Skindred on BBC Breakfast

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Let's not act like this wasn't the anthem of Need for speed 2

[@iranribeiro4009]

I got to knew Skindred thanks to that game, lol. It was the first metal song that I really liked growing up. I don't like every one of their song, but they are one of the few bands that I always check if there are any new albums.

[@fatbroccoli8]

Was just gonna say it's sad NFS didn't get a mention, that's what got me into Skindred

[@SirFabulouis]

When Benji said "Morning morning morning" I couldn't unhear "Warning warning warning warning".

[@bbailey4383]

I went through a period of following skindred around the country. I watched them play to 14 people, to doing the newport helicopter with 50,000 other nutcases at download Festival, and everywhere in between. They played to 14 people just the same as 50k. They are an exemplary of what any live band should be. Love you guys forever and always! Ragga punk power!

[@demonhalo67]

I became a fan when I heard Nobody at a house party in 2006. (Although I knew about them years before, also being a Newportian). I recall seeing them in TJ's in 2008, again 2 years later in 2010 and another occasion in 2021 or 2 in the Tramshed in Cardiff. The fans are nuts, just like the music and that's fine by me!.

[@laurahenriksen19]

That's ace

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

​@@demonhalo67My mate knew one of the producers of the original album. He had a copy of that and the original BfmV EP which I ended up with. I remember the 2012 Download performance, they got people to take off their hoodies or shirts and swing em around. I didn't want to take my shirt off and had a backpack. The neighbouring crowd participants were not impressed 😂

[@milktwosugars6848]

*Does the Newport helicopter to this comment*

[@aaroncov]

Benji is my daughters cousin Met him about 1 year ago. After about 10 years and 2 concerts Jordan went to. When (their) great grandma passed away. NAN NAN. It has always been a pleasure to be part of this family. Benji is down to earth. Thanks for being such an awesome person. Also part of a truly modern family. I am awestrck to see this video today.

[@GraemeRoberts]

Skindred finally getting the recognition they deserve. New album is a banger too.

[@demonhalo67]

They are definitely gaining traction and on the cusp of blowing up big. There is no one else out there like them and the youngsters coming on to the scene are hip and will dig this sh1t.

[@andrewhaigh1742]

Pahaha it's 2023

[@sethputnamsghost]

Best kept secret.😉🤘

[@gemlouise1260]

The best artists never seem to get the recognition they should be getting. I didn't realise they'd hit the mainstream but I'm happy to see it, well done Skindred, you deserve the success! ❤

[@aaryamannambiar6677]

They reached number 2 on UK's album charts!!?? That's amazing!! So happy for them! Especially this late in the game.

[@demonhalo67]

Takes time for bands to catch on now. There is so many out there there is no publicity until you can make it on to a festival circuit as a support. Until then, it's all word of mouth and small shows until you can get enough fans to upgrade to bigger venues that advertise.

[@idontexist-satoshi]

Enter Shikari got #1 and sold way more units than Skindred. Where is there BBC talk? Oh wait, they won't because of the beliefs the band have. I like skindred but they didn't anything close to what ES did I think skindred came in at around 645 units. (chum change)

[@Hellwyck]

@@idontexist-satoshi I'm pretty sure they share beliefs, just you can't dance to a Shikari track.

[@thirteentimes365]

It is amusing that people have only just started hearing about Skindred when they've been active for 21 years and have 8 albums behind them. They are incredibly unique and deserve all the praise they receive. They're brilliant to see live, too.

[@TheBoltonFam]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen. Seen then 11 times and met them twice.

[@thirteentimes365]

@@TheBoltonFam Me and my Mrs met Benji back in 2010 when they played The Agincourt, Camberley. He was just hanging around outside, chatting to fans, getting pictures taken. He was so down to Earth and friendly. Top guy and a top band.

[@MetalMonster313]

I first heard them when I was playing Need For Speed Underground when I was a little lad. Been a fan ever since. I'm still yet to see them live!

[@markwilkinson4316]

Download Regulars have known them for years. Skindred have never chased the Big Time, but finally the Big Time is chasing them.

[@DigitalBath742]

I saw them at Ozzfest in London in 2010. Benji is such a great front man.

[@segadriven]

We all know that Benji has the gift of the gab, but it’s great to see him on a platform as big as this and looking so comfortable. Well deserved

[@Yvo19]

Well said, dude.

