

A shape-shifting Swedish sonic architect who built industrial rock anthems for bands like Marilyn Manson and KMFDM from the ground up.
Tim Skold operates in the shadows and the spotlight, a multi-instrumentalist and producer who has repeatedly reshaped the sound of industrial rock. He first gained attention as the frontman and bassist for the glam-metal-turned-industrial act Shotgun Messiah. His true influence, however, grew behind the console and in the studio, where his knack for crafting dense, aggressive, and hook-laden tracks became a sought-after commodity. His pivotal collaboration with Marilyn Manson saw him not just playing bass and guitar, but co-writing, producing, and essentially engineering the band's muscular post-millennial resurgence. Skold's work is characterized by a clinical precision and a visceral weight, a fusion of electronic programming and distorted guitar fury. He remains a nomadic figure, moving between projects like KMFDM and Motionless in White, leaving a distinct sonic imprint wherever he lands.
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Tim was born in 1966, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 1966
#1 Movie
The Bible: In the Beginning
Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
#1 TV Show
Bonanza
The world at every milestone
Star Trek premieres on television
Voting age lowered to 18 in the US
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Apple Macintosh introduced
Black Monday stock market crash
Dolly the sheep cloned
Twitter launches; Pluto reclassified as dwarf planet
Donald Trump elected president; Brexit vote
He is married to musician and actress Kat Von D.
Before music, he was a competitive swimmer in Sweden.
He often records most instruments himself on his solo and production projects.
“I build the machine from the inside out, sound and structure are the same.”