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Biography
Refimprove|date=August 2009Magazine|date=June 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Skinless| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = South Glens Falls, New York , United States | genre = Death metal , deathgrind , cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=Skinless biography |url= http://allmusic.com/artist/skinless-p473884 |publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=2011-06-19cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title= From sacrifice to Survival review |url= http://allmusic.com/album/from-sacrifice-to-survival-r643993 |publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=2011-06-19| years_active = 1992–2011| label = Relapse Records | associated_acts = Armor Column, Streetsweeper, Enemy Reign, Disciples Of Berkowitz, Mucopus| website = http://www.facebook.com/skinless SKINLESS Facebook page| current_members = Noah Carpenter Sherwood Webber Bob Beaulac Joe Keyser| past_members =| notable_instruments = Skinless was an American death metal 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 . After relocating to various New York towns and cities such as Saratoga, New York|Saratoga , Clifton Park, New York|Clifton Park , and Cohoes, New York|Cohoes the band settled in Troy, New York . Skinless is known for its consistently intense performancesCitation needed|date=November 2008, 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 (band)|Carcass and Cannibal Corpse 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"Clarify|date=November 2008 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.Citation needed|date=November 2008 They have released four albums, their most recent being Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead 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. http://www.myspace.com/skinless/blog/542691202
Members
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 -Vocals (2005–2009)(on "Trample" album)
Mike Levy -Vocals (1993–1994)(on Demo '94)
Ted Monsour -Bass,Vocals (1992–1994)(original bassist, vox for band's 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 (Demo, 1995)
Frozen Dawn Compilation (1996)
'' Common Ground: A Compilation of Upstate NY's Hardest (Split 1997)
reflist Category:Relapse Records artists Category:Musical groups established in 1992 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2011 Category:Death metal musical groups from New York
