Chris May is the guitarist from the rock band The Sisters of Mercy. He is also known as Chris Catalyst, or his facepaint nonsense industrial comedy alter-ego Robochrist. The Sisters of Mercy are a rock band that emerged out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. ...

He was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire, UK on 11 February 1980 and has played in various bands, including Catylyst, Mr Shiraz, The Dead Pets, Robochrist, The Sisters Of Mercy, Mi Mye, Ginger, AntiProduct (with Alex Kane from Life, Sex and Death and Clam Abuse, and Ben Graves from Murderdolls and DOPE), Napoleon IIIrd, The Scaramanga Six and The Goddamn Whores (with Ginger of The Wildhearts and Sonic Circus, and Jon Poole of Cardiacs). His main project for the past few years has been The Sisters Of Mercy and will continue to be for the foreseeable.

Chris likes Ibanez Iceman guitars, Fender Precision basses and Marshall amps.

Chris lives in The People's Republic of West Yorkshire with his dog, Sparky.

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