[@martin-1965]

Brilliant - long overdue their success. Amazing band from the Dubwar days onwards. Well deserved 😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@Itsallron]

Mainstream UK TV presenters are the most benign personalities this country has to offer. Honestly they live under a guilded rock.

[@MKoczwanski]

I used to skate to their music back in 2005, the memories. Glad this came across my feed

[@megastack95]

Absolutely man. I used to skate on my blades listening to these guys. Gives you so much pump and adrenaline!

[@teknomax7883]

I absolutely love how friendly and down to earth they are. This is so heartwarming to watch

[@stephaniehealy912]

About time they get recognised I’ve loved them for 10 years seen them 3 times cracking lads and they deserve more recognition

[@Wreckhead]

"morning, morning, morning, morning" 😂😂

[@michaellee316]

One of the best bands Ive ever seen Live. Such a great show!

[@shabbite]

I'll second that , awesome 👍

[@laurahenriksen19]

Been listening to Skindred for years and years now... This is mental 😂

[@louisecookson4786]

Saw Skindred for the first time at download 2014 after listening to them for a year or so beforehand … seen them another 9 times since and loved every damn show! They are amazing

[@josephmanley5383]

Just discovered this band after checking them out after my Granddaughter say them at Leeds.

[@josephmanley5383]

That should say saw them.

[@Sabre_Wulf1]

Will never forget being part of the newport helicopTAAA at download. Legendary metal band!

[@KiriEdge]

Been listening to these guys for 10 years absolutely fantastic band

[@allanhughes912]

Love the straight forward honesty and humility, well deserved recognition

[@pulveriseuk]

Love this so much! Can’t believe they played our TikTok and Benji mentioned us! STILL buzzing!

[@Finthefish-hr8ky]

Been listening to them for 20 years. Wicked band.

[@joebishop6509]

These guys deserve it, can’t wait to see them headline download it’ll happen

[@Theincrediblespud]

One of the best bands I’ve seen live.

[@judgeshred66]

Seen them so many times, they’ve been a mainstay in the rock and metal community for so long and it’s amazing to see them finally getting wider recognition. Watching this video I was literally thinking “are they going to talk about the Newport helicopter”? Having partaken in many of these myself I can confirm it’s awesome 😂

[@emily.f.p5160]

Saw these guys back in 2017 and countless years previously! Recently went to Download and they were fantastic as always! For sure they deserve the success, and they have always had consistant love from they're fans, and I'm so glad more people are exsperiencing them! Because they are just pure entertainment ❤

[@davep7589]

I've been a fan of these guys since i heard nobody back when it was released! Good to see them getting recognition for all the hard work they have put in over the years.

[@Track_Rat]

I've known about Skindred since the guitar hero days but my first time seeing them live was supporting KISS on their "end of the road" tour and they're ace live, the banter with the crowd, Newport helicopter, not surprised they are getting known now with social media

[@jacobelledge8424]

I just saw them live open for 311 here in California. Amazing band

[@DiederickBosman]

Skindred's album Union Black is one of the best crossover albums ever. Finally, finally the deserved attention for this band and Benji. Please also check out his Dub War albums. Stunning. Their live shows are just the best.

[@johnmacaskill8823]

Love this band. A relatively recent convert, seen them quite often over the last few years at Bloodstock, Download and Kiss and loving the album. A great non-nostalgia metal band. Love them.

[@GaryFrood]

One of the best live bands without a doubt

[@PrdtRsic]

I hope they play at Download 2024, they have really grown on me. I'm 39 and an OG Slipknot fan but, I'm loving Skindred lately. Gutted I was at camp at Download 2023 this year my Army injury came back with my knee after carrying all that equipment from the car. But I heard them from my tent. Wont happen again, I'll be there next time.

[@andreidoanca4262]

I'm happy for them. I remember when they broke out with that particular song...they toured my home country and went out to see them! Had no clue they got another wave coming from TikTok! good for them

[@1985indeed]

Nobody came out in 2002, actually, on the original release of BABYLON. Great to see Skindred bigger than ever in 2023!

[@TheBoltonFam]

Yeah you're right actually

[@petejammo88]

And featured on need for speed underground 2

[@lamya.thefairy]

I love the way she sounds so confused as she says 'Skin-derr-ed' at the beginning

[@TheBoltonFam]

🤣

[@ians4564]

I've enjoyed seeing the band live twice and it was lovely to see them being on BBC breakfast talking about themselves and how big they've become through the years! 😍

[@guy8029]

I remember my friend having “Pressure” on his Xbox and it was on repeat for years after that. I’m glad they’re finally getting mainstream attention.

