Skinny Puppy discography explained

Artist:	Skinny Puppy
Studio:	12
Live:	4
Compilation:	11
Ep:	2
Video:	3
Music Videos:	10
Singles:	14

The Canadian electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy has released twelve studio albums and two extended plays along with a number of live albums, compilations, and singles. The group formed in 1982 and released its debut EP, Back & Forth, in 1984. Later that year, Skinny Puppy was picked up by Nettwerk and released another EP, Remission, in December 1984. The band's first studio album, 1985's Bites,^[1] was its last with the original lineup of vocalist Nivek Ogre and producer / multi-instrumentalist cEvin Key; Dwayne Goettel joined in 1986, and the band released its next two albums, and Cleanse Fold and Manipulate, in 1986 and 1987 respectively.

VIVIsectVI (1988), Skinny Puppy's fourth album, was one of the band's most well-received efforts, placing on Melody Maker's best of 1988 list and garnering several retrospective accolades.^{[2] [3] [4]} Bradley Torreano of AllMusic hailed the album as a masterpiece, and Jim Harper of the same publication saw VIVIsectVI as the beginning of electro-industrial music.^[5] Rabies followed VIVIsectVI in 1989 and marked the band experimenting with industrial metal thanks to the influence of Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen.^{[6] [7]} Key and Goettel expressed dissatisfaction with the album,^[8] and Skinny Puppy quickly returned to the studio for its sixth album, 1990's Too Dark Park.

Too Dark Park was another critical highlight of the band's career,^{[9] [10] [11]} and Key described it as a return to form for Skinny Puppy. In 1992, with the band on the brink of dissolution due to Ogre's worsening drug addiction,^{[12] [13]} Last Rights was released and saw the band pushing further into extreme noise territory.^{[14] [15]} The making of Skinny Puppy's next and eighth album, The Process (which would eventually be released in 1996), was fraught with difficulties both internal and external; the band shifted to a new record label with a new recording studio and new producers, Ogre left, Goettel died of a heroin overdose, and the band ultimately dissolved with the album unfinished.^[16] Following dissolution, Skinny Puppy released several compilations and a live improvisation album titled Puppy Gristle (which had been recorded in 1993). Ogre and Key reunited in 2000 and a year later released a live album documenting Skinny Puppy's revival. The band returned to the studio and released The Greater Wrong of the Right in 2004, Mythmaker in 2007, HanDover in 2011, and Weapon in 2013.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Notes
		US ^[17]	US Heat ^[18]	US Taste ^[19]	US Indie ^[20]	US Dance ^[21]	CAN ^[22]	SWE ^[23]	GER Alt ^[24]
Bites	Released: August 1985 Label: Nettwerk, Play It Again Sam Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Reissued in 1993 with eight bonus tracks^[25] Certified gold in Canada in 1994^[26]
	Released: September 5, 1986 Label: Nettwerk, Play It Again Sam Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	First Skinny Puppy album to feature Dwayne Goettel^[27]
Cleanse Fold and Manipulate	Released: June 25, 1987 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	55 ^[28]	—	The end of the last track segues into the beginning of the first track, forming a loop^[29]
VIVIsectVI	Released: September 12, 1988 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	94	—	—	Only Skinny Puppy album to credit Dave Ogilvie as a full member of the band^[30]
Rabies	Released: November 20, 1989 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	88	—	—	Produced in part by Al Jourgensen of industrial metal band Ministry^[31]
Too Dark Park	Released: October 30, 1990 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Regarded by the band as a return to form after the musical departure of Rabies^[32] ^[33]
Last Rights	Released: March 1992 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	193	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	Much of the album features extended instrumental passages due to Nivek Ogre's drug addiction preventing him from producing complete vocals^[34]
The Process	Released: February 27, 1996 Label: American, Warner Bros. Format: CD, cassette	102	1	—	—	—	30	48	—	Last Skinny Puppy album to feature contributions from Goettel (died in 1995)^[35]
The Greater Wrong of the Right	Released: May 25, 2004 Label: Synthetic Symphony Format: CD	176	7	—	9	—	—	—	1	Skinny Puppy's first reunion album after dissolving in 1995
Mythmaker	Released: January 30, 2007 Label: Synthetic Symphony Format: CD, LP	200	4	12	17	5	—	—	—	Vinyl issues included three bonus tracks^[36]
Handover	Released: October 25, 2011 Label: SPV GmbH Format: CD	168	3	18	37	9	—	—	—	Experienced the longest recording period of any Skinny Puppy album^[37]
Weapon	Released: May 28, 2013 Label: Metropolis Format: CD, LP	140	2	24	21	4	—	60	1	Based on the band learning that its music had been used for torturing prisoners in Guantanamo Bay^[38] Originally intended to be released with a manual detailing how to use the music to torture people^[39]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Notes
Back & Forth	Released: 1984 Label: self-released Format: cassette	Skinny Puppy's first release Remastered, expanded, and reissued in 1992 as Back and Forth Series Two^[40]
Remission	Released: December 1984 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	Reissued in 1985 and 1993 with five bonus tracks, retroactively expanding it to the length of a studio album^[41] Certified gold in Canada in 2000^[42]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Bites and Remission	Released: 1987 Label: Nettwerk Format: CD	Mixes the track listings of various Remission and Bites issues and substitutes two songs for remixes^[43]
Remission & Bites	Released: 1987 Label: Play It Again Sam Format: CD	Preserves Remission and Bites releases in their original forms^[44]
Twelve Inch Anthology	Released: 1989 Label: Nettwerk Format: LP, CD, cassette	Compiles most of Skinny Puppy's 12-inch singles (along with their B-sides) up to 1989^[45] ^[46]
Back and Forth Series Two	Released: October 13, 1992 Label: Nettwerk Format: CD	A remastered, expanded, and reissued version of Skinny Puppy's debut EP, Back & Forth
	Released: April 30, 1996 Label: Nettwerk, EMI Format: CD	First disc comprises mostly instrumental demos from 1983 and 1984 while the second comprises mostly live recordings from 1990^[47] ^[48] Charted on Billboards Top Heatseekers at 39
Skinned	Released: 1998 Label: Time + Space Format: CD	Compiles many of the samples employed in Skinny Puppy's music^[49]
The Singles Collect	Released: November 16, 1999 Label: Nettwerk Format: CD	Compiles the band's singles up to and through 1992's Last Rights alongside a few tracks that were not released individually^[50]
B-Sides Collect	Released: November 16, 1999 Label: Nettwerk Format: CD	Compiles many of the B-sides from Skinny Puppy's singles^[51]
Back and Forth 06Six	Released: 2003 Label: Subconscious Communications Format: CD	Compiles early (1982–85) Skinny Puppy improvisations, live recordings, and demos as well as unreleased material from The Process (1996)^[52]
Back & Forth Vol7	Released: May 2007 Label: Subconscious Communications Format: CD	Compiles unreleased material from the Last Rights and The Process eras (1991–95)^[53]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Notes
		US Heat	GER
Ain't It Dead Yet?	Released: 1989 Label: Nettwerk Formats: VHS, DVD, CD, cassette	—	—	Recorded on May 31, 1987 at Toronto Concert Hall^[54]
Doomsday (Back and Forth 5)	Released: August 21, 2001 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD	—	15	Recorded on August 20, 2000 at Doomsday Festival^[55] Skinny Puppy's first reunion concert after dissolving in 1995^[56]
The Greater Wrong of the Right Live	Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Nettwerk Formats: DVD	—	—	Recorded over two nights (November 9 and 11, 2004) in Montreal and Toronto^[57] The second disc includes a documentary on the Iraq War titled Information Warfare (directed by William Morrison) as well as archival live footage from 1988, 1990, and 1992
Bootlegged, Broke and in Solvent Seas	Released: June 12, 2012 Label: Metropolis Formats: CD	46	2	Recorded over several dates on a 2010 tour of Europe^[58]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

