Skinlab is an American
heavy metal band formed in 1994 in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
, California by vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel (who used to sing in the
Bay Area thrash metal band
Defiance), guitarist Mike Roberts (now with San Francisco Bay Area's RAZE the STRAY), guitarist Gary Wendt (who played for the Bay Area thrash band Sacrilege B.C. and currently fronts The Ghost Next Door), and drummer Paul Hopkins.
History
After releasing three full-length studio albums and an EP, they disbanded in 2003 following the departure of two core members.
Following the band's demise, vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel and guitarist Steve "Snake" Green went on to form
Re:Ignition. The band's debut album, ''
Empty Heart, Loaded Gun'', was released in November 2006 through
Corporate Punishment Records
Corporate Punishment Records (abbreviated CPR) is a Los Angeles-based independent record label. The company was formed in 2004 by Thom Hazaert and Eric Nielsen, also co-founders of Loudside.com and Total Assault Street Teams. The label's most pr ...
.
After a three-year hiatus, the band featuring line-up of Steev Esquivel, Snake, Glen Telford and Paul Hopkins had reformed and were rehearsing with plans for a new album in 2009.
Following the 2009 release of Skinlab's album, ''The Scars Between Us'', which according to Esquivel, performed badly sales-wise, guitarist Glenny Telford once again left the band. He was replaced by Brian Jackson (formerly of the Las Vegas band Kreep). As of June 2011, Ex-Rikets guitarist Provo took over guitar duties opposite Snake. Having failed to produce any new material, Skinlab has disbanded.
On September 22, 2016, it was announced that Steev Esquivel and Paul Hopkins had reformed Skinlab, with former members Mike Roberts and Gary Wendt returning to the band as well. The band would perform their debut album in full at various shows in late 2016.
Members
Current members
* Steev Esquivel – vocals, bass guitar
(1994–2011, 2016–present)
* Marcos Medina Rivera – guitar
(2018–present)
* Fabian Vastod – drums
(2019–present)
Former members
* Paul Hopkins – drums
(1994–2011, 2016–2019)
* Mike Roberts – guitar
(1994–1998, 2010, 2016–2018)
* Gary Wendt – guitar
(1995–1997, 2016–2018)
* Steve "Snake" Green – guitar, backing vocals
(1998–2011, 2018–2021)
* Scott Sargeant – guitar
(1998–2003)
* Glenny Telford – guitar, backing vocals
(2003, 2006–2009; died 2018)
* Adam Albright – guitar
(2007)
* Brian Jackson – guitar
(2009)
* Julian Peach – guitar
(2010–2011)
* Provo – guitar
(2011)
* Jason Wolfe – guitar
(2012)
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded'' (Century Media, 1997)
* ''
Disembody: The New Flesh'' (Century Media, 1999)
* ''
ReVoltingRoom'' (Century Media, 2002)
* ''
The Scars Between Us'' (Stand and Deliver Records, 2009)
*'' Venomous ''(2019)
;Other releases
* ''
Eyesore
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'' (Century Media, 1998)
* ''
Nerve Damage
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'' (Century Media, 2004)
* ''Skinned Alive'' (BCD Music, 2008)
;Demos
* ''Circle of Vengeance'' (self-released, 1995)
* ''Suffer'' (self-released, 1996)
* ''1997 Demo'' (self-released, 1997)
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial Facebook page
{{Skinlab
Nu metal musical groups from California
American groove metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1995
Musical quartets