May 2013
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Litany: Preview Skinny Puppy's Weapon in entirety →
Revolver Mag has just posted the complete Weapon album for your streaming listening delight. Listen here.
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OGRE INTERVIEWED BY VICE MAGAZINE →
Vice Magazine features a brand new interview with Ogre about Weapon. Here’s a clip:::
I recently came to this weird gestalt in my mind that everything we do has the potential to either harm or cause good. This is a choice we all make with every action. But I view the human being primarily as a weapon, and a lot of the things that weâve created have had disastrous effects on us as a...
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SKINNY PUPPY'S SALVO FREE DOWNLOAD →
Rolling Stone has saLvo, off of the upcoming Weapon, available for download for free today. Get it right here.
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Litany: Skinny puppy - paragun →
Skinny Puppy - Paragun
April 2013
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PREVIEW SKINNY PUPPY'S WEAPON →
It’s my great honor and privilege to offer everyone in Litany land their first taste of Skinny Puppy’s forth-coming album, Weapon. Enjoy, share, and discuss this very special, exclusive preview of the full-length release landing on May 28th:::
March 2013
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OGRE CON APPEARANCES IN LA AND CHARLOTTE →
Ogre will be making a couple of convention appearances in the coming weeks. First up is Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, NC this weekend, March 22nd thru 24th. Next up is LA’s Days of the Dead. Ogre will be appearing there on Saturday April 6th (though the con itself runs all weekend). In addition to signing Repo! and Devil’s Carnival merchandise, Ogre will also have some ohGr...
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DOWNLOAD RELEASE NEW ALBUM →
Download’s new album, LingAM, is now set for release via Metropolis Records on June 11th. Marking Download’s tenth full-length release and cEvin and Phil Western’s nineteenth year of collaboration, the album features artwork by Allen Jaeger and Simon Paul. Pre-order it here.
February 2013
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PRE-ORDER SKINNY PUPPY'S WEAPON ON CD AND VINYL →
Skinny Puppy’s upcoming album, Weapon, is now available for preorder on CD and limited edition 180g vinyl from Metropolis records for release on May 28th. See the tracklisting and press info below, including a familiar song title:::
This stunning new album stands as a commentary on that which it is named after, the Weapon, or more specifically, to the concurrent glorification of the gun...
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December 2012
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SKINNY PUPPY'S MEAT FLAVOUR TURNS 30 →
It’s hard to believe but this month has marked the 30th anniversary of the recording of what would be the first song given the Skinny Puppy name: Meat Flavoured Factor a.k.a. Meat Flavour. Produced in December 1982, it was released in an edited version on Puppy’s first, homemade release, Back and Forth series 1 in early 1984, which was reissued as Back and Forth series 2 in 1992. 2003...
October 2012
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LEGENDARY PINK DOTS RELEASE NEW ALBUM →
The Legendary Pink Dots are preparing to release Chemical Playschool 15, the next volume in the series of epic albums that they have touched upon at various points throughout their career. Chemical Playschools are always special outings and this record is no different, a dream-like space-rock journey both epic and intimate. Turn out the lights, draw the curtains, and watch this album weave...
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OGRE VISITS ORLANDO AND CHICAGO →
Ogre will be appearing at two upcoming horror conventions. This weekend, October 26th through 28th, he’ll be at Spooky Empire in Orlando, featuring a shadowcast showing of Repo! November 16th through 18th he’ll be at Chicago’s Days of the Dead. He’ll be signing autographs and will have some ohGr merch available. If you’re anywhere in the area of either of these shows,...
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UPDATES FROM CEVIN KEY →
It’s been a while since we’ve heard straight from the horse’s mouth about the status of all of the various projects, so I thought I’d check in with cEvin and see what irons are on the proverbial fire. Here’s what he had to say:::
Right now we are working on a new Skinny Puppy album. I’m also working on several side projects, of course Download and PlaTEAU with...
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COLLIDE REMIXED BY CEVIN KEY AND KEN MARSHALL →
Collide are set to release a double-disc remix collection based on their last album, Counting to Zero (you can read my review of the original here). Bent and Broken features the track Mind Games as remixed by cEvin Key and Ken Marshall, in addition to remixes by Chris Vrenna, Android Lust, and others. The set is rounded out with a few new cover versions including songs by The Glove and Queen....
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DVOA PLAYS RHODE ISLAND INDUSTRIAL FESTIVAL →
Mark Spybey of Download’s Dead Voices on Air will be performing as part of Providence, Rhode Island’s Halloween Industrial Festival, November 2nd through 4th, also featuring FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mark Hosler of Negativland, Otto Von Schirach, Controlled Bleeding and many others. It’s been a busy year for Mark, who has released a DVOA album, Mawson Will and Other...
