What exactly is it about Skindred that makes them so unique, so unto themselves both musically and spiritually? Is it their origins on the mean streets of Newport, Wales? Is it their dancehall roots? Is it their punk, DIY ethic? Drum and bass combined with metallic riffing? Anyone who has experienced this band can go on for days trying to encapsulate what exactly it is about Skindred, but it is quite simply the music created by these 4 unlikely bandmates - Daniel Pugsley, Michael Fry, Arya Goggin and Benji Webbe â which blends a clash of cultures and ideas into a fusion of such musical grandeur, such magnificence that all bow or break in its wake.
Benji Webbe is not only one of the most fierce frontmen in all of rock, not only does he have the pipes that rock dreams are made of, but is also a guy who has his roots firmly in hand. You don't find him sitting behind the velvet rope at posh after parties. Youâll more likely find him speaking to a homeless person in an alley beside the venue, not preaching but connecting on a real, human level. Yes, he has taken in homeless to live with him, in his house with his family, not for a reality show, not for a news article but because it is who he is and what he is about. This spills over into everything he does. While others pretend and position themselves, Benji is the real deal. Part Shaman part toastmaster, part devil part angel.
Great things come from combustion and from galactic collisions, and Skindred's sound is such a thing. They are truly an original voice in a cluttered crowd of also rans. Who can tour with Gogol Bordello, Flogging Molly, Korn And Disturbed and destroy all worlds just as easily? SKINDRED.
If Radiohead is important, if Muse and Pendulum are celebrated then Skindred is divine! I defy journalists and press folk to see them live and come to any other conclusion. We don't need to spend two paragraphs telling you how wonderful the new CD is because it is Skindred and they are brilliant. You would do yourself a disservice, not as a journalist but as a music fan, not to devote the time needed to become acquainted with the music of this band. The band has done their job, created what they create, it falls to us to let the world knowâ¦the Skindred sound has come to take over!
"Shark Bites And Dog Fights" is in-stores September 22nd. Get it so you can claim this band as your own before the world does and leaves you behind. No longer Britainâs best kept secret!
Visit Skindred's Myspace.com page here!
bambanheru
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skankin Nov 19
bootycrewqueen
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Vanessa Loves Youuuu! Nov 13
zildjian320
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Yo you guys are my favorite band, when ua'll comin to Connecticut? Nov 07
drockabitch
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You you at Tom Dick & Harrys in Green Bay Dec 12th!!! Awesome New Album!! Nov 05
Marley
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You guys changed my life! for serious. mad love Oct 19
astro
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pressure... pressure.. \m/ Aug 14
jessica
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woahhhh ho ho. this is amazing. so weird. i love it Jul 24
farrah
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ah my god that was unexpected :D FReicken amazing Jul 05
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lol "Nobody" is my new fav. song of yours :) Jun 23
Nikki Williams
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Come To Nashville Please Jun 21
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You Guyz are amazing!! Trouble is my Fav. so far..Please put it on here??!! Much love♥ Jun 11
F4!TH.
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put selector up. :) and bruises. you guys are the best. Jun 07
Metal kisses☆ψ
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i am for sure jamin out to nobody right now ROCK ON!!! YOU MOVE MY SOUL May 02
spacemonkey_123
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I watched the video for pressure the first time it came on fuse...and then spammed any music video site I could to make everyone I know watch it. Then I bought the cd...when are you guys going to drop a new awesome cd? Jan 21
GORYGUTS
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i love all your music its amazing! Me and my friend would kill if you ever came to edmonton =] Dec 17
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