Skindred - Union Black (RSD 2025)

Welsh metal-alchemists Skindred are never a band to shy away from mixing their sound up and Union Black, the bands fourth album, was no exception. Drawing influences from the likes of metal, rock, reggae, dubstep, dancehall and more, whether it’s the urgency of ‘Warning’ featuring Jacoby Maddix (Papa Roach) , the riff heavy punch of ‘Doom Riff or the eclectic twists and turns of ‘Cut Dem’, the band duck and weave gleefully across the sonic landscape ultimately creating an interesting, diverse genre-bending rock record worth revisiting over a decade later. Now for Record Store Day 2025, this record is available on vinyl for the first time ever since it’s initial release in 2011.