Skarhead

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{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}

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| name = Skarhead

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| origin = New York City, U.S.

| genre = Hardcore punk

| years_active = 1995–present

| label = {{hlist|Another Planet|Victory|Reality|I Scream|Force 5}}

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| current_members = Dan Singer
A.K. Ray
Puerto Rican Myke

| past_members = Aaron "White Owl" Collins
Brian "Mitts" Daniels
Eric "Goat" Arce
Hoya Roc
Rigg Ross
Don Capria
Kevin Thorne

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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,{{cite news|title=Danny Diablo to release new album in September|date=August 5, 2009|work=San Gabriel Valley Tribune}} a subgenre of hardcore punk "full of relentless breakdowns and throwdown-ready posturing".{{cite news|title=Skarhead Holds Nothing Back at Ballers Rock Bar|last=Castillo|first=Arielle|date=May 6, 2010|work=New Times Broward-Palm Beach}} They have toured with Gwar, Hatebreed, and Earth Crisis.{{cite news|title=Earth Crisis Headlines Straight-Edge Show|last=Bialczak|first=Mark|date=April 24, 1998|work=The Post-Standard}} They have been cited as an influence by Deez Nuts{{cite web |last1=Morse |first1=Erich |title=JJ Peters of Deez Nuts |date=March 27, 2015 |url=https://www.nationalrockreview.com/interviews/jj-peters-of-deez-nuts |accessdate=April 22, 2020}} and Fucked Up.{{cite web |last1=SANDERS |first1=BRAD |title=How Fucked Up became a popular hardcore band by not being a hardcore band at all |date=July 2, 2014 |url=https://indyweek.com/music/features/fucked-became-popular-hardcore-band-hardcore-band/ |accessdate=April 22, 2020}}