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Roots Rock Riot
''Roots Rock Riot'' is the second album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was released on 23 October 2007 in the United States. Background The album was produced by Matt Squire and mixed by Rick Will (who also mixed Skindred's debut album ''Babylon''). The album sold 3,200 copies the first week of its release in the US. Track listing # "Roots Rock Riot" — 3:02 # "Trouble" — 3:49 # "Ratrace" — 3:22 # "State of Emergency" — 4:03 # "Alright" — 3:09 # "Destroy the Dancefloor" — 3:44 # "Rude Boy for Life" — 4:11 # "Killing Me" — 4:19 # "Spit Out the Poison" — 3:47 # "Cause Ah Riot" — 3:05 # "Ease Up" — 4:00 # "Choices and Decisions" — 4:39 iTunes bonus track: 13. "Days Like These" — 3:42 Japanese bonus track: 14. "It's a Crime" — 3:18 Personnel ;Skindred * Clive "Benji" Webbe – vocals *Michael John "Mikeydemus" Fry – guitar *Daniel Pugsley – bass, electronics *Arya "Dirty Arya" Goggin – drums ;Production *Produced by Matt Squire Matt Squ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh band that fuses heavy metal with other genres, most notably reggae. Formed in Newport in 1998, they are well known for their energetic and involving live performances and have won several awards including "Best Live Band" at the 2011 UK Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards and the "Devotion Award" at the 2011 Kerrang! Awards. History Dub War and beginning (1993–2001) Dub War was formed in Newport, Wales in 1993 and eventually signed with Earache Records, releasing two full-length studio albums on the label during that decade: ''Pain'' and ''Wrong Side Of Beautiful'' (the band later released ''Westgate Under Fire'' in 2022). ''Pain'' hit #1 in the UK Independent Album chart. Dub War’s metal crossover sound set the template for which lead vocalist Benji Webbe and his band mates in Skindred would later adopt and perfect. Originally, Webbe started his career in music with a group of friends that filmed a music video to go along with a song named "Point of No R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily Downtuned guitar, downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and Screaming (music), harsh vocals and sometimes sounds that are unconventional within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s. Other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal sound, combining its vocal stylings and downtuned riffs with elements of other genres, such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, thrash metal, hardcore punk and industrial metal. Alternative metal began in the 1980s with bands like Faith No More, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word ''reggae'', effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. Reggae is rooted in traditional Jamaican Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru drumming. Jamaican reggae music evolved out of the earlier genres mento, ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary. It is recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument. Stylistically, reggae incorporates some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, mento (a celebratory, rural folk form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nu Metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, with a metal umlaut) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, industrial music, industrial, and grunge. Nu metal rarely features guitar solos or other displays of musical technique and emphasizes rhythm with instrumentation that is heavily Syncopation, syncopated. Nu metal guitarists typically use seven-string guitars that are guitar tunings, down-tuned to produce a heavier sound. Vocal styles are often rhythmic and influenced by hip hop, and include singing, rapping, screaming (music), screaming and sometimes death growl, growling. Turntablism, DJs are occasionally featured to provide instrumentation such as Sampling (music), sampling, turntable scratching and electronic musical instrument, electronic background music. Nu metal is one of the key genres of the new wave of American heavy metal. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, bands like Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bieler Bros
Bieler Bros. Records is an independent record label in Florida. History Bieler Bros. Records was formed in January 2002 by brothers Aaron and Jason Bieler. The label was aligned with MCA Records before becoming independent. Distribution Distribution in the United States is handled by Alternative Distribution Alliance (a subsidiary of Warner Music Group). Bieler Bros. also have offices located in the United Kingdom, and have distribution for Canada through eOne Music Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Label roster Current artists * Ankla * Another Black Day * A Silent Film * City of God (band), City of God * Censura! * Deathstars * diRTy WoRMz * Esoterica (band), Esoterica * Fiction Plane * In Whispers * Into The Presence * Karnivool * Look Right Penny * Mobile (band), Mobile * Raintime * Stam1na * Stereoside * Tetanus * Uncrowned * Wide eye panic, Wide Eye Panic * Will Haven Previous artists * Bomb Factory (band), Bomb Factory * Burn Season * Egypt Central * Fiction Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Squire
Matt Squire is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Panic! at the Disco, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Kesha, One Direction, Huddy, 3OH!3, Charli XCX, Palaye Royale, Katy Perry, The Maine, Big Time Rush, Metallica, Bea Miller, The Warning, Alessia Cara, Hollywood Undead, Neck Deep, Krewella, Sum 41, Simple Plan, All Time Low, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Good Charlotte, Underoath, Boys Like Girls, The Amity Affliction, The Used, HIM, Will Wood and Taking Back Sunday. Career In 2006, Squire had his first big success with Panic! at the Disco on "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out". From there, he went on to work with several bands in the Emo scene with many crossovers into pop and other genres. Squire Tech In 2024, Squire launched an online recording, streaming and communications app called Flash Mob. Life Matt Squire grew up in the Washington DC ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babylon (Skindred Album)
''Babylon'' is the debut studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Skindred. The band was formed from members of the disbanded band Dub War, including leader Benji Webbe, and signed to RCA Records in 2002, who released the album on 3 July. The band felt that they were being treated poorly by the label, and left in 2004, signing with Bieler Bros. Records, who released the album internationally in association with Lava Records. Each version released featured a significantly altered track listing. Promotion of the album included performing on a tour led by Korn. Two singles were released: " Nobody" and "Pressure", for which music videos were produced. ''Babylon'' has been well received by critics for its fusion of alternative metal and reggae. In 2004, the album peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Reggae Albums chart, number five on the Top Heatseekers chart and at number 189 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 2006, the album again ranked at number one on the Top Reggae Albums c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bites And Dog Fights
''Shark Bites and Dog Fights'' is the third studio album by Welsh band Skindred, released in September 2009. Singles " Electric Avenue", a cover of the song by Eddy Grant, was released as a single earlier in the year, and "Days Like These" was originally released on the Japanese edition of ''Roots Rock Riot ''Roots Rock Riot'' is the second album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was released on 23 October 2007 in the United States. Background The album was produced by Matt Squire and mixed by Rick Will (who also mixed Skindred's debut album '' ...''. The first single, " Stand for Something", was released on 11 August 2009. Background On 15 September 2009, in an interview with Rock Sins, Benji stated that "One thing about this record and particular album, is that we had 3 weeks to actually record it before we set off on a US tour. The music was recorded and we all were happy with the way it sounded, but 60 percent of the lyrics and melodies were not in place or written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benji Webbe
Clive John "Benji" Webbe (born 11 March 1967) is a Welsh singer, best known as the lead vocalist for the reggae metal band Skindred. Aside from his main project, he is also active in Diamond Spider, Dub War, Mass Mental and his own solo project. He has featured on albums by Bullet for My Valentine, Soulfly, The Alarm, and Punk Rock Factory. Webbe is a native of Newport, South Wales, and a veteran of the rock explosion of the mid-1990s which led to '' Spin'' magazine dubbing Newport as 'The New Seattle'. Early life Clive John Webbe was born on 11 March 1967 in Newport to Caribbean parents. His father was brought to the UK on the Windrush ship which brought one of the first groups of West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom. His father arrived in Manchester where he struggled to find a job and moved to Wales instead. Webbe became an orphan at the age of 13 and was raised by his older brother in Newport. He was also involved in drug dealing, but turned his life around wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
