I went through a period of following skindred around the country. I watched them play to 14 people, to doing the newport helicopter with 50,000 other nutcases at download Festival, and everywhere in between. They played to 14 people just the same as 50k. They are an exemplary of what any live band should be. Love you guys forever and always! Ragga punk power!
I became a fan when I heard Nobody at a house party in 2006. (Although I knew about them years before, also being a Newportian). I recall seeing them in TJ's in 2008, again 2 years later in 2010 and another occasion in 2021 or 2 in the Tramshed in Cardiff. The fans are nuts, just like the music and that's fine by me!.
@@demonhalo67My mate knew one of the producers of the original album. He had a copy of that and the original BfmV EP which I ended up with. I remember the 2012 Download performance, they got people to take off their hoodies or shirts and swing em around. I didn't want to take my shirt off and had a backpack. The neighbouring crowd participants were not impressed 😂
Benji is my daughters cousin Met him about 1 year ago. After about 10 years and 2 concerts Jordan went to. When (their) great grandma passed away. NAN NAN. It has always been a pleasure to be part of this family. Benji is down to earth. Thanks for being such an awesome person. Also part of a truly modern family. I am awestrck to see this video today.
I got to knew Skindred thanks to that game, lol. It was the first metal song that I really liked growing up. I don't like every one of their song, but they are one of the few bands that I always check if there are any new albums.
Saw Skindred for the first time at download 2014 after listening to them for a year or so beforehand … seen them another 9 times since and loved every damn show! They are amazing
Skindred's album Union Black is one of the best crossover albums ever. Finally, finally the deserved attention for this band and Benji. Please also check out his Dub War albums. Stunning. Their live shows are just the best.
Saw these guys back in 2017 and countless years previously! Recently went to Download and they were fantastic as always! For sure they deserve the success, and they have always had consistant love from they're fans, and I'm so glad more people are exsperiencing them! Because they are just pure entertainment ❤
I've been a fan of these guys since i heard nobody back when it was released! Good to see them getting recognition for all the hard work they have put in over the years.
Love this band. A relatively recent convert, seen them quite often over the last few years at Bloodstock, Download and Kiss and loving the album. A great non-nostalgia metal band. Love them.
I've enjoyed seeing the band live twice and it was lovely to see them being on BBC breakfast talking about themselves and how big they've become through the years! 😍
I've known about Skindred since the guitar hero days but my first time seeing them live was supporting KISS on their "end of the road" tour and they're ace live, the banter with the crowd, Newport helicopter, not surprised they are getting known now with social media
Seen them live a few times over the years, always on festival bills - always bring the party and get the crowd energised .... and then 3 times on this year's Kiss tour, with The Wild Things too.
It's weird they are talking like they're a small band, they play download and bloodstock all the time and they were on conan in america. They're really not that small
What counts as real music? Or do you just mean something that you like? This is a nu metal band, nu metal was popular a couple decades ago but only certain bands got attention like Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn, Disturbed, System of A Down, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool and some others. Skindred was in the same genre but not as popular. So it's not like nu metal hasn't received mainstream attention. It's like going to thrash metal and we see the big four like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax got mainstream attention while a band like Hirax didn't. This is just a thing that happens not because less popular is bad, they may be better but popularity helps. Some extreme bands even got attention like Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death but I don't expect most extreme metal to get attention as it's mainly underground music and I don't need something to be mainstream to like it. I don't need every person listening to the same things as me. This band is just nu metal so it's not something extreme or hard to get into.
So 2004 to now, sonce that song was on the first album lmao and it finally gwtting it recognition. I hope people realise how many bands there are out there who put out the same standard. I just hope no one going come to me amd be like you know that tiktok song nobody 😭
I met Benji in a club one night and told him I liked Skindred and he looked at me like I was a piece of sh*t and just walked away without saying a word.
Not going to lie, didn't have that on my 2023 bingo card. Good on them though, in an age of "fake it to make it" - they've earned their success by sheer determination and authenticity
Skindred are awesome (not biased just because I am welsh) its great to see them get some appropriate publicity as they have been solidly fantastic for a long time.
was a dub war fan back in the day, then skindred emerged! i'm going to see them in october for my 18th time, i'm now wondering if the place is going to be packed full with new followers! hope they all enjoy it as much as i know i will :)
Presenters talking like Skidred have been playing to empty rooms for 20 years... they have been getting huge crowds at festival main stages up and moving the whole time.
