Dale and Troy Thompson, original founders of Bride, have once again composed and recorded 12 songs that are sure to re-awaken the Bride fans. Not since the release of the legendary Snakes in the Playground has any of their CD’s been so highly anticipated. Skin for Skin is a very powerful piece of work. Dale’s vocals continue to induce and incite cold chills up the spine. Troy invents some of the most memorable and groove oriented metal licks in his career. Lawrence Bishop on bass drives the bottom end like a M1 Tank. And, unlike past releases, Skin for Skin is riddled with double bass thunder. Together all of these elements produce possibly the best work that Bride has ever recorded!

Lyrically Dale deals with tough subjects like racism, war, evil in the world, sacrifice and the love of one for all others. He delves headlong and addresses addiction, redemption, restoration, deliverance, and love. Dale’s son Alex, who is currently serving in the United States Air Force, even has songwriting credit as he shares his song about suicide on this CD. Alex could not perform the song himself but Bride did their best to interpret his thoughts and feelings.

Bride also invited a special guest to appear on the CD. Not since their second release Live to Die has guitar virtuoso Steve Osborne appeared on a Bride CD. But on Skin for Skin you will hear his phenomenal solo’s throughout.

Bride is universally recognized as one of the greatest live bands to date and they now have captured the live energy on a studio CD.

Skin for Skin is the essential Bride CD to obtain. Twenty years has past, a Dove Award, more than a dozen CD’s, thousands of miles of touring throughout the world playing to hundreds of thousands of fans on the globe and Bride is back full throttle, all metal! Skin for Skin is a CD to be celebrated. But most of all fans should not loose sight of the true theme of all Bride CD’s. That is “Christ and Him crucified”.
(most of this taken from www.angelicwarlord.com)