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| Background information | |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990–1998; 2009–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records |
| Members | Adam Grossman Ricktor Ravensbrück Laurent Le Baut |
| Past members | Danny Lohner Mike Robinson Clay Campbell Bobby Gustafson Barry Adelman Mike Peoples Brandon Workman Robb Lampmann Chris Ault Mark Dufour Chadwick Davis Steve Green Jason L. Eddie Travis Steve Green Marc Frappier Jim Vollentine Kyle Sanders Chris Istas Paul Gooch Dusty Kohn William Ables |
| Website | skrewofficial |
Skrew is an Americanindustrial metal band. Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009.
Skrew was formed in 1990 inAustin, Texas, by Adam Grossman andDanny Lohner.[4] The band emerged from the demise ofcrossover thrash bandAngkor Wat, of which Grossman and Lohner were members. Skrew recruitedAl Jourgensen ofMinistry, to record and produce its 1991 debut albumBurning in Water, Drowning in Flame.[4] The album fared well commercially (out-selling every debut on theMetal Blade catalog) and received high praise from critics. It was during this period that Lohner left the band initially auditioning for theRed Hot Chili Peppers before being hired byNine Inch Nails.
Skrew proceeded to work on its second release,Dusted, which was released in 1994.[4] This album saw the addition of keyboardist Jim Vollentine, who would remain with the band until 1998. Like its predecessor,Dusted was highly praised by critics and fans, and is still considered a classic in field ofindustrial metal by many fans of the genre. Commercially, however, it was less successful thanBurning.
The band's music then underwent significant change, probably due to a head-on automobile collision that Grossman experienced in 1995, the result of which was the 1996 albumShadow of Doubt. The album largely moved away from the band's previous sound, featuring more of a slow, extremethrash metal sound somewhat similar to other 1990s metal bands such asMachine Head. The band went through several member changes in the next year, but by 1997, Grossman had a stable line-up and released the band's final album,Angel Seed XXIII, which featured a style somewhat reminiscent of the then-emergingnu metal genre. The album received even less attention than its predecessor due to a lack of support from their label. Skrew went on hiatus in 1998.
In late 2009, Grossman began putting the pieces of Skrew back together again. The reformed band debuted on February 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas with a follow-up appearance in March 2011 at the SXSW music festival. The new material was much more politically oriented in terms of lyrics and musically might be more comparable to the Scandinavian extreme metal scene, all the while maintaining the roots of their distinctive sound.
In July 2014, Skrew digitally releasedUniversal Immolation, their first album in 17 years. Worldwide touring commenced in 2015.
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