I remember seeing yuu live in Birmingham and the mic was playing yup and we all chimed in was really good as I was at front aswell, the new album is A*
WTF how have I missed this band over all the years, I absolutely loved and followed Dread Zeppelin, search them out if you don't already know about them. Sheesh really how have I missed this. Age I guess.
Songs of them to check out: ratrace, kill the power, machine, game over, stand for something, thats my jam. Also they live even better, so if you have the chance you should take it ✌🏻
I remember seeing Benji and the boys a few times in the 90’s back in the Dub War days. Great fun. I saw Skindred supporting Kiss recently and it didn’t do anything for me. Just not so taken with the Skindred stuff, don’t know why. Is what it is I guess!
Why is it that this kind of music is kept in the dark though? They’re not my kind of band but it’s so irritating that there’s no support for Metal from mainstream media. Some crappy Tik Tok dance gets popular and everyone now hypes them. It’s infuriating that it takes the most toxic social media platform to get a hardworking band the recognition they deserve .
I agree. But the reason it's not mainstream is because the mainstream is just these people like the interviewers who have no personality and have to be told what to like.
They are definitely gaining traction and on the cusp of blowing up big. There is no one else out there like them and the youngsters coming on to the scene are hip and will dig this sh1t.
I went through a period of following skindred around the country. I watched them play to 14 people, to doing the newport helicopter with 50,000 other nutcases at download Festival, and everywhere in between. They played to 14 people just the same as 50k. They are an exemplary of what any live band should be. Love you guys forever and always! Ragga punk power!
I became a fan when I heard Nobody at a house party in 2006. (Although I knew about them years before, also being a Newportian). I recall seeing them in TJ's in 2008, again 2 years later in 2010 and another occasion in 2021 or 2 in the Tramshed in Cardiff. The fans are nuts, just like the music and that's fine by me!.
That's ace
@@demonhalo67My mate knew one of the producers of the original album. He had a copy of that and the original BfmV EP which I ended up with. I remember the 2012 Download performance, they got people to take off their hoodies or shirts and swing em around. I didn't want to take my shirt off and had a backpack. The neighbouring crowd participants were not impressed 😂
*Does the Newport helicopter to this comment*
Benji is my daughters cousin
Met him about 1 year ago. After about 10 years and 2 concerts Jordan went to. When (their) great grandma passed away. NAN NAN. It has always been a pleasure to be part of this family. Benji is down to earth. Thanks for being such an awesome person. Also part of a truly modern family. I am awestrck to see this video today.
Let's not act like this wasn't the anthem of Need for speed 2
I got to knew Skindred thanks to that game, lol. It was the first metal song that I really liked growing up. I don't like every one of their song, but they are one of the few bands that I always check if there are any new albums.
Brilliant - long overdue their success. Amazing band from the Dubwar days onwards. Well deserved 😎😎😎😎😎😎
I absolutely love how friendly and down to earth they are. This is so heartwarming to watch
When Benji said "Morning morning morning" I couldn't unhear "Warning warning warning warning".
One of the best bands Ive ever seen Live. Such a great show!
I'll second that , awesome 👍
Saw Skindred for the first time at download 2014 after listening to them for a year or so beforehand … seen them another 9 times since and loved every damn show! They are amazing
Been listening to Skindred for years and years now... This is mental 😂
Will never forget being part of the newport helicopTAAA at download. Legendary metal band!
"morning, morning, morning, morning" 😂😂
Skindred's album Union Black is one of the best crossover albums ever. Finally, finally the deserved attention for this band and Benji. Please also check out his Dub War albums. Stunning. Their live shows are just the best.
Been listening to these guys for 10 years absolutely fantastic band
I love the way she sounds so confused as she says 'Skin-derr-ed' at the beginning
🤣
Saw these guys back in 2017 and countless years previously! Recently went to Download and they were fantastic as always! For sure they deserve the success, and they have always had consistant love from they're fans, and I'm so glad more people are exsperiencing them! Because they are just pure entertainment ❤
About time they get recognised I’ve loved them for 10 years seen them 3 times cracking lads and they deserve more recognition
I've been a fan of these guys since i heard nobody back when it was released! Good to see them getting recognition for all the hard work they have put in over the years.
Been listening to them for 20 years. Wicked band.
