Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Beneath The Skin is a Doom and Sludge Metal four-piece poised to unleash their crushing debut self-titled album April 18, 2026.
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Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Beneath The Skin is a Doom and Sludge Metal four-piece poised to unleash their crushing debut self-titled album this April, with lead single “Fade Away” dropping April 3rd. Following 2025’s “Pay Up” EP, an uncompromising chronicle of drug addiction and recovery, the band are back with more hard-hitting groove and gritty soul.
Hailing from the Crowbar and Corrosion of Conformity school of Heavy, the riffs and swagger are front and center. Frontman Mike Riley’s grizzled, wildman vocals growl and croon, oozing charisma atop a wave of punishing grooves.
In the band’s own words:
We worked on this album for around 2 years. We had a pretty aggressive show season in 2024 and 2025 on top of recording our debut EP “Pay Up” in early 2025, but “Pay Up” represented the band’s early days. Joshua joined in
spring of 24 and “Pay Up” was already written. With this one, we wrote it all together in rehearsals during a challenging show schedule so it was more of a complete project for us. We have intentionally kind of explored the whole spectrum of the genre. This thing moves around while still having a cohesive sound.
Beneath The Skin’s self-titled full-length is slated for April 18, and “Fade Away” leads the charge.
Purchase Beneath The Skin‘s self-titled album on Bandcamp: https://beneaththeskin.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-skin
Tracklist:
01. People 04:45
02. Internal 04:37
03. Rivalry 04:25
04. So Strange 03:59
05. Fade Away 04:58
06. Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream Cover) 04:21
07. Rearranged 05:21
08. Lies and Politics 06:34
Lineup:
Mike Riley / Vocals
Russell Conner / Guitar
Josh Bowles / Bass
Jimmy York / Drums