Snowy Shaw

Snowy Shaw
Shaw in 2016
Shaw in 2016
Background information
Born
Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson

(1968-07-25) 25 July 1968 (age 58)
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
GenresHeavy metal, black metal, doom metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, punk rock, shock rock
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsDrums, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Years active1989–present
Websitesnowyshaw.net

Snowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson; 25 July 1968) is a Swedish musician 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, Mercyful Fate, IllWill, and Memento Mori. He founded the band Notre Dame.

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.

Discography

Snowy Shaw performing at Wacken Open Air 2013

With King Diamond

With Mercyful Fate

With Memento Mori

With Notre Dame

With Dream Evil

With Loud 'N' Nasty

With Therion

With Dimmu Borgir

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.

With Theatres des Vampires

With Snowy Shaw

With Opera Diabolicus

With Mad Architect

With Dark Embrace

With Barndoom med Snömannen & Hans Vänner

With Poison Pill

References

  1. ↑ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Dream Evil". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Mercyful Fate". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: IllWill". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Notre Dame Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. NETAKTION LLC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Snowy Shaw 'Quits' Dimmu Borgir, Rejoins Therion". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Diamond, King. "King Diamond interview". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "OPERA DIABOLICUS – Death on a Pale Horse (FULL ALBUM) 2021 – YouTube". YouTube.

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