Love this band. A relatively recent convert, seen them quite often over the last few years at Bloodstock, Download and Kiss and loving the album. A great non-nostalgia metal band. Love them.
Just discovered this band after checking them out after my Granddaughter say them at Leeds.
That should say saw them.
I've enjoyed seeing the band live twice and it was lovely to see them being on BBC breakfast talking about themselves and how big they've become through the years! 😍
Love this so much! Can’t believe they played our TikTok and Benji mentioned us! STILL buzzing!
Thanks for this, definitely needs sharing, love it 🎉❣️🏴
First time hearing their song was in the videogame Need for speed Underground 2. What a tune.
Millennials dusting off their NFS: Underground 2 box: "The tiktok kids are ready".
Have loved Skindred FOREVER love them, such lovely people, so wholesome and talented!
Saw them support flogging molly and at their own show in Bristol. They’re awesome. Wish they’d do more shows in the south west
You haven't got the venues, same problem as Wales. Maybe one or two in Exeter/Plymouth.
I've known about Skindred since the guitar hero days but my first time seeing them live was supporting KISS on their "end of the road" tour and they're ace live, the banter with the crowd, Newport helicopter, not surprised they are getting known now with social media
They are such a great band.
Need for Speed Underground 2 . 2004. That was when I became a Skindred fan. Favourite track on that playlist.
Been a Skindred fan for years
Saw them at Download in June:)
Seen them live a few times over the years, always on festival bills - always bring the party and get the crowd energised .... and then 3 times on this year's Kiss tour, with The Wild Things too.
So proud
Need for speed underground introduced me to skindred
Awwww I saw them a month ago, crazy to see nobody going viral on tiktok now 🥺💜
Ive done sound for Skindred a few times, really nice guys especially Benji. Wish them all the best.
skindred are festival and live legends. Always a party with them 🖤🤘
It's weird they are talking like they're a small band, they play download and bloodstock all the time and they were on conan in america. They're really not that small
i love skindred..."nobody" is a soundtrack of need for speed game when i heard it first. and i hooked to the band.🇵🇭
From the us i love skindred for years now
I remember these guys coming out when I was a teenager, I never knew they were Welsh all this time
Com'mon mate those accents are straight up Newport/Cardiff. SE Wales area.
Real music getting coverage on mainstream news is always a good thing, and Benji is a perfect ambassador for uk metalheads. 🤘
What counts as real music? Or do you just mean something that you like?
This is a nu metal band, nu metal was popular a couple decades ago but only certain bands got attention like Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn, Disturbed, System of A Down, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool and some others.
Skindred was in the same genre but not as popular. So it's not like nu metal hasn't received mainstream attention.
It's like going to thrash metal and we see the big four like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax got mainstream attention while a band like Hirax didn't. This is just a thing that happens not because less popular is bad, they may be better but popularity helps.
Some extreme bands even got attention like Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death but I don't expect most extreme metal to get attention as it's mainly underground music and I don't need something to be mainstream to like it. I don't need every person listening to the same things as me.
This band is just nu metal so it's not something extreme or hard to get into.
a good change from constantly hearing of pop stars all the time
So 2004 to now, sonce that song was on the first album lmao and it finally gwtting it recognition. I hope people realise how many bands there are out there who put out the same standard. I just hope no one going come to me amd be like you know that tiktok song nobody 😭
Love skindred....remember seeing them early 00s following the breakup of dubwar
I met Benji in a club one night and told him I liked Skindred and he looked at me like I was a piece of sh*t and just walked away without saying a word.
I found skindred by downloading a slipknot album on limewire and pressure and nobody were randomly at the end of Iowa. Thank god for limewire ay haha
Not going to lie, didn't have that on my 2023 bingo card. Good on them though, in an age of "fake it to make it" - they've earned their success by sheer determination and authenticity
All praise to Skindred! They deserve the earth! Fucking love these guys! ^_^
Skindred are awesome (not biased just because I am welsh) its great to see them get some appropriate publicity as they have been solidly fantastic for a long time.
was a dub war fan back in the day, then skindred emerged! i'm going to see them in october for my 18th time, i'm now wondering if the place is going to be packed full with new followers! hope they all enjoy it as much as i know i will :)
Skindred was amazing when they supported Kiss 🔥🔥🔥
Presenters talking like Skidred have been playing to empty rooms for 20 years... they have been getting huge crowds at festival main stages up and moving the whole time.
