Kill the Power explained

Kill the Power
Type:	studio
Artist:	Skindred
Cover:	skindred-kill_the_power.jpg
Released:	27 January 2014 (UK)
Recorded:	March–April 2013
Studio:	The Chairworks Studio, Leeds
Genre:	Alternative metal, reggae, electronic rock, nu metal
Length:	48:35 56:52 (deluxe edition)
Label:	BMG, Double Cross, Invise (Cooking Vinyl)
Producer:	James Loughrey
Prev Title:	Union Black
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Volume
Next Year:	2015

Kill The Power is the fifth studio album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was announced on 29 April 2013, and was released on 27 January 2014.^[1] A Music video was released for "The Kids Are Right Now".

Background

The album was announced by UK website Metal Hammer on 29 April 2013. On the subject, lead singer Benji Webbe said:^[2]

Dan Pugsley stated about the album title, "It’s more the idea that in life we have things that stand barriers, it might be a relationship or a habit and it's about facing those things, rather than it being purely political".^[3]

Personnel

Skindred

• Benji Webbe – vocals, synthesiser
• Daniel Pugsley – bass
• Mikey Demus – guitar, backing vocals
• Arya Goggin – drums

Additional personnel

• James Loughrey – production, recording, mixing, programming
• Davide Venco – Recording engineer, mix engineer
• Cory Moore – assistant engineer
• Blair Goddard – assistant engineer
• Tim Fox – artwork
• Stronghold studios – pre-production

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kill The Power (Skindred Official Website). Skindred.
2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Skindred Announce New Album 'Kill The Power'!. Metal Hammer. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501185134/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/exclusive-skindred-announce-new-album-kill-the-power/. 1 May 2013.
3. http://www.grande-rock.com/interviews/skindred Interview with Dan Pugsley