Snowy Shaw Explained

Snowy Shaw
Birth Name:	Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson
Birth Date:	25 July 1968
Origin:	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre:	Heavy metal, black metal, doom metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, punk rock, shock rock
Occupation:	Musician, songwriter
Instrument:	Drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Years Active:	1989–present
Associated Acts:	Dimmu Borgir, King Diamond, Loud N' Nasty, Mercyful Fate, Dream Evil, Therion, Cans, Notre Dame, Memento Mori, IllWill, Nightrage, Sabaton

Snowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson; 25 July 1968) is a Swedish heavy metal musician (primarily a drummer) 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.

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.^[4]

Discography

• The Eye (1990)^[5]

• Time (1994)

• Rhymes of Lunacy (1993)
• Life, Death, and Other Morbid Tales (1994)

• 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)

• Dragonslayer (2002)
• Evilized (2003)
• Children of the Night (EP, 2003)
• The First Chapter (EP, 2004)
• The Book of Heavy Metal (2004)
• Gold Medal in Metal (2005)

With Loud 'N' Nasty

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

• Gothic Kabbalah (2007)
• Live Gothic (2008)
• Sitra Ahra (2010)
• Les Fleurs du Mal (2012)
• Live in Atlanta Adulruna Rediviva and Beyond (2007)

• Abrahadabra (2010)

With XXX (pronounced Triple X)

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.

• Moonlight Waltz (2011)

With Snowy Shaw

• 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

• †1614 (2012)
• Death on a Pale Horse (2021)^[6]

With Mad Architect

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

With Dark Embrace

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

With Barndoom med Snömannen & Hans Vänner

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

With Poison Pill

• Poison Pill (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p531534/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Dream Evil]. Torreano. Bradley. Allmusic. 30 July 2010.
2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4901/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Mercyful Fate]. Huey. Steve. Allmusic. 30 July 2010.
3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p370139/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: IllWill]. Rivadavia. Eduardo. Allmusic. 30 July 2010.
4. Web site: Snowy Shaw 'Quits' Dimmu Borgir, Rejoins Therion . Roadrunnerrecords.com . 7 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828102003/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145074 . 28 August 2010 .
5. Web site: Diamond. King. King Diamond interview. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5HZ3JjbRy40 . 21 December 2021 . live. YouTube. 27 November 2015.
6. Web site: OPERA DIABOLICUS – Death on a Pale Horse (FULL ALBUM) 2021 – YouTube . .