Ken Owen

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Ken Owen
Owen in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Malcolm Owen
Also known as	Grume Gargler and Eviscerator of Matured Neoplasm (as listed on Reek of Putrefaction)
Born	(1970-04-23) 23 April 1970 (age 54) Billinge Higher End, England
Genres	Grindcore, death metal, technical death metal, melodic death metal, techno
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, vocals
Years active	1985–1999, 2008–present (occasional only)
Formerly of	Carcass, Blackstar

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.^[1] After the band broke up in 1995, he started Blackstar, along with two other Carcass members.^[2]