Skin Chamber was a short-lived

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band formed by

Controlled Bleeding Controlled Bleeding was an experimental music group based in Massapequa, New York, United States. The group was founded by Paul Lemos, the group's only consistent member. Most of Controlled Bleeding's released recordings feature two main collabor ...

members Paul Lemos and Chris Moriarty as a side project. The band issued two studio albums, ''Wound'' (1991) and ''Trial'' (1993), before disbanding after the release of the latter.

History

Lemos and Moriarty formed Skin Chamber after Controlled Bleeding entered a hiatus due to a dispute with the label

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. Unlike Controlled Bleeding, Skin Chamber had a distinct guitar-based sound that was similar in tone to early

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(cited by the band as their main influence), the music was also influenced by

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and

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. Skin Chamber was not dissimilar to the band's other side projects, namely Fat Hacker and Joined at the Head.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Wound'' (1991; Roadracer) * ''Trial'' (1993;

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)

References

External links

Official website
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Skin Chamber
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Paul Lemos interview about Skin Chamber
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