''Shark Bites and Dog Fights'' is the third studio album by
Welsh band
Band or BAND may refer to:
Places
*Bánd, a village in Hungary
* Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania
* Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...
Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh band that fuses heavy metal with other genres, most notably reggae. Formed in Newport in 1998, they are well known for their energetic and involving live performances and have won several awards including "Best Live Band" a ...
, released in September 2009.
Singles
"
Electric Avenue", a
cover of the song by
Eddy Grant
Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese in the United Kingdom, Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound and socially conscious lyrics; his music has blended elements of p ...
, was released as a single earlier in the year, and "Days Like These" was originally released on the Japanese edition of ''
Roots Rock Riot
''Roots Rock Riot'' is the second album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was released on 23 October 2007 in the United States.
Background
The album was produced by Matt Squire and mixed by Rick Will (who also mixed Skindred's debut album '' ...
''. The first single, "
Stand for Something", was released on 11 August 2009.
Background
On 15 September 2009, in an interview with Rock Sins, Benji stated that "One thing about this record and particular album, is that we had 3 weeks to actually record it before we set off on a US tour. The music was recorded and we all were happy with the way it sounded, but 60 percent of the lyrics and melodies were not in place or written so Matt LePlant
he producercame out and set up his studio in the back of the tour bus. We worked on the songs together."
Track listing
Personnel
;Skindred
*
Clive "Benji" Webbe – Vocals
*Michael John "Mikeydemus" Fry – Guitar
*Daniel Pugsley – Bass, Electronic
*Arya "Dirty Arya" Goggin – Drums
;Production
*Produced by Matt LaPlant and Skindred
*Engineered & mixed by Matt LaPlant and Mike Leslie
*Mastered by Michael Fuller, at Fuller Sound, Miami, Florida
*Additional composer: Eddy Grant on track 3
*Management by Bieler Group, Inc.
*Business management by Sharon Gilday and Dan Martin (Down To Earth)
*A&R by Jason and Aaron Bieler
*Artwork & design by Tim Fox
*Art co-ordinator: Gerri Robinson
References
2009 albums
Skindred albums
Bieler Bros. Records albums
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