Skin Yard was an American grunge band from Seattle. The group never gained … Read Full Bio ↴Skin Yard was an American grunge band from Seattle. The group never gained any mainstream audience, but they have been an influence on their contemporaries (Soundgarden, The Melvins, and Green River). These bands are considered the early pioneers of the sound that would later be called grunge. Some members of the band have gone on to work with successful bands such as R.E.M. and Soundgarden.

The band was formed in January 1985 by Daniel House and Jack Endino. Ben McMillan and Matt Cameron later joined the band in the same year. Skin Yard played its first show in June 1985 and opened for the U-Men. Skin Yard was featured on the Deep Six compilation. This album featured the first commercial recordings of Green River, Melvins, Soundgarden, Malfunkshun, and Skin Yard. In 1987, Skin Yard released their first single and debut self title LP. Matt Cameron left the band in June 1986 and joined Soundgarden in September. He was replaced by Steve Wied, but he only lasted two shows. Future Mother Love Bone drummer Greg Gilmor replaced Wied but he too only lasted two shows.

In the fall Jason Finn (later of The Presidents of the United States of America) joined Skin Yard. Jason left after eight months for personal reasons. Scott McCullum filled the vacancy in May 1987. He lasted two years and left after a U.S. tour that was quoted as being "the tour from hell". Skin Yard took a fourteen month hiatus and when Barrett Martin joined the band they started playing again.

In March 1991, Daniel House quit the band because he had just become a father and wanted to spend time with his family. He was replaced by Pat Pederson who stayed with the band until their breakup. The band had decided to break up after recording their 5th album.

Ben McMillan and Scott McCullum had started the band Gruntruck prior to the break up. Pat Pederson and Barret Martin worked with Jack Endino in Endino's Earthworm. Daniel House is now head of C/Z Records. Barrett Martin played with Screaming Trees until their breakup. Martin also worked with Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready in Mad Season, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and even toured with R.E.M.

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Skin Yard Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Skin Yard:

1000 Smiling Knuckles Oh, yes It's time for revolution One hundred hands One thou…
G.O.D. I didn′t really think much about it I uhh. .…
Gentle Collapse To feel To feel Nothing is the same Suddenly, there's a [fir…
Inside The Eye Inside the eye Inside the eye Too many laws Too hard to hold…
Material Freak All right... Come on and ride... Ride with vengeance You ca…
Open Fist I made an open fist and punched it into space To…
Reptile Give into another beast The beast is on on its feat Give…
Skins In My Closet I got several skins in me closet None of which is…
Skinstruction How do away today He made alone No conversation are Filling …

Stranger Someone is living inside of you There heart is beating insid…
The Birds I'm sitting in a rather small room My walls have nothing…
The Blind Leading the Blind Somewhere in a southern city In a room, alone And his father…

Words on Bone Now that I've lost everything to you You say you want…

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