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Harry Cody

About

Harry Cody (born Harry Kemppainen, 13 October 1962, Surahammar) is a Swedish guitarist and co-founder of Shotgun Messiah, the Skövde-bred glam metal band that relocated to Los Angeles and broke through internationally with their 1989 self-titled debut. After the band dissolved in 1993, Cody worked as a film and TV composer - including credits on a Larry Clark film and two Tom Waits albums - before returning to hard rock with Zan/Cody, his project with original Shotgun Messiah singer Zinny Zan.

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Swedish chart peak with 'Shout It Out' (as Kingpin/Shotgun Messiah, 1988)

What's new

  • 2026-07

    Zan/Cody released their debut album 'Beautiful 'N Damned' on July 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl.

  • 2026-05

    Zan/Cody unveiled the lead single 'Damn' alongside a music video to announce the album.

  • 2026-03

    Frontiers Music announced the signing of Zan/Cody, describing the duo as reunited after 35 years.

  • 2025-07

    Harry Cody revealed in an interview that he and Tim Sköld had been recording new Shotgun Messiah material and that a reunion tour was a possibility.

  • 2026-06

    Harry Cody gave a video interview discussing Shotgun Messiah's history and the new Zan/Cody album, one of his most prominent media appearances in years.

Tracks

Shout It OutShotgun Messiah's breakthrough single, #1 in Sweden 1988
The ExplorerInstrumental showpiece from the 1989 Shotgun Messiah debut, highlighted by Rolling Stone
Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'Hit single from the 1989 Shotgun Messiah self-titled album
DamnLead single from Zan/Cody's debut album 'Beautiful 'N Damned' (2026)
SeverOpening track on 'Beautiful 'N Damned' (2026), noted by reviewers

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