[@alicewright8367]

Have loved Skindred FOREVER love them, such lovely people, so wholesome and talented!

[@miraichampion3366]

HELL YES - one of the best live bands ive ever seen. Such nice humble dudes too.

[@Bawitdabadabangdadang]

I met Benji in a club one night and told him I liked Skindred and he looked at me like I was a piece of sh*t and just walked away without saying a word.

[@generalmassive1907]

Seen them 4 times now, once at the Yardbirds in Grimsby when they played to a crowd of 150 people, banging night 😊

[@crazymanwithaplunger]

Need for Speed Underground 2 . 2004. That was when I became a Skindred fan. Favourite track on that playlist.

[@Alex-pk1iy]

Saw them support flogging molly and at their own show in Bristol. They’re awesome. Wish they’d do more shows in the south west

[@demonhalo67]

You haven't got the venues, same problem as Wales. Maybe one or two in Exeter/Plymouth.

[@lukedaley17]

First time hearing their song was in the videogame Need for speed Underground 2. What a tune.

[@Ljrocks76]

First time seeing Skindred at download 2019, and the helicopter was absolutely brilliant! What a buzz 😁 they turned out to be one of my best bands of the weekend 👌🤘

[@KellysHeroes777]

They are such a great band.

[@m00zic]

It's amazing. Great day for reggae and metal. Set Fazers to number one 🎉 Also really surreal seeing the hosts "I hadn't even heard you until today"

[@hewmanbeing]

I saw them live at Brixton years ago, they are brilliant live

[@DigitalBath742]

I liked Benji's previous band, Dub War. I remember hearing them on a Kerrang giveaway CD in the 90s. Skindred are great too.

[@Nazareeni]

Saw them live about 10 years ago. Lost my shoe in the mosh and never got it back. I spent alot of that night hopping on one foot.

[@LC-xz2vd]

Thanks for this, definitely needs sharing, love it 🎉❣️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ruff1draft]

Been a Skindred fan for years

[@Rabant777]

Seen them live a few times over the years, always on festival bills - always bring the party and get the crowd energised .... and then 3 times on this year's Kiss tour, with The Wild Things too.

[@cromwellg60]

Ive done sound for Skindred a few times, really nice guys especially Benji. Wish them all the best.

[@seanbyrnebba]

Love skindred....remember seeing them early 00s following the breakup of dubwar

[@Neon-Flux]

I live in Newport and they were in a music shop while I was doing work experience in the 90s cool people 😎

[@JoshZenpai]

this band got me into breakdowns

[@Troutbasher]

was a dub war fan back in the day, then skindred emerged! i'm going to see them in october for my 18th time, i'm now wondering if the place is going to be packed full with new followers! hope they all enjoy it as much as i know i will :)

[@stasiacat.]

Awwww I saw them a month ago, crazy to see nobody going viral on tiktok now 🥺💜

[@mikedickens7957]

I saw them in their early days just post Dub War, when they played at Bradford Rio in 2002, about 50 people there

[@Slightlycrazy101]

From the us i love skindred for years now

[@desantos1234]

Saw them at Download in June:)

[@rosshooper4773]

Who remembers him from dubwar

[@benrenkylosolo5350]

I feel all smug I saw them live years and years ago

[@thfreakinacage]

Millennials dusting off their NFS: Underground 2 box: "The tiktok kids are ready".

[@vicesquadpunk]

Excellent ❤ UK music is always a ray of sunshine from the usual misery and trivia ❤️

[@SiL3nTPsYcO]

hes a stand up guy bumped into him in a club as he was a member good to see them get bigger

[@georgelaird8703]

They're first video track "No body"

[@cheesymusicofficial]

skindred are festival and live legends. Always a party with them 🖤🤘

[@TheEndOfNowhere]

So proud

[@arneliusthemasterofnone4968]

i love skindred..."nobody" is a soundtrack of need for speed game when i heard it first. and i hooked to the band.🇵🇭

[@TheBeardsShow]

Skindred finally getting their flowers. Fully deserved.

