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News: Knotfest Australia Launches International Competition
Knotfest Competition – one lucky winner and a friend will be jet setting abroad to a soon-to-be-announced international Knotfest location with all airfares, accommodation, transfers and VIP tickets included in the main prize.
Live Review: Skindred / Blackgold / Cody Frost – NX Newcastle, Newcastle 20.09.2023
Words by Barrah T Al-Badry Photos by Renée Bennett Standing amongst the sold out crowd tonight, it was easy to say the anticipation was infectious. After astellar year with their new album Smile, Newcastle NX welcomed the Welsh metal reggae fusion bandto its stage. Opening the evening was the ever amazing Cody Frost fresh off …
News: Skindred announce opening acts for upcoming UK headline tour
Fresh from the massive success of their hit album Smile – which entered the official UK album chart at no.2 last month – Skindred’s upcoming UK headline tour is now almost completely sold out, with just a handful of tickets remaining for Newcastle and Belfast. With Black Gold already announced as the main support for the tour, …
News: Skindred release summer reggae anthem ‘L.O.V.E (Smile Please)’
Tapping firmly into their ragga-reggae-sunshine roots, Skindred bounce into the summer with their brand new single ‘L.O.V.E (Smile Please)’, a slice of uplifting positivity designed to get your feet moving and your face beaming with the biggest smile of the year! A pop-rock smash featuring a skankin’ beat, parping horns, a singalong chorus and Caribbean-by-way-of-Newport …
News: Skindred release new track ‘If I Could’
Having just blown Takedown Festival’s main-stage audience away with their headline set earlier this month, Skindred have today released a brand-new song taken from their forthcoming new album, Smile. ‘If I Could’ showcases another side of that album, with its singalong chorus delivering stadium rock vibes. Frontman Benji recalls that the track was inspired by lockdown …
News: Skindred announce UK and Ireland headline tour
Skindred have announced a UK & Ireland headline tour for autumn 2023. Fans can get access to pre-sale tickets (10am Wednesday March 29th) with pre-orders of the new album Smile out August 4th via Earache Records earache.com/skindred. General sale commences at 10am Friday March 31st for the 11-date tour running through October and November this year. Regarding the tour drummer …
News: Skindred release new single ‘Set Fazers’
Having blasted dancefloors to smithereens just before Christmas with their ferocious anthem ‘Gimme That Boom’, Skindred return with another instant classic in the form of ‘Set Fazers’. The second single to be taken from their forthcoming album Smile it’s an addictive sci-fi slam-dunk designed to quake arenas and festivals around the planet this summer. Lead singer Benji …
Live Review: Volbeat / Skindred / Napalm Death – First Direct Arena, Leeds 16.12.2022
As I ventured into the Leeds arena, I was met with a monstrous ramp of colossal proportions leading out from the stage into the standing area and back again, creating what was simply named The Parasite Pit and housed the lucky few who had secured themselves yellow wristbands by one method or another. Tonight’s bill …
Interview: We spoke with Benji Webbe Lead singer with Reggae Rock/Nu Metal band Skindred! while they were in Dublin playing the 3Arena on the 12.12.2022
Words: Letty Sharp // Photos: Ian Mc Donnell Skindred are a Welsh reggae band formed in Newport in 1998. The bandhave released 7 studio albums, getting ready for the release of their 8 th ,titled, ‘Smile’. We caught up with lead singer Benji Webbe before their set in the3Arena with Volbeat and Napalm Death. LS- …
Live Review: Volbeat / Skindred / Napalm Death – 3Arena, Dublin 12.12.2022
Words: Letty Sharp // Photos: Ian Mc Donnell Danish metal band Volbeat came to Ireland as part of their Servants Of The Road tour, the band last came here in 2019 when they played the 3Olympia.They brought along noise/grindcore band Napalm Death and reggae fusion metal band Skindred this time. Napalm Death We’re first up …