Jason Bowld

Jason Bowld
Bowld in 2022
Background information
Genres	Metalcore industrial metal nu metal alternative metal groove metal electronica
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1999–present[1]
Member of	AxeWound Bullet for My Valentine Shadow Addict
Formerly of	Pitchshifter This Is Menace Blaze Bayley Pop Will Eat Itself Killing Joke Fightstar Bill Bailey
Website	jasonbowld.com

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

Biography

Bowld with Pitchshifter in 2008

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.[3] 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 reactived 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 2010, he joined industrial rock band Pop Will Eat Itself, playing on their albums New Noise Designed by a Sadist (2011)[15] and Anti-Nasty League (2015) before being replaced by original drummer Fuzz Townshend in 2016.[16] In 2011 he played on comedian Bill Bailey's album In Metal as well joining him at Sonisphere 2011 in Knebworth.[17][18]

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).[19]

In 2014, he played on Mable, an album by Wildhearts guitarist, C. J. Wildheart, he has since played on all for his singles and albums.[20]

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.[21][22] He was confirmed a fulltime member in December 2017, officially replacing Thomas.[23]

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).[24][25]

They Fell from the Sky

In 2008, Bowld formed 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.[26][27]

Discography

• Pitchshifter – Deviant (2000)
• Pitchshifter – PSI (2002)
• Blaze Bayley – Blood & Belief (2004)
• Hiding Place - At One Time Or Another (2004)
• This Is Menace – No End in Sight (2005)
• This Is Menace – The Scene Is Dead (2007)
• Pop Will Eat Itself – New Noise Designed by a Sadist (2011)
• Bill Bailey - Bill Bailey in Metal (2011)
• AxeWound – Vultures (2012)
• CJ WIldheart - Mable (2014)
• Pop Will Eat Itself – Anti-Nasty League (2015)
• Bullet for My Valentine – Live from Brixton: Chapter Two (2017)
• Bullet for My Valentine – Gravity (2018)
• CJ Wildheart - Siege (2020)
• Bullet for My Valentine – Bullet for My Valentine (2021)
• They Fell from the Sky – Decade (2021)
• Chris Catalyst - Kaleidoscopes (2021)
• CJ Wildheart - Lives - (2022)
• Hidora - The Devil Only Knows (2023)
• Chris Catalyst - Mad in England (2023)
• Earthtone9 - In Resonance Nexus (2024)[28]

Guest appearances

• Jim Davies – Headwars (2020)

EPs

• Shadow Addict – Vibrations (2021)

References

1. Europe, Pearl. "Jason Bowld". Pearl Europe.
2. "Bullet For My Valentine Make Jason Bowld Their Full Time Drummer". Kerrang!. 5 December 2017.
3. "About - Jason Bowld". 5 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
4. Pence, Lesa (10 February 2000). "Interview with Pitchshifter". UnEarthed.Com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
5. 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!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
6. "Pitchshifter, The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea REVIEW: The show must go on despite power cut". The News. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
7. "Former PITCHSHIFTER Drummer To Appear On New BLAZE CD". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 8 December 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
8. "BLAZE - New Band Line-Up Confirmed". bravewords.com. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
9. "Live music: Coming out of hiding". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 5 November 2004. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
10. "THIS IS MENACE Record Radio Sessions For XFM, BBC RADIO 1". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
11. Daly, Joe (6 February 2024). "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". louder. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
12. "THIS IS MENACE: PITCHSHIFTER Offshoot Project To Release Debut Album In April". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 30 January 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
13. "PITCHSHIFTER Singer Talks About Upcoming Tour And DVD". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
14. NME (26 September 2007). "This Is Menace: 'The Scene Is Dead'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
15. Selzer, Jonathan (12 October 2011). "Pop Will Eat Itself: New Noise Designed By A Sadist". louder. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
16. Richardson, Andy (30 September 2016). "Interview: Pop Will Eat Itself's Graham Crabb talks ahead of home gigs". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
17. Dom (18 July 2011). "Live Review: Sonisphere 2011 [Knebworth House, Stevenage] July 8-10, 2011 - Soundsphere magazine". Soundsphere magazine. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
18. Davies, Alan (15 August 2021). "From playing Metallica at Knebworth to the Strictly dancefloor, Bill Bailey's now set for Comedy Shindig in Herts". Dunmow Broadcast. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
19. "BFMV's Matt Tuck and Cancer Bats' Liam Cormier form new band AxeWound". NME. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
20. Munro, Scott (15 October 2015). "CJ Wildheart streams Robot title track". louder. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
21. "Original Bullet for My Valentine Drummer Speaks Up on How Band Fired Him". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
22. Lach, Stef (2 February 2016). "BFMV Moose sits out tour as wife awaits baby". louder. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
23. Munro, Scott (5 December 2017). "Bullet For My Valentine make drummer Jason Bowld a full-time member". louder. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
24. @shadowaddictofficial (12 February 2021). "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" – via Instagram.
25. "Shadow Addict". Spotify. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
26. https://www.facebook.com/TheyFellFromTheSky ^[user-generated source]
27. "They Fell from the Sky".
28. Caine, Zee (27 March 2024). "News: Earthtone9 Announce New Album: In Resonance Nexus". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

• Official website