Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For years, Harry Cody was one of the most respected guitarists in hard rock and hair metal, helping lead Shotgun Messiah through their rise from Kingpin in Sweden to international success with Shotgun Messiah. Then, for a long time, he largely disappeared from the spotlight.
Now, Harry is back.
In this exclusive interview, Harry joins me to discuss his return to music, reuniting with original Shotgun Messiah singer Zinny Zan for the new Zan/Cody project, and their upcoming album, Beautiful 'n Damned.
We also discuss:
• The early days of Shotgun Messiah
• The change in vocalists from Zinny to Tim
• The dramatic change on Violent New Breed
• His time away from the spotlight
• Working with Zinny Zan again on Beautful 'n Damned
• What's going on currently with Tim Skold & Shotgun Messiah
• His current musical outlook and future plans
If you're a fan of Shotgun Messiah, glam metal, hard rock, or the golden era of the Sunset Strip, you won't want to miss this conversation with one of the genre's most underrated guitarists.
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For years, Harry Cody was one of the most respected guitarists in hard rock and hair metal, helping lead Shotgun Messiah through their rise from Kingpin in Sweden to international success with Shotgun Messiah. Then, for a long time, he largely disappeared from the spotlight.
Now, Harry is back.
In this exclusive interview, Harry joins me to discuss his return to music, reuniting with original Shotgun Messiah singer Zinny Zan for the new Zan/Cody project, and their upcoming album, Beautiful 'n Damned.
We also discuss:
• The early days of Shotgun Messiah
• The change in vocalists from Zinny to Tim
• The dramatic change on Violent New Breed
• His time away from the spotlight
• Working with Zinny Zan again on Beautful 'n Damned
• What's going on currently with Tim Skold & Shotgun Messiah
• His current musical outlook and future plans
If you're a fan of Shotgun Messiah, glam metal, hard rock, or the golden era of the Sunset Strip, you won't want to miss this conversation with one of the genre's most underrated guitarists.
Subscribe to The Hair Metal Guru for more interviews, album discussions, rock history, and everything hair metal.
#HarryCody #ShotgunMessiah #ZinnyZan #HairMetal #GlamMetal #HardRock #SunsetStrip #RhinoBucket #ZanCody #BeautifulnDamned #TimSkold
Please Like, Subscribe, & HYPE!! Thank you!!
Feel free to donate (or NOT!) to my PayPal: anthony.a.bryant@hotmail.com
The Hair Metal Guru on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/show/2ytnPes9fSQoGK0ii9SAB9?si=e2e53cc9285c40ee
Follow me on X!
https://x.com/HairMetalGuru
The Hair Metal Guru on Instagram:
instagram.com/thehairmetalguru
Buy some of your favorite hard rock releases at FNA Records!
fnarecords.net
Support Stevie Rachelle and Metal Sludge:
metalsludge.tv
I host Hair Metal Mansion on Rock 101 KLOL every Saturday night from 6-8pm Central Time... you can listen here!
getmeradio.com/stations/rock101klol-4751/?station_id=4751
