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In early 2008 Skindred supported Bullet For My Valentine on their Scream Aim Fire tour until unfortunately the drummer caused himself an injury and they pulled out for a few live gigs.
In early 2008 Skindred supported Bullet For My Valentine on their Scream Aim Fire tour until unfortunately the drummer caused himself an injury and they pulled out for a few live gigs.


The band are currently embarking on a sell out, 17 date UK tour proving to be their best UK tour yet!
The band are currently embarking on a 17 date UK tour.


==Video games and soundtracks appearances==
==Video games and soundtracks appearances==

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Skindred

Skindred is a four-piece band from Newport, South Wales, UK. Their genre is a mix of metal, reggae, hip hop and dub known as "Ragga metal" by the band and fans alike.

Band history

1999 - 2002

The band was originally formed by 3 ex-members of Dub War, although Benji, the lead singer, is the only previous member of Dub War left. Despite the similarities between the two bands, it is important to note that Benji is frequently cited as saying Skindred was a project born out of jams between him and Dan, and not a reformation of Dub War.[citation needed] The first song Benji and Dan wrote was "Brainkiller", after which they worked on more demos such as "The Champions" and "Ruff Neck".

During the first couple of years, Skindred were unsigned. They toured the UK in a white Ford Transit van, supporting bands like Earthtone9, One Minute Silence and Lostprophets.

They eventually signed a deal with Sony-owned label RCA Records and went into the studio to record their debut album, Babylon, in 2002.

Babylon was finally released on July 3, 2002 to much critical acclaim. Despite the positive reaction, RCA pulled the album around a month later, and Skindred was left to look for a new label. This ultimately led to guitarist Jeff Rose and drummer Martyn "Ginge" Ford leaving the band in November of 2002.[1]

2002 - present

In October Jeff was replaced by mikeydemus on guitar and Ginge by Arya on drums. Arya had previously played in metal band Torna-K and Lamb Quartet.

With this new line-up and a new deal with US label Bieler Bros., the band embarked on yet more touring, something for which they always had an excellent reputation. Babylon was then to see the first (of several) re-release in 2003.

In 2004, Babylon was re-released again, this time with new artwork and some newly recorded tracks. The band appeared on "Late Night with Conan O' Brien in Dec 2004, playing Nobody Live. The show went out to 6 million viewers.

The latest re-release featured a bonus disc of extra material comprising of acoustic versions of their songs "Start First", "Pressure", "Set it Off" and "Nobody". Also included on the main CD was a new song "We Want". Recognition was gained when they supported both Soulfly and Pitchshifter on their 2006 UK tours and InMe at their gig at the London Astoria in 2005. The band has also toured in the USA with HIM, Korn, Warped tour 2005, Sevendust, Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin,

In late 2006 the band headed out on their Jungle Bells UK tour, on which they were supported by Dub Trio for the first half of the tour, a new track called 'Roots Rock Riot' was previewed on some dates of the tour.

The band has a golliwog doll, known as "Mr. C," as the band's mascot, attached to the cymbal on the front of the drum kit.

Second album

Skindred began recording their long-awaited second album, titled Roots Rock Riot, on January 4, 2007, and it has since been completed. It was released on October 23, 2007 in the US, and released on October 29, 2007 in the UK, through Bieler Bros. The first single, "RatRace" is available on the band's profiles on ReverbNation and MySpace. It has also been released on a Skindred E-Card which also contains a lo-fi sample of "Destroy The Dancefloor" from Roots Rock Riot.

The album was recorded at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida, produced by Matt Squire (Panic! at the Disco), and mixed by Rick Will (who also mixed Skindred's debut album, Babylon). The album features twelve tracks including "RatRace". The official album launch party was held on September 20 at the Scala club in London, UK.[citation needed]

In early 2008 Skindred supported Bullet For My Valentine on their Scream Aim Fire tour until unfortunately the drummer caused himself an injury and they pulled out for a few live gigs.

The band are currently embarking on a 17 date UK tour.

Video games and soundtracks appearances

Video games

XBOX 360s come with a small list of songs from various artists, including Skindred's "Pressure."

Featured Song(s) Game Title
Nobody Need For Speed Underground 2
Bruises, Pressure Blitz The League
Bruises, Pressure Saint's Row
Pressure Project Gotham Racing 3
Nobody MX vs. ATV Unleashed

Soundtracks

Featured Song(s) Film Title
Twist and Crawl
(The Beat cover)
Sky High

Collaborations

In addition to Dub War and Skindred, Benji Webbe has collaborated with several artists over the years. These include:

  • Ace Sounds - This was a solo project by the former Skunk Anansie guitarist Ace. Benji appears on the track "Back Up".
  • Bong-Ra - Benji recorded vocals as "The Dirty Dred" for three tracks on Bong-Ra's album "Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!" - "Blood N Fire", "Jah Kingdom", and "Dub Murderer".
  • Korn - Singer Benji helped the band by singing A.D.I.D.A.S. at the download festival 2006 in Jonathan Davis's absence.
  • Soulfly - Benji appeared in two tracks on Soulfly's self titled album, respectively "Quilombo" and "Prejudice". He has also appeared at many Soulfly shows to sing live on those songs.
  • Bullet For My Valentine - Benji did vocals on Bullet for my Valentine's second album Scream, Aim, Fire, in the song "Take it Out on Me".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single Album Record Label UK Chart Modern Rock Tracks
2005 Nobody
Babylon
Bieler Bros. / Lava
-
#13
2006 Pressure
Babylon
Bieler Bros. / Lava
#113
#28
2007 RatRace Roots Rock Riot
Bieler Bros.
-
-
2008 Trouble Roots Rock Riot
Bieler Bros.
-
-

Media

References