Jason Bowld Explained

Jason Bowld
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Occupation:Drummer
Years Active:1999–present

Jason Bowld is a British drummer currently playing with the heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine,[1] and formerly of Blaze Bayley, Pitchshifter, This Is Menace, Pop Will Eat Itself and AxeWound.[2]

Biography

Bowld started playing drums at age 13, originally being inspired by a school friend.[3] Nine years later his band Stimulator got a record deal with Geffen. In 2000, he joined industrial metal band Pitchshifter,[4] playing on their sixth album PSI (2002) and continuing with them until they entered a hiatus in 2010. When Pitchshifter was reactivated in 2016, he was replaced by Simon Hutchby due to his commitment to Bullet for My Valentine.[5] [6]

In late 2003, he joined BLAZE, the solo band of former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley,[7] playing on Blood & Belief (2004) before being replaced in 2005 by future Helloween drummer Daniel Loble.[8] Also in 2004 he was a member of Scottish band Hiding Place.[9]

In late 2004, Bowld and Pitchshifter bassist Mark Clayden founded a metalcore project called This Is Menace,[10] this project did not have a permanent vocalist and instead had guests Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke), Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Mikee Goodman and Justin Hill (Sikth), Jeff Walker (Carcass) and Matt Davies (Funeral For A Friend).[11] This group released their debut album, No End In Sight in April 2004[12] on PSI records,[13] and their second, The Scene Is Dead in 2007.[14]

In 2008, Bowld formed the band They Fell from the Sky with Colin Doran of Hundred Reasons and recorded a series of demos before disbanding. The band regrouped in 2020 and released their first album 'Decade' in 2021.[15] [16]

In 2010, he joined industrial rock band Pop Will Eat Itself, playing on their albums New Noise Designed by a Sadist (2011)[17] and Anti-Nasty League (2015) before being replaced by original drummer Fuzz Townshend in 2016.[18] In 2011 he played on comedian Bill Bailey's album In Metal as well joining him at Sonisphere 2011 in Knebworth.[19] [20]

In 2012, he co-founded supergroup AxeWound alongside lead vocalist Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats), guitarist and co-vocalist Matthew Tuck (Bullet for My Valentine), guitarist Mike Kingswood of (Glamour of the Kill) and bassist Joe Copcutt of (Zoax and Rise to Remain).[21]

In 2014, he played on Mable, an album by Wildhearts guitarist, CJ Wildheart, he has since played on all for his singles and albums.[22]

He first played with Bullet for My Valentine in 2015 when original drummer Michael Thomas was unable to play due to his wife's pregnancy.[23] [24] He was confirmed a fulltime member in December 2017, officially replacing Thomas.[25]

In 2021 he cofounded Shadow Addict, an electronic metal band alongside vocalist Jamie Mathas (Bullet for My Valentine), guitarist Jim Davies (The Prodigy, Pitchshifter) and sythesist and bassist Nick Kingsley (Tut Tut Child, Forest Knot).[26] [27]

