Shaun MacGowan | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Landscape: | yes |
Origin: | Dewsbury, England, UK |
Genre: | Doom metal, classical, new-age |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instrument: | Violin keyboards Guitars |
Associated Acts: | My Dying Bride, Nightshadows Lament, Narcotic Death |
Shaun MacGowan (born 13 May 1988) is a UK-born violinist, 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 two tracks.
Shaun was a member of British death metal band Narcotic Death, joining on guitar to complete the band's original gigging line-up in 2008, appearing on the band's self-titled demo EP (2008) and album Anthology of the Damned (2010). He left in late 2010.