The Skatenigs are a punk

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band from

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which formed in the late 1980s.

History

The Skatenigs' lead singer, Phil "Phildo" Owen, previously performed on the album ''

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'' by

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, and performed with the band on tour from 1989 to 1991. They released the single "Chemical Imbalance" in 1991 on

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. Its B-side was a cover of the

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song "Big Picture". Their debut album, ''Stupid People Shouldn't Breed'', was released on

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in 1992. It was produced by

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frontman

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, making the Skatenigs the first Texas band to attract Ministry's attention. Also in 1992, Owen produced '' Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame'', the debut album by fellow Texans from Corpus Christi

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. Owen formed Choreboy along with Chris Gates of the Big Boys. In 2011, Phil Owen reformed the band but this time recruiting Mike Scaccia of Ministry and Casey Orr of GWAR. The band would play a few outings that year and the following year. But it wasn't until 2016 when the band self-released ''Adult Entertainment For Kids'' that Owen would reform once again, this time with the current lineup of Myke Bingham, Adam Lamar and Chris Gates, with production cohort Chris Ahrens. In 2020, the band released two albums compiling previously released material as ''Show Me Where They Touched You'' and ''Show Me Where They Touched You... Again''.

Members

Past

* Ron Bretzky - Bass (9 string) * Christopher Chambers - Guitar/Programming * Jason "Megabyte" Cobb - Keyboards * "Keefy Weefy" Dailey - Drums * Mark Dufour - Drums/Programming * Mike Dunn - Drums * Ralph Ekakiadis- Keyboards * Chip Fischer - Drums * Chris Gates - Bass * Billy Jackson-guitar * Mat Mitchell - Guitar/Programming * Don G. "DonG" Meyer - Mascot * Jack Lightfoot - Bass * Greg Main - Drums * John Monte - Bass * Wendy Nelson - Keyboards * Phil "Phildo" Owen - Insults, Vocals, Production and Advertising * Lance Von Moulder - Bass * Steve “Bunghole” Schubert - Guitar (Unplugged) * Clayton Wavering - Guitar * Jason Wolford - Turntables/Programming bold font = Original line-up

Guest appearances and cameos

* Jeff Ward *

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* Marstan Daly * Charles Levi * Paul Raven * Satan’s cheerleaders Additional studio help roster: * Jeff “Dawg” Allen * King George * Joe Kelly * Leslie Stewart * Rosemary Walker * Jacy Planta * Fluffy * Jody and Jill * Caroline Schwartz * Steve Shaw * Palmer Earley *

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staff * Trax studio staff * Digital Services Staff

Discography

*''Stupid People Shouldn't Breed'' (Megaforce, 1992) *''What a Mangled Web We Leave'' ( Red Light Records, 1994) *''Adult Entertainment For Kids'' (Self-Released, 2016) *''Show Me Where They Touched You'' (Self-Released, 2020) *''Show Me Where They Touched You... Again'' (Self-Released, 2020)

References

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