Chris Catalyst (born 11 February 1980) is a British rock singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with The Sisters of Mercy, Ugly Kid Joe, Ginger Wildheart, Terrorvision, The Professionals, Mariachi El Bronx, The Scaramanga Six and his own band, Eureka Machines, as well as his more recent solo career. On 18 May, 2022, Chris confirmed that he has been a 'Nameless Ghoul' that tours with the Swedish metal band Ghost Chris was born in Beverley in East Yorkshire in 1980 and moved to Leeds in 1998, where he lives now, with his cat Rose. The Sisters of Mercy Chris joined The Sisters Of Mercy as rhythm guitarist and backing singer in 2005, quickly forming a tight relationship with lead singer and original member Andrew Eldritch, to the extent that the notoriously fickle Eldritch appointed him as the band manager in 2008. Despite collaborating with Andrew on the first new Sisters material in almost a decade, in 2019, frustrated with Eldritch’s slow-paced work ethic, and becoming more busy and successful with his own projects, Chris stepped down from the band, but speaking in an interview with Classic Rock magazine in June 2021, he said “I’ll always have respect for Andrew. He just has a different pace of doing things, which I found frustrating, because I like to be busy. That’s his prerogative, but it was tiresome at times. It was like he didn’t really want to do it, and that made it hard to enjoy at times. There was a point where I couldn’t do a tour. Instead of moving it, Andrew saw fit to get someone else in, which was a shame. But there’s no bridges burnt.” Chris remains part of the Sisters family and is rumoured to be working with Andrew Eldritch on another project. Eureka Machines In 2007, Chris started the group Eureka Machines, singing and playing guitar again, as well as writing the songs. Describing the band, Chris said 'it's basically like rock and roll cabaret - a big heap of rock music that makes people smile'. Debut album ‘Do Or Die’ was released in September 2008 on the Wrath Records label to widespread critical acclaim, including a five-star review in national newspaper The Sun. 'Do or Die' gained positive reviews from The Sun, Kerrang!, Classic Rock, Rock Sound, Leeds Guide, Sandman magazine, No Title magazine and Black Velvet Fanzine, as well as airplay on