Albums & EPs: Skold 1996, Neverland 1996, November 2009 Singles 2009, Suck 2011, Anomie 2011, Tonight 2011, The Undoing 2016
Tim Skold was born on December 14, 1966 in Skövde, a small city in Västergötland, Sweden. Tim met guitarist Harry Cody at a New Year's Eve party and they formed a creative partnership which would last for many years to come.
During the early 80's, bassist Tim Tim (changing his name from Tim Sköld ) and guitarist Harry Cody formed the glam rock band Kingpin in their native Skövde, Sweden, inspired by the flamboyant hard rock bands flowing out of L.A. and UK acts such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Zodiac Mindwarp.
The band kicked off their career with a 7" single titled "Shout It Out" (which hit #1 back in Sweden) in 1987 after drafting vocalist Zinny J. San and drummer Stixx Galore a short time later. Kingpin released their only Swedish album "Welcome To Bop City" 12" LP the following year, followed by relocation to L.A.
Discovered and signed by Cliff Cultreri at Relativity Records, Kingpin changed their name to Shotgun Messiah, as a San Francisco-based band held the rights to the name Kingpin. Remixing and re-packaging their album, Shotgun Messiah self-titled it as their international debut in 1989.
Zan was let go soon after having MTV smash hits such as "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'" and "Shout It Out" while the band was making a follow up to their debut self-titled album. They hired a new bassist, Bobby Lycon, from New York, and on Harry Cody's suggestion Tim Tim took on the lead vocals. At this time, Tim Tim, whose role was now frontman, went by the name Tim Skold, dropping the umlaut. They released "Second Coming" in 1992, which was enthusiastically received by the media and came to be their most successful album to date. Two singles were released from that album, "Heartbreak Blvd." and "Living Without You".
Shortly after, the band followed up with an E.P. entitled "I Want More" which contained some punk covers along with re-recorded songs from their previous album "I Want More", 'Babylon' and an acoustic version of "Nobody's Home". Soon after this release, Shotgun Messiah were down to two original members, Skold and Cody, seeing the departure of Stixx and Lycon.
Still under contract with Relativity Records, Skold and Cody decided to go back to Sweden for the recording of the 3rd and final Shotgun Messiah album, leaning towards the industrial end of heavy metal and naming it "Violent New Breed". The album was released in 1993 and is now considered a cult classic due to the 'before it's time' incorporation of industrial influences. However, at the time of release it received mixed reviews and continued public indifference eventually convinced the two to call it a day, leading Tim to embark on his solo project, Skold.
After the departure of Shotgun Messiah, Tim went on to pursue a solo career. Writing all songs and playing all instruments himself, his self-titled debut album, "Skold", was released in 1996 by record label RCA (and co-produced with Scott Humphrey).
Promoting his debut album, SKOLD went on a short tour with (and in part as support for) Genitorturers. Some of the songs on the SKOLD album were used in movies like Disturbing Behavior ("Hail Mary"), Universal Soldier: The Return ("Chaos") and the Playstation game Twisted Metal ("Chaos"). During his solo career, Skold also did remixes for several bands such as Prong, Nature and Drown. He also met KMFDM frontman Sascha Konietzko during his time in the studio and even went to join his band a short time later.
After his short-lived solo career, Skold went on to join KMFDM in 1997. His first involvement with KMFDM was on the album, "Symbols", which he contributed to with just one song. "Anarchy", which Skold wrote and provided vocals for, became a hit in clubs. His next album with KMFDM, entitled "Adios", was released in 1999. "Adios" saw Skold taking on a larger role in the band, not just as vocalist, writer and bassist, but also as producer, engineer and programmer alongside Konietzko.
Following the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre incident (which happened the same day "Adios" was released) and the stigma of the shooters being avid fans, the band went on a short hiatus, forming the project mdfmk.
Founded by Sascha Konietzko and Skold, they went on to release just one album simply titled "mdfmk" released in 2000 on Universal Records. The band, with Lucia Cifarelli (formerly of the band Drill), took on a more futuristic sound, which also contained hints of trance and europop, primarily in the style of production, leaning towards, what is now commonly referred to as 'electronica'.
Mdfmk also featured all three sharing vocal duties. Their song "Missing Time" was used in the animated movie, Heavy Metal 2000. Skold, Konietzko and Cifarelli went on to reform KMFDM shortly after that.
Skold, on bass, joined ohGr, a project of Skinny Puppy vocalist Nivek Ogre, for the tour in support of its first album, Welt, in 2001.
Skold's involvement with Marilyn Manson began as producer for the single "Tainted Love" which featured on the 2001 teen movie, Not Another Teen Movie, as well as the Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack. Manson and Skold went on to score the movie Resident Evil, released in 2002. Several tracks are featured on the Resident Evil Movie Soundtrack.
Skold officially joined Marilyn Manson in 2002 after the departure of bassist Twiggy Ramirez. At this time, not only was Tim the bassist for the band, but he was also credited with an impressive list of production talents such as producer, digital editing, artwork, electronics, drum programming and beats, along with playing guitar, keyboards, accordion and synthesizer bass for the Marilyn Manson 2003 release, "The Golden Age of Grotesque".
Due to Tim's commitment as producer for Marilyn Manson's 2003 album, "The Golden Age of Grotesque", he was not able to feature in the line-up for KMFDM's 2002 Sturm & Drang tour, though he made two guest appearances on June 4th and 5th.
He is described by Manson as, "the power that attitude brings to an album". More of his production talents can be seen on the band's 2004 release, "Lest We Forget: The Best of", where Skold, besides being the producer, took on the role of lead guitarist and sang backup vocals on the cover version of "Personal Jesus", which featured on the best of record and was also released as a single. Coinciding with the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D in October 2006, Manson and Skold contributed a cover of "This Is Halloween" to The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack, which Skold did all the music for, while Manson sang vocals. This period also saw the start of work on Marilyn Manson’s sixth studio album, entitled "Eat Me, Drink Me", and released worldwide on June 5th, 2007.
Through the years with Marilyn Manson, Skold continues to prove he is a strong force to be reckoned with, becoming Manson's right hand man. Skold participated in the first half of the 2007 Rape Of The World tour, but it was announced January 9th that Tim had officially left Manson, and that Rob Holiday would be replacing him on guitar for the remainder of the tour.
After split with Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold went to compose soundtrack for the upcoming game Brütal Legend, along with Zakk Wylde, Wolfmother, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Ronnie James Dio.
On December 16, 2008, it was announced on the KMFDM website that Tim Skold and Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM were working together for a new album, titled "SKOLD VS KMFDM", an 11-song album.
Skold also did production on KMFDM's 2009 album Blitz, and he has remixed for artists such as 16volt, Front Line Assembly and Left Spine Down.
In 2009 Skold released the EP Singles featuring three new solo songs I Will Not Forget, A Dark Star and Bullets Ricochet. In April 2011 Skold released the EP Suck featuring remixes of the title track by artists 16Volt, Front Line Assembly, Combichrist and Bitteren Ende as well as including the tracks from the Singles EP. May 2011 will see the release of his first solo album in 15 years, Anomie, on Metropolis Records.
In 2009, Skold formed the Scandinavian supergroup Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult with Hank von Helvete. They released their debut album, 'I Declare: Treason, on 6 June 2011. Skold, along with Jason Suecof, produced Motionless in White's 2012 studio album ' Infamous'. Skold also contributed songwriting on 5 songs. Skold was also announced as a featured artist on the song "Final Dictvm" from the album Reincarnate. In January 2020, Skold and Nero Bellum announced a new project dubbed Not My God. Their self-titled album was released on 14 February 2020.
Note: This artist has multiple listings in Last.fm. For information on Tim Skold, Sköld, and Tim Sköld please see the artist's official page Skold. (Original spelling was Sköld, but now appears as Skold on his official sites)
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Neverland
Skold Lyrics
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There's no justice left worth fighting for
Drown your faith in disbelief
And base your morals on deceit and greed
Say goodbye to all you know
Hold your breath and let your conscience go
Put your faith in Jesus cash
Close your eyes and let the system crash
In a crown of razor wire, kiss me now
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Right back to Neverland
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Right back to Neverland
Sell me hope in little pills
The fastest way to break the human will
A barefoot walk through broken glass
Maybe something I can feel at last
In a crown of razor wire, kiss me now
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Right back to Neverland
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Right back to Neverland
You don't understand
I'm down the hole again
Never enough, it's never enough
You can't comprehend
I'm back on the cross again
Never enough, it's never enough
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Right back to Neverland
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Right back to Neverland
You don't understand
You don't understand
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
It would drag me down, suck me underground
It's never enough, never enough
Right back to Neverland
Right back to Neverland
You don't understand
You don't understand
You don't understand
You don't understand
The lyrics to Skold’s song “Neverland” can be interpreted as a commentary on the state of society and the disillusionment of individuals with institutional systems such as religion, politics, and the economy. The opening lines, “Say hello to nevermore / there’s no justice left worth fighting for,” suggest a sense of hopelessness and abandonment of belief in any kind of justice or fairness in the world. This feeling of disillusionment is further explored in the line “drown your faith in disbelief / and base your morals on deceit and greed,” which implies a lack of faith in any higher power or moral authority, and an emphasis on self-interest and manipulation.
