Skarhead

Skarhead
OriginNew York City, U.S.
GenresHardcore punk
Years active1995–present
Labels
MembersDan Singer
A.K. Ray
Puerto Rican Myke
Past membersAaron "White Owl" Collins
Brian "Mitts" Daniels
Eric "Goat" Arce
Hoya Roc
Rigg Ross
Don Capria
Kevin Thorne

Skarhead is an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded and fronted by Lord Ezec a.k.a. Danny Diablo (of Crown of Thornz). The group is considered the originators of thugcore music,[1] a subgenre of hardcore punk "full of relentless breakdowns and throwdown-ready posturing".[2] They have toured with Gwar, Hatebreed,[1] and Earth Crisis.[3] They have been cited as an influence by Deez Nuts[4] and Fucked Up.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Danny Diablo to release new album in September". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. August 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Castillo, Arielle (May 6, 2010). "Skarhead Holds Nothing Back at Ballers Rock Bar". New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
  3. ^ Bialczak, Mark (April 24, 1998). "Earth Crisis Headlines Straight-Edge Show". The Post-Standard.
  4. ^ Morse, Erich (March 27, 2015). "JJ Peters of Deez Nuts". Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^ SANDERS, BRAD (July 2, 2014). "How Fucked Up became a popular hardcore band by not being a hardcore band at all". Retrieved April 22, 2020.