September 2012
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LIVE VINYL ON THE WAY →
In case you pre-ordered the live Bootlegged, Broke, and In Solvent Seasvinyl and have been waiting for it to arrive, here is a statement from Metropolis Records about the delay:::
After several deadlines were missed by the manufacturer, as of September 11th, we were notified that the Skinny Puppy Vinyls should arrive next week, to begin shipping on or before September 25. We apologize for the...
August 2012
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OGRE TO APPEAR AT HORRORFIND THIS WEEKEND →
For the third year in a row Ogre will be appearing as part of the annual Horrorfind Weekend convention in Gettysburg, PA this Friday, August 31st through Sunday September 2nd. He’ll be signing autographs and will have some ohGr merch in tow. I’ll be there again as his trusty assistant / helper monkey / hanger-on. These cons are always a fantastic time so if you’re in the area...
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NEW PHIL WESTERN LIMITED RELEASE →
A few months back we told you about Laborandum, Phil Western’s career retrospective release out via Rustblade, which featured a limited deluxe edition of just 49 copies with a third, bonus disc. That set sold out quickly so Rustblade is making that disc available again in another limited edition entitled Third Trimester - this time limited to 99 copies. Here’s what they have to say...
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CEVIN KEY PRESENTS SNUB CLUB SEPTEMBER 12TH →
If you’re in the LA area, you now have plans for Wednesday, September 12th. cEvin Key is reviving Snub Club, a club night he ran in Toronto infamous for featuring the only ever live performance of The Flu, at Complex, featuring live performances by Otto Von Schirach with the enigmatic and mysterious BananaSloth, Subcon artist Baseck, Cyrusrex and cEvin Key himself along with David Wright of...
July 2012
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CEVIN KEY RELEASES PINK DOTS DOCUMENTARY →
Set to be released on DVD on October 23rd via Metropolis is a documentary film of never-before-seen private footage made by cEvin Key during the recording of the Legendary Pink Dots album Nine Lives to Wonder. Considered one of the band’s masterpieces by many, the album extensively featured cEvin on drums. Here’s what he has to say about the film:::
I made it in 1993, just before the...
June 2012
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PUPPY, LIVE, VINYL →
The new live Puppy album, Bootlegged, Broke, and Insolvent Seas is being released in a limited edition, double-LP gatefold vinyl edition. On 185-gram vinyl, it includes a digital download of the album and is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. Order it right here in advance of it’s September release.
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HEAR WORLOCK LIVE →
Now at SkinnyPuppy.com, hear the performance of Worlock live from the forthcoming live album, Bootlegged, Broke, and Insolvent Seas from Hildesheim, Germany. This particular show will forever be burned into my memory. From my vantage point hiding in the shadows at the back corner of the stage I glanced out upon the seemingly endless sea of thousands upon thousands of black-clad...
May 2012
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SKINNY PUPPY LIVE ALBUM PREVIEW →
Preview clips are now available for the upcoming Skinny Puppy live album, Bootlegged, Broke, and In Solvent Seas at iTunes. If you’re at all like me, and I’m sure that down in the deepest hidden crevices of your tender soul you pray that you are, you’re waiting with baited breath at the chance to again bathe your ears in the majesty of these songs as performed live with the...
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SUBCON JAM '95 →
Here’s another amazing clip from cEvin’s archives, featuring a jam with Dwayne and Ryan Moore at the Vancouver Subconscious Studios. Watch it:::
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LIVE HILT →
cEvin Key has been digging through the video archives and posting some interesting stuff on Youtube. Check out this live video of The Flu, the band that later became Hilt, in their only live performance at Snubclub in Vancouver. Watch the video here:::
April 2012
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HELP KICKSTART OGRE'S NEXT FILM →
Ogre has signed on to appear in the upcoming production, Scream Park. Here is what they have to say:::
The film is based on an original screenplay, styled after the 1980s slasher horror films. The story is about an amusement park going out of business and the owner crafting a murderous plot to keep the park open. The project is being headed by ProtoMedia Productions and produced by Cary Hill. Ogre...
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SEE OGRE'S NEW FILM ON THE ROAD →
I’ve been unforgivably lax in mentioning it here, but you’ve probably heard by now that Ogre is appearing in the new film by Darren Lynn Bousman, The Devil’s Carnival, a guided tour through hell’s amusement park. Reuniting much of the cast and creative team behind Repo!, this movie features Ogre as The Twin, a “shifty” role requiring him to spend a lot of time...
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March 2012
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OGRE AND PAUL BARKER COLLABORATION →
You’ve probably heard a bit about the Ministry documentary film, Fix. Available in conjunction is Paul Barker’s new record, Fix This!!!, which features such guests as Chris Connelly, Puscifer, Taylor Momsen, and our very own pal Ogre. If my ever-aging and processed-food-addled memory is correct, this marks their first recorded work together since 1990. Here’s what Paul had to...
