Skinless is an American death metal band. The band formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011, but reformed in 2013.
Skinless was formed by Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in the town of South Glens Falls, New York. After relocating to various New York towns and cities such as Saratoga, Clifton Park, and Cohoes, the band settled in Troy, New York.
Skinless is known for its consistently intense performances, as well as for its lyrical mix of end-of-the-world cynicism and comedy, which at times satirizes well known death metal lyrics from bands such as Carcass and Cannibal Corpse, and death metal in general. These lyrical themes are demonstrated in songs such as "The Optimist", about a crumbling human society, and "Tug of War Intestines", which depicts children playing schoolyard games with a surgery patient's internal organs. The band has occasionally brought the "Skinless Girl" on stage and let her be roughed up, covered in fake blood, while the band performed. Earlier in the band's career, Skinless handed out long tubes of foam for the moshers to beat each other while the band played. These tubes were nicknamed "The Logs of Brutality".
"Rivers of gore, rivers of gore...ah hahahahah!"
Driving my automobile, watch out for that moose
Ramming it head on, turn over in a ditch
Nearly fatal blast, left me paralyzed
In my hospital room I'm waiting for the family
Children left unattended, they just want to chop my up
They are both laughing as my guts are strewn across the floor
Hacky sack heart and monkey in the middle liver
Hot potato pancreas, these are games with my guts!
Kick-ball kidneys, leap-frog lungs, soccar stomachs
Tennis ball tongues, tug of war intestines
Volleyball, baseball, and shot-put with my head
Testicle golfing, they're 15 under par, sanguine sports
Tug of war, my grandchidren do adore