Discography

Guest appearances

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bullet For My Valentine Make Jason Bowld Their Full Time Drummer. Kerrang!. 5 December 2017 .
  2. Web site: Jason Bowld. Pearl. Europe. Pearl Europe.
  3. Web site: 2023-03-05 . About - Jason Bowld . 2025-01-21 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Pence . Lesa . 2000-02-10 . Interview with Pitchshifter . 2025-01-21 . UnEarthed.Com . en-US.
  5. Web site: Pitchshifter . 6 June 2018 . Pitchshifter - A number of you have been asking if Jason Bowld will be drumming on the upcoming tour. Although Pitchshifter LOVES Jason, during the band's extended hiatus, his career continued to flourish (very deservedly so), culminating in his current role in Bullet for my Valentine. Although the band would like nothing more than to be on the road with The Bowld again, it's understandable that he can't make it (he's big time now)! Respect to The Bowld! . 2025-01-21 . www.facebook.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2018-11-20 . Pitchshifter, The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea REVIEW: The show must go on despite power cut . 2025-01-21 . The News . en.
  7. Web site: 2003-12-08 . Former PITCHSHIFTER Drummer To Appear On New BLAZE CD . 2025-01-21 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  8. Web site: September 17, 2005 . BLAZE - New Band Line-Up Confirmed . 2025-01-21 . bravewords.com . en.
  9. News: 2004-11-05 . Live music: Coming out of hiding . 2025-01-21 . BelfastTelegraph.co.uk . en-GB . 0307-1235.
  10. Web site: 2005-05-31 . THIS IS MENACE Record Radio Sessions For XFM, BBC RADIO 1 . 2025-01-21 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  11. Web site: Daly . Joe . 2024-02-06 . 18 all-star singers, two cult albums and one personalised gravestone: The story of This Is Menace, the most underrated metal supergroup of the 2000s . 2025-01-21 . louder . en.
  12. Web site: 2005-01-30 . THIS IS MENACE: PITCHSHIFTER Offshoot Project To Release Debut Album In April . 2025-01-21 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  13. Web site: 2004-08-07 . PITCHSHIFTER Singer Talks About Upcoming Tour And DVD . 2025-01-21 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  14. Web site: NME . 2007-09-26 . This Is Menace: 'The Scene Is Dead' . 2025-01-21 . NME . en-GB.
  15. https://www.facebook.com/TheyFellFromTheSky
  16. Web site: They Fell from the Sky .
  17. Web site: Selzer . Jonathan . 2011-10-12 . Pop Will Eat Itself: New Noise Designed By A Sadist . 2025-01-21 . louder . en.
  18. Web site: Richardson . Andy . 2016-09-30 . Interview: Pop Will Eat Itself's Graham Crabb talks ahead of home gigs . 2025-01-21 . www.expressandstar.com . en.
  19. News: Dom . 2011-07-18 . Live Review: Sonisphere 2011 [Knebworth House, Stevenage] July 8-10, 2011 - Soundsphere magazine ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20250105021546/https://www.soundspheremag.com/reviews/live/live-review-sonisphere-2011-knebworth-house-stevenage-july-8-10-2011/ . 5 January 2025 . 2025-01-21 . Soundsphere magazine . en-US . live .
  20. Web site: Davies . Alan . 2021-08-15 . From playing Metallica at Knebworth to the Strictly dancefloor, Bill Bailey's now set for Comedy Shindig in Herts . 2025-01-21 . Dunmow Broadcast . en.
  21. News: May 1, 2012 . BFMV's Matt Tuck and Cancer Bats' Liam Cormier form new band AxeWound . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140823101919/https://www.nme.com/news/bullet-for-my-valentine/63546 . 23 August 2014 . 21 January 2025 . NME.
  22. Web site: Munro . Scott . 2015-10-15 . CJ Wildheart streams Robot title track . 2025-01-21 . louder . en.
  23. Web site: jomatami . February 8, 2020 . Original Bullet for My Valentine Drummer Speaks Up on How Band Fired Him . 2025-01-21 . www.ultimate-guitar.com . en.
  24. Web site: Lach . Stef . 2016-02-02 . BFMV Moose sits out tour as wife awaits baby . 2025-01-21 . louder . en.
  25. Web site: Munro . Scott . 2017-12-05 . Bullet For My Valentine make drummer Jason Bowld a full-time member . 2025-01-21 . louder . en.
  26. CLM5deApD42 . shadowaddictofficial . Our debut EP is out one week today!..here's a taster of what to expect from the title track "Vibrations"...accompanying music video coming soon..watch this space . 12 February 2021.
  27. Web site: Shadow Addict . 2025-01-21 . Spotify . en.
  28. Web site: Caine . Zee . 2024-03-27 . News: Earthtone9 Announce New Album: In Resonance Nexus . 2024-07-09 . New Noise Magazine . en-US.

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