Subhuman Race

Subhuman Race is the third album, on which SKID ROW shaved off the glamorous metal feel of the early days and attacked with thick riffs, a low center of gravity and irritated singing. The playing of Sebastian Bach (vocals), Dave "Snake" Sabo and Scotti Hill (guitar), Rachel Bolan (bass) and Rob Affuso (drums) was produced by master Bob Rock. Bach's vocals show a more urgent expression while keeping their flair. The aggression of "My Enemy" and the lyricism of "Breakin' Down" mirror a band facing the shift of the 1990s. The heaviness and roughness of the post-grunge era live on songs like "Beat Yourself Blind" and "Frozen" too. Bob Rock's hard sound pushes the band's playing out as a single mass. As it turned out, this became the last album during Bach's tenure, a record marking a turn of the times.