Snowy Shaw

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Snowy Shaw
Shaw in 2016
Shaw in 2016
Background information
Born
Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson

(1968-07-25) 25 July 1968 (age 57)
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
GenresHeavy metal, black metal, doom metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, punk rock, shock rock
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsDrums, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Years active1989–present
Websitesnowyshaw.net

Snowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson; 25 July 1968) is a Swedish musician based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. He has played with many heavy metal bands, like King Diamond, Dream Evil,[1] Mercyful Fate,[2] IllWill,[3] and Memento Mori. He founded the band Notre Dame.[4]

Snowy is adept at playing guitar as well as drums. He is a primary songwriter in Dream Evil. In October 2006, Snowy joined the symphonic metal band Therion, singing on the Gothic Kabbalah album and participated in the 2007 tour together with already established singer Mats Levén. In August 2010, he was announced as the new bassist and clean vocalist of symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, although he was only officially a member for one day then quit and rejoined Therion.[5]

Discography

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File:Snowy Shaw with Sabaton at Wacken Open Air 2013.jpg
Snowy Shaw performing at Wacken Open Air 2013

With Notre Dame

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  • Coming Soon to a Théatre Near You!!! (1998)
  • Le Théâtre du Vampire (1999)
  • Nightmare Before Christmas (1999)
  • Abattoir, Abattoir du Noir (2000)
  • Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You, the 2nd (2002)
  • Demi Monde Bizarros (2004)
  • Creepshow Freakshow Peepshow (2005)

With Loud 'N' Nasty

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  • No One Rocks Like You (2007; produced by Snowy Shaw)

With XXX (pronounced Triple X)

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Currently Snowy Shaw works with the band XXX making glitter rock. Their debut album, Heaven, Hell or Hollywood, was recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy La Rocque in the Sonic Train Studios. They have been signed by King Records/Japan.

With Snowy Shaw

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  • Snowy Shaw is Alive! (2011)
  • The Liveshow: 25 Years of Madness in the Name of Metal (2014)
  • Live in Hell! (2015)
  • White Is the New Black (2018)
  • Be Kind to Animals or I'll Kill You (2018)

With Opera Diabolicus

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  • †1614 (2012)
  • Death on a Pale Horse (2021)[7]

With Mad Architect

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  • Journey to Madness (2013)
  • Hang High (2015)

With Dark Embrace

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  • The call of the wolves (2017)
  • Dark Heavy Metal (2023)

With Barndoom med Snömannen & Hans Vänner

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  • Self-titled (2017)
  • Kråksång & Rävspel (2017)

With Poison Pill

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  • Poison Pill (2017)

References

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