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SKINNY PUPPY TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM →
Update :: Corey
Set for release on June 12th via Metropolis is Bootlegged, Broke, and In Solvent Seas, and album of recordings made on the phenomenal European tour of 2010. As someone lucky enough to work on that tour and experience these performances first hand as mixed by Ken Marshall, I think this record will prove to be the definitive live document of Skinny Puppy. Visit here to preorder ...
December 2011
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SEND IN YOUR TAPES →
The tour ended a week ago and I am beginning to return to Normal Life. The feeling, now familiar to me, is a bit like being a fallen leaf, settling back down to earth after a brief ride in the…
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VANCOUVER SHOTS →
Ogre gets surprised onstage with a birthday cake after the clock strikes midnight. Bill Morrison leads the crowd in a rendition of Happy Birthday to a grateful Ogre. Images in…
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HAVE AN ESPRESSO. YOU WILL? OH I GUESS SO. →
Dre Robinson, Puppy record contributor and airborne ohGr tour crew member extraordinaire, says “stay off the stage!” Photo courtesy of Impose Magazine, who have a fantastic review and photo…
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WHERE EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE HEAVY BUSINESS →
A teaser image from the rehearsal studio submitted to rev your your anticipation as the bus pulls into San Francisco for the first show of the ohGr tour. I’ve had the privilege of hearing the…
OHGR CALLS FOR BOOTLEGGING →
I arrived in LA today and spent most of the afternoon sorting through the merch for the upcoming tour (followed up the necessary stop at In-N-Out burger). The Undeveloped artwork looks mighty fine…
November 2011
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SP BLACK FRIDAY SALE →
In honor of black Friday the store at skinnypuppy.com will be temporarily reducing all merchandise to half price. Yes, you can get t-shirts and hoodies for 50% starting at midnight after your…
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OHGR TOUR VIP PACKAGES →
Announcing a special offer for the ohGr tour allowing the hardcore fans to upgrade their ticket to a VIP experience package, including:::
-a meet and greet with Ogre -access to the band’s soundcheck -a VIP laminate -a signed 18”x24” tour poster, exclusive to this offer -entry into a drawing to win the one-of-a-kind Tree of No Cares head prop unpainted test pull from the now...
SUBCON EBAY AUCTIONS →
Puppy and Download collectors will want to check out Subcon’s new Ebay Store, where cEvin is auctioning some of his own collection of vintage t-shirts and vinyl from across the history of the…
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NEW ALBUM FROM COLLIDE REVIEWED →
What with the arrival of the first new Skinny Puppy album in four years, an ohGr record only a summer old, and an ohGr tour on the way, it would be easy to overlook some of the other great…
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HANDOVER ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS →
HanDover has debuted at #168 on this week’s Billboard Top 200. Visit our forum to join in on the discussion about the record right here and vote for your favorite track on the album here…
October 2011
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OHGR WEST COAST TOUR ANNOUNCED →
ohGr will be doing a limited tour of the west coast of the US and Canada this December in support of Undeveloped. As of now there are no plans for further touring. Get there if you at all can! Check out the full, final dates below:::
Thu-Dec-01 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill Fri-Dec-02 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre Sat-Dec-03 Seattle, WA El Corazon Sun-Dec-04 Vancouver,...
LISTEN TO HANDOVER STREAMING ONLINE →
AOL Music now has HanDover available for streaming in entirety, right here, in advance of release day tomorrow.
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HANDOVER STREAMING ONLINE →
AOL Music now has HanDover available for streaming in entirety, right here, in advance of release day tomorrow.
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WAVY FROM HANDOVER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD →
Update :: Corey
The website Peta2 has now featured the new Puppy track Wavy from the forthcoming HanDover available for download. Get it right here!
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NEW SKINNY PUPPY TRACK DEBUTS →
Visit Revolver Magazine to hear the song Village from the upcoming album HanDover.
LEGENDARY PINK DOTS EUROPEAN TOUR AND SALE →
The fine folks at ROIR records are running a limited time sale on their Legendary Pink Dots music and merchandise. Right now you can get yourself CDs for $8 and t-shirts for $15. If you’ve been…
September 2011
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OGRE TO HOST REPO SHOWING AT TN HORROR CON →
Ogre is set to appear this Saturday and Sunday at Horror Weekend 2011 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In addition to signing autographs and merchandise, he will be hosting the convention’s special midnight showing of his scene-stealing turn in Repo! If you’re anywhere in the area, make sure you get yourself there for a fun chance to chat with Ogre when he isn’t covered in stage...
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OGRE TO APPEAR AT HORRORFIND CON →
If you’re in the area, come on down to Horrorfind in Gettysburg, PA this weekend. Ogre will be appearing and signing autographs. He should also have some ohGr merch in tow and will happily answer your many questions about Handover. I’ll be there with him once again as his helper monkey, so please say hello. Judging by last year’s event, which somehow ended in me eating Boo...
