# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-kearns
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:32:33.951Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-kearns"
name: "Martin Kearns"
slug: "martin-kearns"
description: "Martin Kearns was an English drummer, specializing in death metal, known for his association with Bolt Thrower since 1994. He joined the band at age 17 after playing in several local bands in Coventry, playing anything from metal to reggae, having been playing pub gigs since the age of 14."
tagline: "Drummer (1977–2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin_Kearns_-_Live_-_01.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1977-03-07"
deathDate: "2015-09-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.7
  momentum:             6.295081967213116
  historical:           7.257528000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.boltthrower.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/404643"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B2"
    title: "مارتن كيرنز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kearns"
    title: "Martin Kearns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA"
    title: "マーティン・カーンズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kearns"
    title: "Martin Kearns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kearns"
    title: "Martin Kearns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kearns"
    title: "Martin Kearns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e1a2e54-ff43-4d30-a17b-b3d92c753935"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5904439"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump