Skinless

Skinless

SKINLESS was formed in 1992 by guitarist Noah Carpenter with one goal, to be the heaviest band around. After a variety of lineup changes, SKINLESS established a solid, dedicated line-up from 1997-2001, including Sherwood Webber(vocals), Joe Keyser(bass) and Bob Beaulac(drums). In 1998, SKINLESS released their full-length debut 'Progression Towards Evil.' which stunned the underground, showcasing the energy that the band had become known for via its intense live performances. An independent release, 'Progression...' received frenzied acclaim from press the world over and saw remarkable sales. A deal with RELAPSE RECORDS soon followed, and 3 more bludgeoning albums were released from 2001-2006. 'Foreshadowing Our Demise,' 'From Sacrifice To Survival,' and 'Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead.' Despite a few lineup changes during that period the band remained as brutal as ever. SKINLESS has destroyed stages with Slayer, Pantera, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Six Feet Under, Misery Index, Deicide, Immolation, Origin, Gorguts, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Mortician, Incantation, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Entombed and tons more. IN June 2010 Skinless played a reunion show with the line-up from the first 2 full-length albums. Guitarist Noah Carpenter wanted SKINLESS to continue in this formation but the band's 'fire' wasn't there anymore. In April 2011, Skinless officially split up, but soon after announced a farewell performance at Maryland Deathfest 2011. All the members are continuing as musicians in other bands.

Members

Last Lineup

• Noah Carpenter -Guitar (1992–2011)(original guitarist,on all recordings)
• Joe Keyser -Bass (1997–2011)(bass on all recordings from 1998-2011)
• Bob Beaulac -Drums (1997-2002, in and out from 2003-2011, on all recordings from 1997-2011 except "From Sacrifice To Survival" and "Miscreant" EP)
• Sherwood Webber IV -Vocals, Drums (1994-2004,2010-11)(on all recordings from 1995-2003)

Former Members

• Chris Mahar -Tour Drummer (2006–2009)
• Ryan Wade -Vocals, Drums (1992-1996)(original drummer,Demo 94, Swollen Heaps Demo)
• John Longstreth -Drums (2003)(on From Sacrifice to Survival)
• Adam P.Lewis -Bass (1995-1997) http://www.adamplewis.com
• Jason Keyser -Vocals (2005–2009)(on "Trample" album)
• Mike Levy -Vocals (1993-1994)(on Demo '94)
• Ted Monsour -Bass,Vocals (1992-1994)(original bassist, vox for bands first show in 1993)
• Jeff Vanloan -Bass (1993)
• Dan Bell -Vocals (1992)(original vocalist)
• George Torres -Drums(2002) (on the Miscreant EP)
• Martin Oprencak-Vocals (1994)(1 show)
• Joe Clark -Drums(1996)

Discography

• Demo (Skinless) (Demo, 1994)
• Swollen Heaps (Demo, 1995)
• Frozen Dawn Compilation (1996)
• Common Ground: A Compilation of Upstate NY's Hardest (Split 1997)
• Progression Towards Evil (1998)
• Maledictive Pigs / Skinless (Split 2001)
• Foreshadowing Our Demise (2001)
• Miscreant (EP, 2002)
• From Sacrifice to Survival (2003)
• Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead (2006)
• Regression Towards Evil: 1994-1998 (2007)

References

http://v2.metal-archives.com/bands/Skinless/820

External links

• ARMOR COLUMN Noah Carpenter's thrash/power band
• Skinless at MySpace
• Relapse Records