Skinless is a death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band that was formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011.

History

Skinless was formed by Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in the town of South Glens Falls, New York

South Glens Falls, New York

South Glens Falls is a village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,368 at the 2000 census. The village is in the northern part of the Town of Moreau, south of the City of Glens Falls....

. After relocating to various New York towns and cities such as Saratoga

Saratoga, New York

Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is...

, Clifton Park

Clifton Park, New York

Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2009 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,469. The name is derived from an early land patent...

, and Cohoes

Cohoes, New York

Cohoes is an incorporated city located at the northeast corner of Albany County in the US state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile production to its growth. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 16,168...

 the band settled in Troy, New York

Troy, New York

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Skinless is known for its consistently intense performances, as well as for their lyrical mix of end-of-the-world cynicism and comedy, which at times satires well known death metal lyrics from bands such as Carcass

Carcass (band)

Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....

 and Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...

 and death metal in general. These lyrical themes are demonstrated in songs such as "The Optimist," about a crumbling human society, and "Tug of War Intestines," which depicts children playing schoolyard games with a surgery patient's internal organs. Recently, the band has occasionally brought the "Skinless Girl" on stage and let her be roughed up, covered in fake blood, while the band performed. Earlier in their careers, Skinless handed out long tubes of foam for the moshers to beat each other with while the band played. These tubes were nicknamed, "The Logs of Brutality".
Their 1998 debut album, Progression Towards Evil, was an independent release and has garnered them high praise by metal critics. They have released four albums, their most recent being Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead

Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead

Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Skinless. It is the first to feature new singer Jason Keyser.- Track listing :All songs written by Jason Keyser and Noah Carpenter.- Notes :...

in 2006. IN June 2010 Skinless played a reunion show with the line-up from the first 2 full-length albums. Guitarist Noah Carpenter wanted SKINLESS to continue in this formation but the band's 'fire' wasn't there anymore. In April 2011, Skinless officially split up, but soon after announced a farewell performance at Maryland Deathfest 2011. All the members are continuing as musicians in other bands.

Last Lineup

• Noah Carpenter -Guitar (1992–2011)(original guitarist,on all recordings)
• Joe Keyser -Bass (1997–2011)(bass on all recordings from 1998–2011)
• Bob Beaulac -Drums (1997–2002, in and out from 2003–2011, on all recordings from 1997-2011 except "From Sacrifice To Survival" and "Miscreant" EP)
• Sherwood Webber IV -Vocals, Drums (1994–2004,2010–11)(on all recordings from 1995–2003)

Former Members

• Chris Mahar -Tour Drummer (2006–2009)
• Ryan Wade -Vocals, Drums (1992–1996)(original drummer,Demo 94, Swollen Heaps Demo)
• John Longstreth -Drums (2003)(on From Sacrifice to Survival)
• Adam P.Lewis -Bass (1995–1997) http://www.adamplewis.com
• Jason Keyser
  Jason Keyser
  Jason Keyser is a vocalist. Keyser joined Death metal band Skinless as their new frontman in November 2004. Jason has released one album with Skinless and another album with Detriment . He is also currently a member of brutal death metal band Mucopus, providing the vocals on their 2007 release...
  
   -Vocals (2005–2009)(on "Trample" album)
• Mike Levy -Vocals (1993–1994)(on Demo '94)
• Ted Monsour -Bass,Vocals (1992–1994)(original bassist, vox for bands first show in 1993)
• Jeff Vanloan -Bass (1993)
• Dan Bell -Vocals (1992)(original vocalist)
• George Torres -Drums(2002) (on the Miscreant EP)
• Martin Oprencak-Vocals (1994)(1 show)
• Joe Clark -Drums(1996)

Discography

• Demo (Skinless) (Demo, 1994)
• Swollen Heaps
  Swollen Heaps
  Swollen Heaps is the second demo album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:-Line up:*Sherwood Webber - Drums,Vocals*Noah Carpenter - Guitar, Backing Vocals*Adam Lewis - Bass*Ryan Wade - Drums,Vocals...
  
  (Demo, 1995)
• Frozen Dawn Compilation (1996)
• Common Ground: A Compilation of Upstate NY's Hardest (Split 1997)
• Progression Towards Evil
  Progression Towards Evil (album)
  Progression Towards Evil is the first studio album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:-Line up:*Sherwood Webber - Vocals*Noah Carpenter - Guitar*Joe Keyser - Bass*Bob Beaulac - Drums...
  
  (1998)
• Maledictive Pigs / Skinless (Split 2001)
• Foreshadowing Our Demise
  Foreshadowing Our Demise
  Foreshadowing Our Demise is the second studio album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:-Line up:*Sherwood Webber - Vocals*Noah Carpenter - Guitar*Joe Keyser - Bass*Bob Beaulac - Drums...
  
  (2001)
• Miscreant
  Miscreant
  Miscreant is the first EP album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:-Line up:*Sherwood Webber - Vocals*Noah Carpenter - Guitar*Joe Keyser - Bass*Bob Beaulac - Drums*George Torres - Additional Drums...
  
  (EP, 2002)
• From Sacrifice to Survival
  From Sacrifice to Survival
  Sacrifice to Survival is the third studio album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:All songs written by Sherwood Webber and Noah Carpenter, except where noted.-Line up:*Sherwood Webber - Vocals*Noah Carpenter - Guitar*Joe Keyser - Bass...
  
  (2003)
• Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead
  Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead
  Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Skinless. It is the first to feature new singer Jason Keyser.- Track listing :All songs written by Jason Keyser and Noah Carpenter.- Notes :...
  
  (2006)
• Regression Towards Evil: 1994-1998
  Regression Towards Evil: 1994-1998
  Regression Towards Evil is the first compilation album from death metal band Skinless.-Track listing:...
  
  (2007)

External links

• ARMOR COLUMN Noah Carpenter's thrash/power band
• Skinless at MySpace
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• Relapse Records