Kill the Power
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{{Use British English|date=April 2013}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Kill the Power
| type = studio
| artist = Skindred
| cover = skindred-kill_the_power.jpg
| alt =
| released = 27 January 2014 (UK)
| recorded = March–April 2013
| venue =
| studio = The Chairworks Studio, Leeds
| genre = Alternative metal, reggae, electronic rock, nu metal
| length = 48:35
56:52 (deluxe edition)
| label = BMG, Double Cross, Invise (Cooking Vinyl)
| producer = James Loughrey
| prev_title = Union Black
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Volume
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Kill the Power
| type = studio
| single1 = Ninja
| single1date = 2 September 2013
| single2 = Kill the Power
| single2date = 24 November 2013
| single3 = The Kids Are Right Now
| single3date = 11 June 2014
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Jukebox:Metal
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2014/skindred-kill-the-power/ | title=Kill The Power review | work=Jukebox:Metal.com}}
| rev2 = The Monolith
| rev2Score = {{rating|8|10|score=8.1/10 stars}}{{cite web | url=http://www.themonolith.com/music/review-skindred-kill-power/ | title=Review: Skindred – Kill The Power | work=The Monolith | access-date=4 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225002915/http://www.themonolith.com/music/review-skindred-kill-power/ | archive-date=25 February 2014 | url-status=dead }}
}}
Kill The Power is the fifth studio album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was announced on 29 April 2013, and was released on 27 January 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skindred.net/audio/kill-the-power-2014|title=Kill The Power (Skindred Official Website)|publisher=Skindred|access-date=30 January 2014|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194638/http://www.skindred.net/audio/kill-the-power-2014|url-status=dead}} A Music video was released for "The Kids Are Right Now".
Background
The album was announced by UK website Metal Hammer on 29 April 2013. On the subject, lead singer Benji Webbe said:
{{Blockquote |text=Kill The Power is our fifth studio album...We are more than excited to unleash this Skindred bomb on the world! Kill The Power is for all them that are sick of being the underdog, and wanna step up and destroy all those who oppress and hold them down! Use this album as a backdrop to overcome and take your life back! We ain’t fighting the power no more – we are definitely killing it!!}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/exclusive-skindred-announce-new-album-kill-the-power/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Skindred Announce New Album 'Kill The Power'!|publisher=Metal Hammer|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501185134/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/exclusive-skindred-announce-new-album-kill-the-power/|archivedate=1 May 2013}}
Dan Pugsley stated about the album title, "It’s more the idea that in life we have things that stand barriers, it might be a relationship or a habit and it's about facing those things, rather than it being purely political".[http://www.grande-rock.com/interviews/skindred Interview with Dan Pugsley], by Grande-Rock.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Kill the Power
| extra_column =
| total_length = 48:35
| all_writing = Skindred except where stated
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Kill the Power
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Ruling Force
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Playing with the Devil
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Worlds on Fire
| length4 = 3:31
| title5 = Ninja
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = The Kids Are Right Now
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = We Live
| writer7 = Skindred, Russ Ballard
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Open Eyed
| note8 = feat. Jenna G
| writer8 = Skindred, Jenna G
| length8 = 4:42
| title9 = Dollars and Dimes
| length9 = 3:48
| title10 = Saturday
| writer10 = Skindred, Russ Ballard
| length10 = 3:59
| title11 = Proceed with Caution
| length11 = 3:18
| title12 = More Fire
| writer12 = Skindred, Russ Ballard
| length12 = 3:22
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese Bonus Track
| total_length = 52:15
| title13 = Re-Education (featuring MAH from SiM)
| length13 = 3:40
}}
{{track listing
| headline = iTunes Bonus Tracks
| total_length = 56:52
| title13 = Ghetto Long Time
| length13 = 4:10
| title14 = All Fall Down
| length14 = 4:06
}}
Personnel
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- Benji Webbe – vocals, synthesiser
- Daniel Pugsley – bass
- Mikey Demus – guitar, backing vocals
- Arya Goggin – drums
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;Additional personnel
- James Loughrey – production, recording, mixing, programming
- Davide Venco – Recording engineer, mix engineer
- Cory Moore – assistant engineer
- Blair Goddard – assistant engineer
- Tim Fox – artwork
- Stronghold studios – pre-production
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References
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