Babylon (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Babylon
Type = studio
Artist = Skindred


Released = 2002
Recorded = Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village California
Sparky Dark Studios, Calabasas, California
Genre = Alternative metal
Length =
Label = RCA/BMG
Bieler Bros
Lava Records
Producer = Howard Benson
Jason Bieler (not 2002)
Skindred (not 2002)
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:p95s8qpxbtn4~T1 link]
*IGN rating-10|7.7 [http://music.ign.com/articles/602/602741p1.html link]
*Iowa State Daily (favourable) [http://media.www.iowastatedaily.com/media/storage/paper818/news/2004/12/01/Pulse/Cd.Reviews-1102377.shtml link]
Last album =
This album = "Babylon"
(2002)
Next album = "Roots Rock Riot"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = "Babylon"
Type = studio


Lower caption = 2004/2005 re-release cover.

"Babylon" is the 2002 debut album by Welsh Ragga-Metal act Skindred. It has since been re-issued several times.

RCA / BMG Release (2002)

The original 2002 release of Babylon hit the shops on 2002/07/03. Reportedly selling around 50,000 copies before BMG dropped Skindred.Fact|date=December 2007

Track listing

# "Set It Off"
# "Kiss And Make Up"
# "Pressure"
# "Sicker"
# "Selector"
# "Babylon"
# "The Fear"
# "Bruises"
# "Together"
# "World Domination"
# "Nobody"

Limited Edition

A limited edition version with two extra tracks was also released by RCA / BMG. It contained the same listing as above to the following tracks added.

12. "Firing The Love"
13. "Falling Down"

Bieler Bros. Re-Issue (2003)

Skindred were picked up by Bieler Bros. They re-issued Babylon (with a slightly different tracklisting) on 2003/04/22.

Track listing

# "Set It Off"
# "Nobody"
# "Babylon"
# "Selector"
# "Firing The Love"
# "Pressure"
# "Bruises"
# "The Fear"
# "Falling Down"
# "Kiss And Make Up"
# "Domination"
# "Together"

Lava Re-Issue (2004)

When Skindred signed with Lava Records Babylon was yet again re-issued. However, this time there was new artwork & some newly recorded tracks.

Track listing

# "Intro"
# "Nobody"
# "Pressure"
# "Start First"
# "Interlude 1"
# "Selector"
# "Bruises"
# "Interlude 2"
# "Set It Off"
# "Firing The Love"
# "Tears"
# "World Domination"
# "The Fear"
# "Interlude 3"
# "Babylon"
# "The Beginning Of Sorrows" (with acoustic version of "Pressure" as a hidden track)

Lava Re-issue (2005) (UK)

On 2005/10/10 the re-packaged Babylon came to the UK. Although the tracklistings were virtually the same, this version came with one more track "We Want" & a bonus CD.

Track listing

# "Intro"
# "Nobody"
# "Pressure"
# "Start First"
# "Interlude 1"
# "Selector"
# "Bruises"
# "We Want"
# "Interlude 2"
# "Set It Off"
# "Firing The Love"
# "Tears"
# "World Domination"
# "The Fear"
# "Interlude 3"
# "Babylon"
# "The Beginning Of Sorrows"

Track listing (Bonus CD)

# "Start First (Acoustic Version)"
# "Pressure (Acoustic Version)"
# "Set It Off (Acoustic Version)"
# "Nobody (Acoustic Version)"

Videos

Skindred made music videos for "Nobody," "Pressure," "Set It Off" and "Rat Race".

Personnel

* Benji Webbe - Vocals
* Jeff Rose - Guitar
* Mikeydemus - Guitar (not 2002 release)
* Dan - Bass
* Martyn Ford - Drums
* Dirty Arya - Drums (not 2002 release)

* Herbius Darussalam - featured on Interlude 1
* Jatoman Busha - featured on Interlude 2
* Howard Benson - Keyboards