The references to “Jesus cash” and “selling hope in little pills” can be interpreted as criticisms of organized religion and the pharmaceutical industry, respectively, both of which are often accused of profiting from the naive and vulnerable. The lyrics also suggest a desire for physical sensation, represented by the line “a barefoot walk through broken glass / maybe something I can feel at last,” which may indicate a need for tangible experiences to counterbalance a lack of emotional or spiritual fulfillment.
The repetition of the phrase “right back to Neverland” throughout the song suggests a cyclical nature to these feelings of disillusionment and hopelessness – no matter how hard one tries to escape or overcome them, they inevitably return. The final lines of the song, “you don’t understand / you don’t understand,” convey a sense of frustration or isolation felt by the singer, as if their perspective is not fully understood or appreciated by others.
Line by Line Meaning
Say hello to nevermore
Welcome to a world where there is no hope
There's no justice left worth fighting for
The world has lost all sense of justice
Drown your faith in disbelief
Give up on faith and embrace doubt
And base your morals on deceit and greed
Live a life where lying and greed are the norm
Say goodbye to all you know
Leave behind the familiar and embrace the unknown
Hold your breath and let your conscience go
Ignore your inner conscience and do what you want
Put your faith in Jesus cash
Trust money and materialism instead of spirituality
Close your eyes and let the system crash
Ignore reality and let society crumble
In a crown of razor wire, kiss me now
Kiss me in the midst of danger and pain
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Losing faith would have dire consequences
Right back to Neverland
Back to a world without hope and faith
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Returning to a hopeless world is emotionally draining
Sell me hope in little pills
The pharmaceutical industry profits off of selling false hope
The fastest way to break the human will
Taking pills to escape pain destroys human resilience
A barefoot walk through broken glass
A painful experience that makes one feel alive
Maybe something I can feel at last
Replacing numbness with pain as a way to feel something
You don't understand
The artist feels misunderstood
I'm down the hole again
The singer is lost and in a bad place
Never enough, it's never enough
An unsatisfying life
You can't comprehend
The artist feels that others cannot understand their struggles
I'm back on the cross again
A feeling of being crucified and suffering
It's never enough, never enough
A life that always feels incomplete
Right back to Neverland
Returning to a world without hope and faith
You don't understand
The artist feels misunderstood
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Returning to a hopeless world is emotionally draining
It's never enough, never enough
A life that always feels incomplete
Right back to Neverland
Returning to a world without hope and faith
You don't understand
The artist feels misunderstood
You don't understand
The artist feels misunderstood
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Losing faith would have dire consequences
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Returning to a hopeless world is emotionally draining
It's never enough, never enough
A life that always feels incomplete
Right back to Neverland
Returning to a world without hope and faith
Contributed by Emma S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Zoe-bl2yy
Say hello to nevermore
There's no justice left worth fighting for
Drown your faith in disbelief
And base your morals on deceit and greed
Say goodbye to all you know
Hold your breath and let your conscience go
Put your faith in Jesus cash
Close your eyes and let the system crash
In a crown of razor wire, kiss me now
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Right back to Neverland
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Right back to Neverland
Sell me hope in little pills
The fastest way to break the human will
A barefoot walk through broken glass
Maybe something I can feel at last
In a crown of razor wire, kiss me now
If I lose my faith, it would be too late
Right back to Neverland
It would drag me down, suck me underground
Right back to Neverland
@brylner
Tim Sköld is from Sweden. We grew up in the same village by the name of Timmersdala-Timbervalley. Maybe 1000souls living there. It went pretty well for Tim. Sometimes he's home in sweden visiting his relatives living in Skövde. A swedish smalltown 20km from Timmersdala. Some of his old bandmates in Shotgun Messiah are from that town as well.
@TigerWhyteOfficial
This dude hasn't received the attention he deserves. He belongs up there with Slipknot and KoRn. Still one of the greatest in my book.
@TKNelson0169
He was with manson but solo career wise yeah.
@DeCavalcante
Hes already legend. He was with kmfdm. Who did all this before any of them. Nine inch nails exist because of them.
@ohho8819
and christina aguilera too....
@thegodbombs
more like Ministry but ok
@elspencer9779
And before Ministry there was Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle and Monte Cazazza. But i understand most have forgotten about those who coined the term Industrial music.
@erikastaten1631
Completely underrated musical genius <3
@Neroumaru
My hearth is literally shaking while listening to Sköld. Aaaaawwwwsome! If only he made more songs!
@jordanzinser8248
he's made lots. most of them just aren't his solo stuff. look him up, he's a fucking legend!