Founded: 1998
Location: United Kingdom
Skindred is a Welsh band that fuses heavy metal with other genres, most notably reggae. Formed in Newport in 1998, they 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.
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"The material stands strong today, and trumps many outfits decades their junior."
"Rizzo and Campos return for a final reprise of 'Roots Bloody Roots' and with this the cycle feels utterly complete."
"The brothers visibly revelled in the encore's sheer joy."
Skindred offer up a host of new songs to do the Newport Helicopter to, baby.
"Kudos to this UK band for somehow managing to combine reggae and punk, two pretty differing axes on the music spectrum, to create an oddly catchy but slightly confusing album."
Just when you thought Skindred had done it all..
The opening title track is one of the best on offer, fusing trademark swagger from Webbe with crunchy metal chugs, settling into a more steadfast punk in Worlds On Fire and the ballad-like We Live.
The UK vets will unleash album number five