Alongside the standard release, a deluxe edition of the album that contained a documentary called "Rude Boys for Life" was available for pre-order through PledgeMusic. The documentary looks at life on the road, its ups and downs, celebrations, festival appearances and headline shows, studio access, and the band's Polish Woodstock headline show where they played to over 1 million people. The album debuted on the iTunes chart at No. 55 where it peaked. Bing Tings and their upcoming album (2017–present) Their seventh album, Big Tings, followed in 2018 and was released on 27 April. Musical style Skindred fuse heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, electronica and reggae influences to create a unique style and sound. The band has previously referred to this style as "Ragga metal". Benji Webbe has also jokingly referred to the band's musical style as "nu-reggae", in reference to the term nu metal. Although Skindred has sometimes been compared to Bad Brains, Webbe states that "To someone who doesn't know anything about reggae music, of course we're going to sound like Bad Brains. It's like someone who doesn't know anything about opera might say that Pavarotti sounds just like Mario Lanza. But when your ears are trained and you know what you're looking for, you're going to say, 'Shit no, Mario Lanza don't sound nothing like Pavarotti.'" Band members Current members Benji Webbe – lead vocals (1998–present) synthesiser (2011–present) Daniel Pugsley – bass, programming, backing vocals (1998–present) Mikey Demus – guitars, backing vocals (2002–present) Arya Goggin – drums (2002–present) Former members Jeff "Death" Rose – guitars (2001–2002) Martyn "Ginge" Ford – drums (2001–2002) Dan "Brixton" "Sanchez" Sturgess – DJ, programming, backing vocals (2011–2017) Timeline Discography Babylon (2002) Roots Rock Riot (2007) Shark Bites and Dog Fights (2009) Union Black (2011) Kill the Power (2014) Volume (2015) Big Tings (2018) Smile (2023) Appearances Television Fuse TV 'Daily Download' (4 November 2004) Late Night with Conan O'Brien (14 December 2004) Skindred's bassist Daniel Pugsley played for the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello for their appearance on Later... with Jools Holland on 16 June 2006. Video game The song Nobody was used in the game Need For Speed Underground 2. Music festivals Skindred has appeared at a multitude of international music festivals. Notable appearances include the band's 2011 appearance at Download Festival, where the 'Newport Helicopter' was born. Skindred also made headlines at the same festival in 2006 when Benji