Title	Album details	Notes
Video Collection (1984–1992)	Released: 1996 Label: Nettwerk Format: VHS, DVD	Compiles Skinny Puppy's music videos up to and through 1992^[59]
Remix Dystemper	Released: October 20, 1998 Label: Nettwerk Format: CD	A remix album featuring remixes from many industrial and electronic artists^[60]
Puppy Gristle	Released: February 2002 Label: Subconscious Communications Format: CD	A recording of an improvised jam session from November, 1993 featuring members of Skinny Puppy alongside Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle and Larry Thrasher of Psychic TV^[61]

Singles

Title	Year	Album	Notes
"Dig It"	1986		rowspan="4"
"Addiction"	1987	Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
"Chainsaw"
"Stairs and Flowers"
"Censor"	1988	align=center rowspan="2"	VIVIsectVI	Single for the song "Dogshit", censored for marketability^[62]
"Testure"	1989	Charted on Billboards's Dance Club Songs at 19^[63]
"Tin Omen"		align=center rowspan="2"	Rabies	rowspan="8"
"Worlock"	1990
"Tormentor"		align=center rowspan="2"	Too Dark Park
"Spasmolytic"	1991
"Inquisition"	1992	Last Rights
"Candle"	1996	The Process
"Track 10"	2000	Last Rights
"Politikil"	2007	Mythmaker
"Salvo"	2013	align=center rowspan="2"	Weapon	Track title stylized as "saLvo"^[64] Released ahead of Weapon as a streamed single^[65]
"Illisit"		Track title stylized as "illisiT" Released as a music video on November 19, 2013^[66]

