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“Our live show is some next-level energy”: Ragga metal pioneers Skindred announce autumn UK tour
By Matt Mills published
Benji Webbe and the boys will hit the road again from October to November

“I started watching people like the Pope - when he turns up you know he’s in the room!”: Skindred frontman Benji Webbe on how he became metal’s most flamboyant frontman
By Niall Doherty published
And it’s not just onstage, either – the singer says sometimes he’ll do the gardening in one of his sequinned jackets

Watch Skindred perform ragga metal banger Nobody on Conan O’Brien in 2004 – almost 20 years before it went viral on Tiktok
By Matt Mills published
19 years before it became a Tiktok trend, Skindred’s Nobody ignited US airwaves thanks to the support of metal champion Conan O’Brien

“This is the most vulnerable Skindred fans have ever seen, yet that only strengthens the connection”: Skindred bring ragga metal anthems, beach balls and more than a little emotion to their monumental Wembley Arena show
By Matt Mills published
Hot off earning Tiktok stardom and scoring a UK number two album, ragga metal masters Skindred play a career-affirming showcase at one of London’s most legendary venues

"We've been through pain and tribulation, we've been through hard times and fun times": Skindred win Best Alternative Music Act at the MOBO Awards
By Fraser Lewry published
Skindred picked up the Best Alternative Music Act prize at the MOBOs from Nova Twins

"I just wanted to kill everybody in the room!" How Warning revitalised Skindred's career, gave us the iconic Newport Helicopter and confirmed them as British metal's greatest party band
By Rich Hobson published
Skindred were on shaky ground come 2011. Then frontman Benji hooked up with Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix and wrote an absolute banger

Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)
By Rich Hobson published
Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023
By Rich Hobson published
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?
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