Shane MacGowan and The Popes Denis Dowling. Violinist Dave Allen and guitarist Ian Bramble have released a Christmas song and an album with John Coghlan. The Popes drummer Will Morrison used to play in Here Be Dragons, with bassist Greg Courtney. In November 2013, Paul McGuinness suffered a serious head injury that left him hospitalized for months. As of 8 June 2014, he was still residing in the brain injury rehabilitation unit at Homerton Hospital. Shane MacGowan and The Popes The Popes are a band originally formed by Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues) and Paul "Mad Dog" McGuinness, who play a blend of rock, Irish
Dead by April stating that, "[Dead by April is a] metal and boyband pop. Metal fans might not handle it properly." Similarly to the band's debut album, "Incomparable" debuted at number two on the national Swedish album charts, the band's homeland. The album was outsold only by Melissa Horn's "Innan jag kände dig", which was in its second week of release and had already reached gold status in Sweden. Dead by April performed in Melodifestivalen in early 2012 and went into the finals. The band placed 7th, using the song "Mystery". They have also announced that they are currently working on a new