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Skindred are an Alternative-Metal band from Newport, WALES; the group
formed as a quartet with vocalist Benji Webbe, guitarist Mikey Dee, bass
player Daniel Pugsley and drummer Dirty Arya.
They began performing together in 2002 and toured throughout Europe as
support act for major bands such as Adema,
Ill Nino, Nonpoint,
P.O.D., SOiL and
more. Elements of Metal, Reggae, Punk and Drum & Bass all come together
to create "Babylon"; their debut full-length disc was originally
released in April of 2003 and then re-released in August of 2004 with
a different cover art and track-listing.
When the album was released for the second time, it was only after U.S.
based Lava Records signed Skindred to their label and offered the band
a chance to get more exposure; the CD eventually peaked at #5 on the Billboard's
Top Heatseekers chart and made a brief chart intrusion on The Billboard
200 at #189; the first single, " Nobody", grabbed a #14 spot
on The Mainstream Rock list and was followed by another Active Rock top
30 hit, "Pressure".
In October 2007 the quartet released their sophomore album; recorded
at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida, "Roots Rock Riot"
reached the #22 position on the U.S. Top Independent Albums chart and
also spawned a couple of minor hits with "Rat Race" and "Trouble".
Skindred released "Electric Avenue", a cover of the classic
Eddy Grant song through MySpace in January 2009. In 1983 "Electric
Avenue" became a cross-Atlantic smash, topping the charts in both
the U.S. and Great Britain.
This single was eventually included on the 8-track EP entitled "Shark
Bites And Dog Fights", which was released in September 2009 in conjunction
with the video/single "Stand For Something".
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