Whaaaaa? Nice! ❤❤❤
They're first video track "No body"
First heard Skindred playing Need For Speed Underground 2 on the PS2. Been a fan ever since.
I'm gonna dig out my Dubwar CD!
Christ on a bike... I honestly never realised how long they've been going. It only seems like a couple of years since the first album!
Makes you feel old doesn’t it, I still remember when dub war his early band entered the scene.
They was incredible at Wacken always put on an amazing show
they were awesome at download 2019 when I saw them he was wearing a vest with the union jack on it black and white, and cats on the big screen haha
Love Skindred and Dub War.🤘
I remember the first time I heard them on the need for speed underground 2 soundtrack. Top stuff
Festival staple for 20 years. I seen them in Plymouth back in the day many many times r.i.p white rabbit
Just saw them bang out Kingston pryzm. Second time I’ve seen them. Honestly one of the best bands out there
Wow.. this is real news
I remember seeing yuu live in Birmingham and the mic was playing yup and we all chimed in was really good as I was at front aswell, the new album is A*
Benje is known for his use of colourful language. I'll admit I was nervous hearing they were on a live broadcast in the morning
Smile has got to be the best album of 2023 so far.
Morning morning morning morning, ya put on da' kettle the toaster goes ping, morning morning morning morning, it's your breakfast, your breakfast.
this song slapped on need for speed underground 2
Skindred part of furniture at most festivals now ❤
Raise your hand if you discover this band through NFSUD2 not from TikTok shit🙌🙌
no idea why ive been advertised this at 993 views and no common interests, but i rate this
So if Tiktok existed 20 years ago... Skindred would be way more recognized... expect for the few OG Need for Speed UG2 fandom.
underground 2 banger
WTF how have I missed this band over all the years, I absolutely loved and followed Dread Zeppelin, search them out if you don't already know about them. Sheesh really how have I missed this. Age I guess.
Songs of them to check out: ratrace, kill the power, machine, game over, stand for something, thats my jam. Also they live even better, so if you have the chance you should take it ✌🏻
I saw Skindred years ago at download, really good live band. Kudos
Oh TikTok, ruining everything everyday... but boosting these Welsh lads' careers, so that's cool
Not the Newport helicopter?
I remember seeing Benji and the boys a few times in the 90’s back in the Dub War days. Great fun.
I saw Skindred supporting Kiss recently and it didn’t do anything for me. Just not so taken with the Skindred stuff, don’t know why.
Is what it is I guess!
i loved skindred before it was cool and im proud of that.
Good for them. Last saw them Roundhouse 2021. Albums are kinda dead now though.
Why is it that this kind of music is kept in the dark though? They’re not my kind of band but it’s so irritating that there’s no support for Metal from mainstream media. Some crappy Tik Tok dance gets popular and everyone now hypes them. It’s infuriating that it takes the most toxic social media platform to get a hardworking band the recognition they deserve .
I agree. But the reason it's not mainstream is because the mainstream is just these people like the interviewers who have no personality and have to be told what to like.
Wearing sunglasses indoors. LOL
More Skindred is more better
the bearded dude looks like zz top lookalike
bit of a wierd question but has benji met big narstie? lol
I'm not sure. That would be a cool collab though
Skindred! 🤘
Im so embarresed for skin dread if this is what their music has become... I bet Benji was probably fucking mortified!!
Need for speed underground. If you know, you know.
Saw them at Nova Rock this year- during the helicopter you saw also some girls withouts their shirts ^^ (without bras 😂)
Need for Speed Underground 2 brought me here... Just joking.
Need for Speed.... 😅
So the policeman sacked for stalking fair enough was imprisoned for racism for checks noted splitting up with his black girlfriend
A band with any credibility should not be seen dead on THAT excuse for a tv show.
DUB WAR!
What there British 😮 shocker
Meh bunch of narcissistic videos from tik tok as usual...
seen them supporting bleed from within they never really hit for me but good to see them getting some recognition.
Nobody gets out alive.....how relivant is that song today...big up the skindred....❤
Skindred finally getting the recognition they deserve. New album is a banger too.
They are definitely gaining traction and on the cusp of blowing up big. There is no one else out there like them and the youngsters coming on to the scene are hip and will dig this sh1t.
Pahaha it's 2023
Best kept secret.😉🤘