Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1998. Skindred's musical style mixes heavy metal, alternative rock and reggae. The band also integrate elements of hardcore punk, dancehall, jungle, ska, hip hop, drum and bass, dubstep and various other influences into their music. Skindred are well known for their energetic and involving live performances, and have won several awards including "Best Live Band" at the 2011 UK Metal Hammer 'Golden Gods' awards and the "Devotion Award" at the 2011 Kerrang! Awards.
History
Dub War was formed in Newport in 1993, and eventually signed with Earache Records. According to vocalist Benji Webbe, "They would not let us record and just wouldn't give us money to live on, this made us fight internally till we had no option other than to go our separate ways or kill someone or each other." Dub War disbanded in 1998, and Webbe formed Skindred with bassist Daniel Pugsley, guitarist Mikeydemus, and drummer Arya Goggin after Webbe was unable to put together a new project featuring other members of Dub War. In 2002, Skindred released its debut album, Babylon. After being reissued in 2003 by RCA Records, the album was re-released by Lava Records on 14 August 2004. Allmusic writer Johnny Loftus wrote that "Skindred doesn't seem to consciously want the reinvention tag; it has simply tapped into the same lack of pretension that fueled Korn and Living Colour's Vivid – records that were made visionary by an unadulterated honesty in both delivery and craft. [...] highly recommended for fans of literate genre jumpers like Soulfly and System of a Down, or any heshers looking for some heavy-hitting firepower that hasn't fallen victim to the anvil of corporate assimilation."
Podcasts:
Skindred
ALBUMS
- Kill the Power released: 2014
- Union Black released: 2012
- Shark Bites and Dog Fights released: 2009
- Roots Rock Riot released: 2007
- Unreleased released: 2006
- Babylon released: 2004
- Demo released: 2000
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by Skindred
Cut Dem
by: SkindredIt's all in a days work, nah dem nah go learn
Dems a mercenaries, das the way dem ah fe earn
Leave your family with pain, none of the can console
Is only jah jah know when the truth will unfold
They leave me
Suffocating
Hearts stop beating
Souls you're reaping
I'm left there bleeding
Coz you got the handle and I know that, it's time to trade (Whoah)
You got the handle and I know that I'll feel the blade
Then you'll know
You'll feel it, sharper than a razors edge
I'll feel it, sharper than a razors edge
Life stolen, then you're just left for dead
You feel it's sharper than a blade, blade, blade, blade, blade, blade, blade
Sharper than a blade, blade, blade, blade, blade, blade, blade
Blood it ah run and that's the wrong way to go
Cut down to the bone, sliced to the marrow
Watch them all fall down, man, like domino
The road to destruction is well wide you know
Suffocating
Hearts stop beating
Souls you're reaping
I'm left there bleeding
Coz you got the handle and I know that, it's time to trade (Whoah)
You got the handle and I know that I'll feel the blade
Then you'll know
You'll feel it, sharper than a razors edge
I'll feel it, sharper than a razors edge
Life stolen, then you're just left for dead
You feel it's sharper than a....blade
Blade, blade, blade
Sharper than a.....blade (BLADE! BLADE!)
Blade, blade, blade
RAZOR...SHARPER THAN A RAZOR (SHARP) [X8]
You got the handle and I know that, it's time to trade (Whoah)
You got the handle and I know that I'll feel the blade
Then you'll know
You'll feel it, sharper than a razor...ah, ah, ah, ah, alright
I'll feel it, sharper than a razors edge
LIFE STOLEN, then you're just left for dead