Skin Yard was started in January 1985 by Daniel House (bass), and Jack Endino (guitar). They were joined by Matthew Cameron (drums) who had previously played with Daniel and Tom ("Nerm") Herring in an instrumental power trio called Feedback. Matt came up with our name, which oddly enough means absolutely nothing, but was weird enough for none of us to object. We found our singer Ben McMillan in April '85, and played our first show in June of '85 opening for the U-Men. Skin Yard made five albums and toured the US and Europe, finally ceasing all activities in Summer 1992. A "posthumous" 6th album was released in 2002, consisting entirely of long-unavailable singles, rarities and other stuff that had never been on CD.
Matt Cameron left amicably in June '86, joining Soundgarden in August. We played 2 gigs apiece with Steve Wied (later of the Tad band) and Greg Gilmore (later of Mother Love Bone, and more recently with Doghead and Ten Minute Warning) while hunting for a more permanent replacement drummer.
That fall we got Jason Finn (now of the Presidents of the United States, god bless 'im), who left after eight months for obscure personal reasons having nothing to do with us. In May '87 we found Scott McCullum (aka Norman Scott, later of Gruntruck), who ironically had once been all but hired for the Soundgarden drum position, until Matt Cameron had, out of the blue, called them and offered his services. Scott left Skin Yard in May '89 after a particularly grievous US tour, fondly remembered as "the tour from hell."
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). When Skin Yard began winding down, Ben started Gruntruck with our old drummer Scott, along with guitarist Tommy from the Accüsed. Pat and Barrett jammed and recorded with Jack in Endino's Earthworm. By the time we finished recording our 5th album in Summer '92, it was time to bow out gracefully. Daniel is now running C/Z records full time, and Ben's Gruntruck has more or less retired. Jack is looking for a label for his third solo record, or more correctly, second Earthworm record (on which Barrett plays drums). Barrett has his own label (Fast Horse Recordings) and remains one of the busiest musicians anywhere.
Matt Cameron left amicably in June '86, joining Soundgarden in August. We played 2 gigs apiece with Steve Wied (later of the Tad band) and Greg Gilmore (later of Mother Love Bone, and more recently with Doghead and Ten Minute Warning) while hunting for a more permanent replacement drummer.
That fall we got Jason Finn (now of the Presidents of the United States, god bless 'im), who left after eight months for obscure personal reasons having nothing to do with us. In May '87 we found Scott McCullum (aka Norman Scott, later of Gruntruck), who ironically had once been all but hired for the Soundgarden drum position, until Matt Cameron had, out of the blue, called them and offered his services. Scott left Skin Yard in May '89 after a particularly grievous US tour, fondly remembered as "the tour from hell."
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). When Skin Yard began winding down, Ben started Gruntruck with our old drummer Scott, along with guitarist Tommy from the Accüsed. Pat and Barrett jammed and recorded with Jack in Endino's Earthworm. By the time we finished recording our 5th album in Summer '92, it was time to bow out gracefully. Daniel is now running C/Z records full time, and Ben's Gruntruck has more or less retired. Jack is looking for a label for his third solo record, or more correctly, second Earthworm record (on which Barrett plays drums). Barrett has his own label (Fast Horse Recordings) and remains one of the busiest musicians anywhere.Skin Yard (1987)
01. Skins in my Closet
02. Reptile
03. Epitaph for Yesterday
04. The Blind Leading the Blind
05. Scratch
06. Dear Deceased
07. Stuck in a Plan
08. Jabberwocky
09. Gelatin Babies
10. Bleed
11. Out of the Attic
12. Skinstruction
13. Red Tension
14. The Birds
15. She Shook Me Cold
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Hallowed Ground (1988)
01. Stranger
02. Open Fist
03. G.O.D.
04. Needle Tree
05. Burn
06. Hallowed Ground
07. In the Black House
08. Throb
09. OP4
10. Wither
11. American Nightmare
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Fist Sized Chunk (1990)
01. Slow Runner
02. Go to Sleep
03. No Control
04. Through Nothing
05. Hungry and Hanging
06. Ritual Room
07. Over the Moon
08. Drunk on Kerosene
09. Gentle Collapse
10. No Right
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100 Smiling Knuckles (1991)
01.1000 Smiling Knuckles
02. River Throat
03. Words on Bone
04. Living Pool
05. Headswill
06. Psychoriflepowerhypnotized
07. Material Freak
08. Jezechrist
09. Nietzsche with a Pizza
10. Burn a Hole
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Inside The Eye (1991)
01. Inside the Eye
02. Miss You
03. Not in Love
04. Undertow
05. Wait for More
06. Fight
07. Western Wall
08. Across the Wind
09. Blindfold
10. Slowdive
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The Perfect Lawn LIVE 1991-1985Den Bosch, Holland Oct.1991 (2003)
01. Drunk on Kerosene
02. Hallowed GroundRed Farm Films, Seattle 31.12.90
03. Stranger
04. River Throat
05. Go To Sleep
06. Hungry and Hanging
07. Words on BoneKDVS, Davis CA 05.02.91
08. Start at the Top
09. PsychoRiflePowerHypnotized
12. In The Black HouseOmaha, NB, late 1990
10. No RightRat Club, Boston, MA, early 1989
11. Ritual Room/Slow RunnerMelting Fish Party, Seattle 1986
13. Stuck in a PlanRainbow-Vogue, Seattle 1985
14. ScratchVogue, Seattle 1985
15. BirdsPractice, 1985
16. Gentle Collapse instro
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Start At The Top (2002)
01. Start at the Top
02. Watch
03. Jump the Wall (Gentle Collapse)
04. Machine Gun Etiquette
05. Twelve Points
06. Make Room
07. Snowblind
08. Bulldog
09. This Lonely Place
10. NWAP II
11. The Ha-Ha
12. No Right
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