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Skindred land Papa Roach tour
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NEW YORK, NY-January 7, 2004-U.K. ragga-metal hybrid Skindred will hit the road with U.S. rockers Papa Roach beginning February 17 in Seattle, Washington. The U.K. lads will continue to support their Lava Records debut album Babylon, which has captured the #1 spot on the Reggae chart for 10 weeks, selling over 100,000 copies to date.
The South Wales, four-piece band, fronted by former Dub War vocalist Benji Webbe, unleashed their experimental reggae/rock hybrid on America August 31, 2004. Not only has the album seared a lasting impression on the Reggae chart, it has hovered in the Top 10 on the New Artist Chart for months, currently holding onto the #5 spot. First single "Nobody" fueled the mayhem, charting Top 10 at both Active Rock and Mainstream Rock. The in-your-face companion video saw significant MTV2 and FUSE airplay, scoring a Top 20 most played video on both channels. Pulsating new single "Pressure" will impact Rock and Alternative radio mid-January. The band just finished up a sold-out tour with Korn and rocked the house with a blistering performance of "Nobody" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
British magazine Q describes Skindred's vocalist as a "God fearing black man brought up on the mean streets of Newport on equal doses of Sex Pistols and Max Romeo," while music bible NME describes Skindred's sound as "Bad Brains-style ragga-punk." In other words, picture Sean Paul fronting System of a Down or Bounty Killa rocking alongside the Clash.
Skindred are Benji Webbe on vocals; Mike Dee on guitar; Daniel Pugsley on bass and Dirty Arya on drums. For more information, go to www.skindred.com .
See Skindred on tour with Papa Roach*:
2/17 Seattle, WA Showbox
2/21 Portland, OR Roseland
2/22 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
2/24 Bakersfield, CA Montgomery World Plaza
2/25 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly Rec Center
2/26 Sparks, NV New Oasis
* additional dates forthcoming
Date: Jan 10, 2005
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