Skindred: new mini-album release date, artwork unveiled

Welsh ragga-metallers Skindred will release their new mini-album, "Shark Bites and Dog Fights", on September 1 via Bieler Bros. Records. The record will contain seven songs, including "Stand For Something", "Who Are You?" and "Calling All Stations". It was produced by Matt LaPlant (Sikth) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Check out the cover artwork below.

Angel Of Metal conducted an interview with Skindred at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival, which was held April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below.
Skindred released "Electric Avenue", a cover of the classic Eddy Grant song, through MySpace on January 12.

"Electric Avenue" became a cross-Atlantic smash, topping the charts in both the U.S. and U.K. The original most recently gained notoriety by being prominently featured in the hit Seth Rogen comedy "Pineapple Express".

Premiered exclusively via the Xbox Live marketplace, Skindred's video for "Trouble" was filmed in London at Greenford Studios with Visual Abuse, whose members' previous credits include visual effects on the Academy Award-winning film "Saving Private Ryan", the first four "Harry Potter" films, over 600 commercials, and promotional videos for Keane, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.