[@sacredgeometry]

Skindred are awesome (not biased just because I am welsh) its great to see them get some appropriate publicity as they have been solidly fantastic for a long time.

[@Dcully]

Saw then in December supporting Volbeat, they were great live.

[@nickfarr2865]

My brother knew Benji from when he was at Newport Art College in the early eighties. I finally saw Dub War last year

[@ScribblyDave]

My band supported Skindred at The Agincourt in Camberley 🤘🏻

[@ineedmyhat]

Need for speed underground introduced me to skindred

[@williamgould2553]

Loved them since hearing them on need for speed underground 1 or 2, as a young child it was unreal

[@GrayNeko]

All praise to Skindred! They deserve the earth! Fucking love these guys! ^_^

[@jonharvey6277]

Saw skindred in the backroom of a pub at the Camden rocks festival it was my best mates introduction to moshing (it was more just pogoing but still) she lost her shoe and everyone immediately moved out the way so she could find it we stepped out so she could put her shoe back on and as we were sitting there a guy comes out with claret all down his face and the biggest grin you've ever seen so not a bad introduction for my mate

[@Harrysound]

I remember these guys coming out when I was a teenager, I never knew they were Welsh all this time

[@demonhalo67]

Com'mon mate those accents are straight up Newport/Cardiff. SE Wales area.

[@jakep5442]

I first watched Benji in ‘Dubwar’ supporting the Manics in 1994. So must energy back then :)

[@o_l_o864]

So 2004 to now, sonce that song was on the first album lmao and it finally gwtting it recognition. I hope people realise how many bands there are out there who put out the same standard. I just hope no one going come to me amd be like you know that tiktok song nobody 😭

[@docholiday3800]

😂 it's about fucking time!!! Bad Brains led me to these guys. So many great bands need that spotlight and rightfully deserves it.

[@aylith663320]

First heard Skindred playing Need For Speed Underground 2 on the PS2. Been a fan ever since.

[@JayDizz92]

I found skindred by downloading a slipknot album on limewire and pressure and nobody were randomly at the end of Iowa. Thank god for limewire ay haha

[@dgbennet]

Presenters talking like Skidred have been playing to empty rooms for 20 years... they have been getting huge crowds at festival main stages up and moving the whole time.

[@va818]

Not going to lie, didn't have that on my 2023 bingo card. Good on them though, in an age of "fake it to make it" - they've earned their success by sheer determination and authenticity

[@GJ22]

I remember the first time I heard them on the need for speed underground 2 soundtrack. Top stuff

[@ShentricFireBeard]

they were awesome at download 2019 when I saw them he was wearing a vest with the union jack on it black and white, and cats on the big screen haha

[@UnionJxck]

The OG's knew this song from NFSU2

[@petershortland478]

They was incredible at Wacken always put on an amazing show

[@zappasmoustache23]

Real music getting coverage on mainstream news is always a good thing, and Benji is a perfect ambassador for uk metalheads. 🤘

[@SorceressWitch]

What counts as real music? Or do you just mean something that you like? This is a nu metal band, nu metal was popular a couple decades ago but only certain bands got attention like Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn, Disturbed, System of A Down, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool and some others. Skindred was in the same genre but not as popular. So it's not like nu metal hasn't received mainstream attention. It's like going to thrash metal and we see the big four like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax got mainstream attention while a band like Hirax didn't. This is just a thing that happens not because less popular is bad, they may be better but popularity helps. Some extreme bands even got attention like Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death but I don't expect most extreme metal to get attention as it's mainly underground music and I don't need something to be mainstream to like it. I don't need every person listening to the same things as me. This band is just nu metal so it's not something extreme or hard to get into.

[@wolfie1144]

a good change from constantly hearing of pop stars all the time

[@Dead-EyeMetal]

Christ on a bike... I honestly never realised how long they've been going. It only seems like a couple of years since the first album!

[@GaryFrood]

Makes you feel old doesn’t it, I still remember when dub war his early band entered the scene.

[@nightmaredriver3709]

It's weird they are talking like they're a small band, they play download and bloodstock all the time and they were on conan in america. They're really not that small

[@billysuter]

Festival staple for 20 years. I seen them in Plymouth back in the day many many times r.i.p white rabbit

[@sallyschildcare]

I'm gonna dig out my Dubwar CD!

[@timkeen8196]

Benje is known for his use of colourful language. I'll admit I was nervous hearing they were on a live broadcast in the morning