External links

• Skinny Puppy on AllMusic
• Skinny Puppy on Bandcamp
• Skinny Puppy on Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: DiGravina . Tim . Skinny Puppy – Bites . . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071547/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bites-mw0000191740 . October 29, 2018 . live .
2. Albums of the Year. Melody Maker. December 24, 1988. 57. May 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130128045448/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mmpage.html. January 28, 2013. live.
3. Web site: Morgan. Chris. 10 Essential Industrial Albums. Treble. May 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512113830/http://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-industrial-albums/. May 12, 2018. live. 2012-10-10.
4. Web site: Callwood. Brett. 10 Classic Industrial Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Industrial Music. LA Weekly. May 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512045614/http://www.laweekly.com/content/printView/8717410. May 12, 2018. live.
5. Web site: Torreano. Bradley. Skinny Puppy – VIVIsectVI. AllMusic. May 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112142/https://www.allmusic.com/album/vivisectvi-mw0000202094. May 12, 2018. live.
6. 24 Hours in Vancouver . . February 1991 . 25 . 40–46 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062850/http://litany.net/interviews/altpress91.html . October 11, 2016 . live .
7. Web site: DiGravina . Tim . Skinny Puppy – Rabies . . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163343/https://www.allmusic.com/album/rabies-mw0000654322 . June 12, 2018 . live .
8. Interview with cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel. Convulsion. April 1991. May 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20101202204649/http://waste.org/~skumm/convulsion.html. December 2, 2010. live.
9. Web site: Henderson . Alex . Skinny Puppy – Too Dark Park . . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071536/https://www.allmusic.com/album/too-dark-park-mw0000317771 . October 29, 2018 . live .
10. Web site: The 10 Best Industrial Albums That You Need in Your Record Collection . . 7 June 2018 . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112225/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-industrial-albums-that-you-need-in-your-collection . October 29, 2018 . live .
11. ReGen Magain's Top 10 Industrial Albums . ReGen Magazine . 2007.
12. Ogre . Nivek . Nivek Ogre. Gia DeSantis . [<!--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhBf2j0aj0--> Request Video: Ogre Interviewed by KDOC-TV ]. Los Angeles . 1992 . KDOC-TV.
13. Book: Barclay. Michael. Jack. Ian A. D.. Schneider. Jason. Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. 1 June 2011. ECW Press. 507. . 9781554909681.
14. Web site: D.. Willie. Skinny Puppy – Last Rights. Sputnikmusic. May 14, 2018. https://archive.today/20130203022310/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/15867/Skinny-Puppy-Last-Rights/. February 3, 2013. live.
15. Gitter. Mike. Skinny Puppy: Future Shock. Rip Magazine. 1992. May 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509194646/http://litany.net/interviews/rip92.htm. May 9, 2013. live.
16. Web site: Huey . Steve . Skinny Puppy – The Process . . October 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071519/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-process-mw0000179619 . October 29, 2018 . live .
17. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Billboard 200 . . September 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233228/https://www.billboard.com/music/skinny-puppy . June 28, 2018 . live .
18. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Heatseeker Albums Chart . . September 8, 2018.
19. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Tastemaker Albums Chart . . September 8, 2018.
20. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Independent Albums Chart . . September 8, 2018.
21. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Top Dance / Electronic Albums Chart . . September 8, 2018.
22. Web site: Canada. Library and Archives. 2013-07-17. Results: RPM Weekly. 2020-09-16. www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
23. Web site: Swedish Charts – Skinny Puppy . . September 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090644/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skinny+Puppy . March 4, 2016 . live .
24. Web site: Deutsche Alternative Charts . . June 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607183253/http://wp1091379.server-he.de/dac/dac/index_album.php . June 7, 2013 .
25. Bites (1993 reissue) . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1993 . . IW2-30002 .
26. Web site: Canadian Album Certifications – Skinny Puppy – Bites . . January 15, 2019.
27. Web site: Ankeny. Jason. Skinny Puppy – Biography & History. AllMusic. October 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621043158/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/skinny-puppy-mn0000750970/biography. June 21, 2018. live.
28. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 18. Sverigetopplistan. 3 May 2024.
29. Cleanse Fold and Manipulate. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1987. . NTL 30011.
30. VIVIsectVI . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1988. . NET 021 CD.
31. Rabies. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1989. . W2-30040.
32. Key . cEvin . cEvin Key . Goettel . Dwayne . Dwayne Goettel . Peter Day . An Interview with Skinny Puppy . WMXM 88.9 . . October 31, 1990 . May 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090117/http://www.litany.net/interviews/103190.html . March 5, 2016 . live .
