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Skin Yard effectively ceased to exist for 14 months, then found a new drummer, Barrett Martin (later of Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Tuatara, Wayward Shamans). Barrett was with us until the end. Daniel House left in March '91 to devote more time to fatherhood, and was replaced by Pat Pedersen (later of Sister Psychic).
SKIN YARD. Homebase: Seattle, WA. Misc Notes: Skin Yard was a Seattle rock band who were active from 1985 to 1992.The group never gained a mainstream audience, but were an influence on their contemporaries – most notably Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, The Melvins, and Green River – alongside whom they are considered the early pioneers of the sound that would later be called grunge.
Skin Yard's hiatus lasted for over a year, during which time McCullum departed and the band fully expected to call it quits. However, the band was revitalized by the arrival of Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, who made his debut on what many considered the most fully realized Skin Yard album, 1991's 1000 Smiling Knuckles.
Aug 4, 2021 · Skin Yard played its first official concert in June 1985, opening for the U-Men. In 1986, Skin Yard contributed two songs to the now-legendary Deep Six compilation. This album, in addition to featuring the first commercial recordings of The Melvins, Soundgarden, Malfunkshun, and Skin Yard, was the first to showcase the early grunge sound.
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Released in 1991, 1000 Smiling Knuckles was the record that the band always felt was their best effort. It featured the band's final drummer, Barrett Martin,...
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Skin Yard was a popular Seattle grunge band, notable for being the most popular act of Jack Endino, who is known by fans as the "godfather of grunge." Skin Yard released 5 studio albums. They are also notable for temporarily featuring Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, and is an influential grunge band. After Daniel House's original band, feeDBack, broke up, Daniel wanted to create a band that ...
