Skindred (alternative, metal, reggae, rock, genre)

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 03:59 PM

Just got hold of their latest album ROOTS ROCK RIOT and I have to say I'm disappointed again! Their debut did'nt blow my socks off, but I though I would give them the benefit of the doubt. They have the potential to make some really intense yet groovy music utilising their Reggae and Metal roots (two genres i love), but it just ends up sounding like an average metal core album with some horribly bland melodies thrown in. Although they incorporate Ska, The Flaming Tsunamis still manage to sound original and intense so why can't Skindred? Any other similar bands out there who will get my rocks off more than this average tosh?

djchameleon · 12-02-2007, 07:04 AM

on their debut, they only had about four good tracks......sorry I can't help you with alternatives to them

riseagainstrocks · 12-02-2007, 01:48 PM

Never really liked these guys. Parts of their songs were catchy enough, but they ruined it with the nasally singing and "reggae"

TheCaster · 12-02-2007, 04:58 PM

i dislike them, there stuff is bland and has no feeling in it...

Seragon Ripper · 09-07-2009, 08:46 PM

I'm having trouble deciding if they are metal or raggae

jackhammer · 09-08-2009, 03:29 PM

They are classed as Reggae Core. A couple of songs are OK but the Reggae is nowhere near rootsy enough for me and the riffs are so so. I give them a blast now and again although Roots, Rock Steady was a bad album and not a patch on their debut Babylon.

Arya Stark · 09-08-2009, 03:35 PM

Somebody showed me this band once.

I wonder who that was........ [=

jackhammer · 09-08-2009, 05:22 PM

In case anyone wants to hear them. shame about the terrible cliched vid

There is a germ of a good band if they dropped the cliches.

~~The Unfan~~ · 09-08-2009, 05:41 PM

Maybe try Toxic Narcotic? They're more punk than metal, but that's how hardcore typically is. Not really comparable to Skindred but there is some metal and some reggae going on.

jackhammer · 09-14-2009, 02:50 PM

^^^

Thanks for the reco but didn't dig that at all.

11-28-2007, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Skindred Just got hold of their latest album ROOTS ROCK RIOT and I have to say I'm disappointed again! Their debut did'nt blow my socks off, but I though I would give them the benefit of the doubt. They have the potential to make some really intense yet groovy music utilising their Reggae and Metal roots (two genres i love), but it just ends up sounding like an average metal core album with some horribly bland melodies thrown in. Although they incorporate Ska, The Flaming Tsunamis still manage to sound original and intense so why can't Skindred? Any other similar bands out there who will get my rocks off more than this average tosh? __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.” Last edited by jackhammer; 11-28-2007 at 04:19 PM. Reason: A little spelling mistake!

12-02-2007, 01:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	Never really liked these guys. Parts of their songs were catchy enough, but they ruined it with the nasally singing and "reggae" __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

12-02-2007, 04:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheCaster Music Rapist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in the U.S Posts: 400	i dislike them, there stuff is bland and has no feeling in it... __________________ A soul in tension thats learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit

09-07-2009, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Seragon Ripper Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 66	Skindred I'm having trouble deciding if they are metal or raggae __________________ All Hail Shagrath

09-08-2009, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	They are classed as Reggae Core. A couple of songs are OK but the Reggae is nowhere near rootsy enough for me and the riffs are so so. I give them a blast now and again although Roots, Rock Steady was a bad album and not a patch on their debut Babylon. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-02-2007, 07:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,451	on their debut, they only had about four good tracks......sorry I can't help you with alternatives to them

09-08-2009, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	In case anyone wants to hear them. shame about the terrible cliched vid There is a germ of a good band if they dropped the cliches. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-08-2009, 05:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	Maybe try Toxic Narcotic? They're more punk than metal, but that's how hardcore typically is. Not really comparable to Skindred but there is some metal and some reggae going on.

09-14-2009, 02:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	^^^ Thanks for the reco but didn't dig that at all. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”