without keyboardist Sarah Stanton since she joined My Dying Bride in 2004 for their "Songs of...
. His first studio appearance with the group came on the 2009 EP Bring Me Victory
Bring Me Victory
Bring Me Victory is an EP by the doom metal band My Dying Bride. "Bring Me Victory" is a song from My Dying Bride's previous album, For Lies I Sire; a video was made for the song and released on this EP. "Scarborough Fair", an English traditional song, has two additional verses incorporated into it...
, on which he played on two new tracks.
Shaun was a member of British death metal band Narcotic Death, joining on guitar to complete the bands original gigging line-up in 2008, appearing on the bands demo EP (2008) and album Anthology of the Damned (2010). He left in late 2010.
Equipment
- YamahaYamahaYamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
Violins - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
Keyboards - SchecterSchecterSchecter may refer to:* Schecter Guitar Research, an American guitar manufacturer* Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, a landmark Supreme Court decision regarding the Commerce Clause...
Guitars - EMGEMG, Inc.EMG, Inc. is the current legal name of a company based in Santa Rosa, California which manufactures guitar pickups and EQ accessories. Founded in 1976, the company was originally called Dirtywork Studios. The name was changed to "Overlend" in 1978 and then to the current name in 1983...
Pickups
With Narcotic Death
- Narcotic Death (EP, 2008)
- Anthology of the Damned (studio album, 2010)