33. Woods . Karen . Hilt Intermission . . 1990 . 33 . October 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062907/http://litany.net/interviews/aphilt.html . October 11, 2016 . live .
34. Go. Janet. Skinny Puppy: Still Defying Definition. Scene. May 28, 1992. May 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509192517/http://litany.net/interviews/scene92.html. May 9, 2013. live.
35. Web site: Harper. Jim. R. Dwayne Goettel – Biography & History. AllMusic. May 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044341/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dwayne-goettel-mn0001644451. May 12, 2018. live.
36. Mythmaker . Vinyl liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2007. . 30014 2LP .
37. Web site: Burnsilver. Glenn. Skinny Puppy: 'We Spent an Unnecessary Amount of Time on Handover'. Phoenix New Times. January 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220045221/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/skinny-puppy-we-spent-an-unnecessary-amount-of-time-on-handover-6589469. December 20, 2017. live. 2014-01-24.
38. Web site: Gourley. Bob. What Were the Skinny Puppy Songs Used at Guantanamo Bay?. Chaos Control. January 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071506/https://www.chaoscontrol.com/which-skinny-puppy-songs-were-used-at-guantanamo/. January 21, 2018. live. 2014-02-04.
39. Web site: Yücel. Ilker. Skinny Puppy: Wielding New Weapons. Regen Magazine. January 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073041/http://regenmag.com/interviews/skinny-puppy-wielding-new-weapons/. January 4, 2018. live. 2013-05-15.
40. Web site: Skinny Puppy – Back & Forth, Vol. 2 . . October 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830185426/http://www.allmusic.com/album/back-forth-series-vol-2-mw0000095536 . August 30, 2017 . live .
41. Remission (1993 reissue) . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1993 . . IW2-30082 .
42. Web site: Canadian Album Certifications – Skinny Puppy – Remission . . January 15, 2019.
43. Bites and Remission. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1987. . NTCD30.
44. Remission & Bites. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1987. . BIAS 48.
45. Twelve Inch Anthology. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1990. . W2-30041.
46. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Skinny Puppy – 12" Anthology . . October 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305213758/http://www.allmusic.com/album/12-anthology-mw0000310727 . March 5, 2016 . live .
47. Brap: Back and Forth Series 3 & 4 . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1996 . . 0 6700 30103 2 0.
48. Web site: Raggett . Ned . Skinny Puppy – Brap . . October 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426163653/http://www.allmusic.com/album/brap-mw0000182680 . April 26, 2016 . live .
49. Skinned. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1998. Time + Space . TAS CD 85 .
50. The Singles Collect. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1999. . 0 6700 30148 2 3 .
51. B-Sides Collect. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1999. . 0 6700 30149 2 2 .
52. Back and Forth 06Six. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2003. . Sub25.
53. Back & Forth Vol7. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2007. Subconscious Communications. Sub35.
54. Ain't It Dead Yet? . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1989. Nettwerk. W2-30061 .
55. Doomsday: Back and Forth Series 5: Live in Dresden. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2001. Nettwerk. 5 03770 30225 2.
56. Web site: Mason . James . Skinny Puppy – Doomsday: Back and Forth, Vol. 5: Live . . October 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223827/http://www.allmusic.com/album/doomsday-back-and-forth-vol-5-live-mw0000012406 . March 4, 2016 . live .
57. The Greater Wrong of the Right Live. DVD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2005. SPV GmbH. SPV 63847 2DVD.
58. Bootlegged, Broke and in Solvent Seas. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2005. Metropolis Records. MET 810.
59. Video Collection (1984–1992). VHS liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1996. Nettwerk. 0 6700 30008 3 3.
60. Remix Dystemper. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1998. Nettwerk. 0 6700 30128 2 9 .
61. Puppy Gristle. CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1998. Subconscious Communications. sub23.
62. Key . cEvin . cEvin Key. Goettel. Dwayne. Dwayne Goettel. City Limits Interviews Skinny Puppy . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110052730/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y8NT5uONEc . 2018-11-10 . dead. MuchMusic. Toronto . . May 13, 2018.
63. Skinny Puppy Chart History – Dance Club Songs. Billboard. May 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523010245/https://www.billboard.com/music/Skinny-Puppy/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs. May 23, 2018. live.
64. Weapon . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 2013 . . MET 870.
65. 'Salvo' by Skinny Puppy – Free MP3. Rolling Stone. January 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021219/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/salvo-by-skinny-puppy-free-mp3-20130514. January 28, 2018. live. 2013-05-14.
66. Web site: Adams. Gregory. Skinny Puppy – 'Illisit' (Video) (NSFW). Exclaim!. January 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073007/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinny_puppy-illisit_video_nsfw. January 4, 2018. live.