Tim Skold, born Thim Sköld on December 14, 1966, in Skövde, Sweden, is a Swedish musician and record producer. Influenced by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Skold acquired a first bass guitar at age 12 and played in various cover bands. At 17, after studying Process Engineering, Skold moved to his own apartment and took factory jobs while rehearsing with guitarist Harry "Harry Cody" Kemppainen. In the early 1980s, they formed Kingpin, releasing the single "Shout It Out" (1987) which reached Number 1 in Swedish charts. After relocating to Los Angeles and renaming to Shotgun Messiah, their debut album Shotgun Messiah (1989) sold almost 500,000 copies and charted in the top 100 on the Billboard charts. Skold embarked on a solo career with a self-titled album Skold (1996), which featured songs used in movies like Disturbing Behavior. Skold later joined KMFDM and Marilyn Manson, producing and playing instruments on albums such as The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003). Skold released the album The Undoing (2016).
