Shaun MacGowan

Shaun MacGowan
MacGowan in 2023
MacGowan in 2023
Background information
Born (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36)
OriginDewsbury, England, UK
GenresDoom metal, classical, new-age
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Violin
keyboards
Guitars

Shaun MacGowan (born 13 May 1988) is an English 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.[citation needed]