Skin Yard
Skin Yard was a grunge group from Seattle.
They are considered one of the pioneers of the grunge wave which had peaked early 90s. Despite the lack of commercial success, has both the band with their sound influenced many other bands of the time (Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Melvins ), as well as their guitarist Jack Endino as a producer of many bands rewritten music history, he has, for example, Nirvana's first Bleach plate produces and extremely coined the guitar sound this time.
Band History
Skin Yard was founded in January 1985 by Jack Endino and Daniel House, which previously played together with the later Guns N 'Roses bassist Duff McKagan at 10 Minute Warning. As a singer Ben McMillan, was found as a drummer Matthew Cameron, who had previously done this with Daniel House music together. Your first appearance Skin Yard in June 1985 with The U -Men, too, were represented alongside Soundgarden, The Melvins and Green River communicate to the end of 1985 Deep Six compilation of C / Z. In early 1986, Skin Yard released their first single and self-titled disc. In June, Matthew Cameron left the band and got in Soundgarden. His place was taken long before some performances by Steve Wied, who then played at Tad, and then Greg Gilmore, who Mother Love Bone at the beater should have in hand later. 8 months then took over Jason Finn ( The Presidents of the United States of America, Love Battery ) the role of the drummer until he went to Europe and was replaced by Scott McCullum, who worked as a drummer for Soundgarden ironically before. After a U.S. tour, the " light tour from" went down in history as the band, Scott McCullum left her band and Skin Yard was put on hold for over a year. With Barrett Martin (later: Screaming Trees, Mad Season ) began as the new drummer again fixed a high phase of the band. In 1991, Daniel House Skin Yard left in its place Pat Pederson joined with whom she recorded their last released album "Inside the Eye".
After the dissolution of the band Ben McMillan founded with Scott McCullum Gruntruck. Pat Pederson and Martin Barrett jamming with Jack Endino in Endino 's Earthworm. Daniel House produces plates at C / Z Records. Martin Barrett started his own label ( Fast Horse Recordings), took on the post of the drummer for the Screaming Trees, which he had acquired in 1991, worked as a tour drummer for REM and played at Mad Season. Jack Endino produced a total of over 250 records since 1985 and devoted himself to his solo projects.