We’re pleased to bring you the premiere of Skinned’s music video for their song “Wings of Virulence” (watch it below). The track is taken from the band’s latest album Shadow Syndicate, which is available now through Xenokorp. You can purchase the album here.
Skinned vocalist/guitarist Travis Weickum commented:
‘Wings Of Virulence’ is our third single released from the new album and so far we’ve gotten some killer feedback from fans and reviewers like ‘Skinned are a formidable band and this album is utterly devastating.’ by Brutalism. ‘A glorious rampage.’ by No Cleaning Singing…
Of course we’re stoked to get some killer reviews for the new album but we’re even more excited to get it out on the road and that new video release is perfect timing as we’re headed to Europe very soon. July 28th we’re playing the Stonehenge Music Festival in Steenwijk, Netherlands. Then, from 30th of July through the 11th of August we’re playing 13 dates in Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Serbia, and Hungary. We’re doubly excited to play new music in countries we’ve never played yet.
Tour Dates:
Jul.28 – Netherlands – Steenwijk – Stonehenge Open Air
Jul.30 – Romania – Oradea – String’s
Jul.31 – Romania – Cluj-Napoca – Tevi
Aug.01 – Romania – Deva – John’s
Aug.02 – Bulgaria – Ruse – Legacy
Aug.03 – Bulgaria – Sofia – Live & Loud
Aug.04 – Romania – Bucharest – Yellow
Aug.05 – Romania – Sibiu – Underground
Aug.06 – Romania – Timisoara – Manufactura
Aug.07 – Serbia – Niš – Black Stage
Aug.08 – Serbia – Šabac – Zeppelin
Aug.09 – Serbia – Šid – Ðura Kiš
Aug.10 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Tuzla – BKC
Aug.11 – Hungary – Budapest – Underground
About the band:
After more than 20 years at it, four albums and countless gigs and tours worldwide with some of the most recognized of their peers (Katakylsm, Incantation, Defeated Sanity), USA’s Skinned are back with their brand new full-length, Shadow Syndicate, again produced by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage) resulting in what’s definitely an ambitious and outstanding landmark release of the band’s discography.
Aside from the great musicianship and production, the mastery achieved here is the ability that Skinned have to channel all of their inspiration, musically and lyrically, to create an atmosphere of doom and darkness throughout the album to create a fiery and fierce release that’s diverse yet coherent, dense yet atmospheric and all the while brutal and melodic at the same time.
Varied in shapes and moods, Shadow Syndicate (featuring among others guest vocals by Josh Welshman (Defeated Sanity) and guest lyrics by Paul McGuire (Cerebral Bore), is the kind of work of art that’s much more than a collection of tracks: it’s a world in itself where each song explores a different aspect of dark beliefs (conspiracy theories, unsolved mysteries…), the whole creating a society of extreme darkness under the domination of the New World Order where the citizens become cattle for the governments and guinea pigs for alien entities, etc. ultimately leading our specie to its demise, the face under the merciless boot of the… Shadow Syndicate!
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