Ken Owen
background vocals · drums (drum set)
b. 1970 in Billinge
Founded Carcass
Kenneth Malcolm Owen (born 23 April 1970) is an English drummer. He was born in Billinge and grew up in Gayton, Merseyside. He is best known as one of the founding members of extreme metal band Carcass, for which he also handled some of the vocals. After the band broke up in 1995, he started Blackstar, along with two other Carcass members.
Personal life
He remains close to Carcass and its members: in 2008, he joined Carcass on stage at the Sweden Rock Festival 2008, Wacken Open Air festival 2008, Damnation Festival 2008 & 2013, 2009 at Bloodstock Open Air and in 2010 at Vagos Open Air to play a short drum solo. Jeff Walker has noted Owen's influence on the album Surgical Steel; Owen appears on the album contributing some backing vocals, as well as in the music video for Unfit for Human Consumption. In September 2015, he released his first solo album, Symbiotic Possibilities, which is a techno album recorded using Reason Studios software. In 2021, Carcass released their album Torn Arteries, which is named after a fictional band by Owen during his teenage years.
Every band they have passed through, with what they played and when — and whether they were there at the start.
Songs Ken Owen is credited on, oldest first — music, words, or both.
Where they came from, where they are, and who they are to other people.
- Born
- 1970-04-23 · Billinge
- Also works as
- drummer
- Plays
- drum kit
Where to hear from them lately. These are live searches, not a list somebody froze — so they stay current.
- Wikipedia →the full article
- Interviews on YouTube →newest first
- Recent news & comments →Google News
- Blabbermouth →metal press
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons