Skinless
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Reunited in 2013 |
| Headquarters | Troy, New York , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Death metal music, studio albums, live performances |
Skinless is a death metal group originating from Glens Falls, New York, United States. The band was initially established in 1992, disbanded in 2011, and later reunited in 2013.
History
The inception of Skinless dates back to its founders Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in South Glens Falls, New York. Throughout their early years, the band moved across several New York locations, including Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, and Cohoes, before ultimately basing themselves in Troy, New York.
Renowned for their vigorous live shows, Skinless combines apocalyptic skepticism with darkly humorous death metal lyrics. Their subject matter often revolves around societal downfall and vivid grotesque imagery, exemplified by songs such as "The Optimist" and "Tug of War Intestines." In their initial concerts, they engaged audiences with foam props called "The Logs of Brutality."
Their debut full-length album, Progression Towards Evil, was released independently in 1998 and received positive reviews. In June 2010, the band came back together featuring the lineup responsible for their first two albums. Nonetheless, diminishing internal drive led to a formal disbandment in April 2011, capped by a final performance at Maryland Deathfest 2011. Band members pursued other musical endeavors thereafter.
The group reassembled in 2013 including the original Progression Towards Evil roster alongside second guitarist Dave Matthews. This lineup produced Only the Ruthless Remain in 2015, marking their first studio release since 2006's Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead. Their sixth studio album, titled Savagery, was released in May 2018.
Members
- Current members
- Noah Carpenter – guitar (1992–present)
- Joe Keyser – bass guitar (1997–present)
- Bob Beaulac – drums (1997–2001, 2004–2005, 2009–present)
- Sherwood Webber IV – lead vocals (1994–2004, 2010–present)
- Dave Matthews – guitar (2013–present)
- Former members
- Dan Bell – vocals (1992)
- Ted Monsour – bass and vocals (1992–1994)
- Ryan Wade – drums and vocals (1992–1996)
- Jeff Vanloan – bass guitar (1993)
- Mike Levy – vocals (1993–1994)
- Martin Oprencak – vocals (1994)
- Adam Lewis – bass guitar (1995–1997)
- Joe Clark – drums (1996)
- George Torres – drums (2002)
- John Longstreth – drums (2003)
- Jason Keyser – vocals (2005–2009)
- Chris Mahar – drums (2006–2009)
- Timeline
Studio albums
- Progression Towards Evil (1998)
- Foreshadowing Our Demise (2001)
- From Sacrifice to Survival (2003)
- Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead (2006)
- Only the Ruthless Remain (2015)
- Savagery (2018)
Additional releases
- Demo (demo tape, 1994)
- Swollen Heaps (demo tape, 1995)
- Frozen Dawn (compilation album, 1996)
- Common Ground: A Compilation of Upstate NY's Hardest (split release, 1997)
- Maledictive Pigs / Skinless (split release, 2001)
- Miscreant (EP, 2002)
- Skinflick (DVD release, 2004)
- Regression Towards Evil: 1994–1998 ("best of" compilation album, 2007)