Skin Yard - 1000 Smiling Knuckles (1991)

Released in 1991, 1000 Smiling Knuckles was the record that the band always felt was their best effort. It featured the band’s final drummer, Barrett Martin, whose sense of rhythm and bombast would help propel the band into its most creatively satisfying period. This self-titled lead track is of better quality than the other versions I’ve been able to find on YouTube. Visit the SY website at