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Skindred have just released their new record ‘Shark
Bites And Dog Fights’ on Bieler Bros Records,
now many people are calling the release an EP whilst
others are calling it an album, the release features
8 tracks so in my eyes it features to many track
to be an EP and too little to be an album so I am
going to call it an mini-album and hope that the
term mini-album catches on with the release.
Skindred are one of the most exciting rock bands
to of come out of the South Wales music scene
in the past ten years, Skindred formed back in
1998 and took their local scene in Newport by
storm and ever since they formed they have been
growing bigger and getting better by the second,
they have completed many sold out tours across
the world as well as playing many major festivals
across the world including a very memorable experience
for frontman Benjo Webbe at Download Festival
2006 when he did vocals for Korn for one song
when Jonathon Davis was taken ill.
‘Shark Bites And Dog Fights’ is one
hell of an mini-album it features 8 very different
catchy yet heavy rock tracks that you are going
to fall in love with so quickly, the mini-album
opens with ‘Stand For Something’,
now most of you should be familiar with ‘stand
For Something’ as it was released as a single
back in August, the song starts with a slight
drum and bass techno feel before going all out
with meaty guitar riffs, plummeting drum beats
and Benji Webbe’s unique yet truly awesome
fierce but catchy vocals.
Another song on the mini-album that you will
recognise is ‘Electric Avenue’, the
song is a cover version of the classic Eddy Grant
song, and with Skindred’s electro-rock twist
the song comes to life in a fast energetic sing-a-long
way.
Now anyone who’s been a fan of Skindred
for a while now will know that Benji Webbe has
a very unique style of vocals that change in sound
and style from time to time, and if you are a
fan of his more fast skittish vocals then ‘Calling
All Stations’ is the song for you as Benji’s
vocals make the song sound very chaotic.
‘Days Like These’ remind me very
much of Coheed And Cambria and that is mainly
due to the huge vocals that sound so similar to
those of Claudio Sanchez. The album finishes with
‘Invincible’ and the song is full
of nifty instrumental work and Benji Webbe gives
a great performance with his energetic vocals
sounding massive.
I have never owned a Skindred record until now
but have often enjoyed watching them on the live
circuit where the band always gives an energetic
experience and I find it really interesting that
Skindred have managed to capture the hectic sound
and energy of their live show on record, Skindred
have developed a stadium rock sound that is going
to have their audience forever jumping and singing
along and that is a sound which is quite rare
to be captured on a studio album.
5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Members |
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Kody (Guitar, Vocals)
Ray (Guitar, Vocals)
Brandon (Drums)
Miggy (Bass) |
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1. Stand For Something
2. You Can't Stop It
3. Electric Avenue
4. Calling All Stations
5. Corrupted
6. Who Are You?
7. Invincible
8. Day Like These |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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