Skindred recently released a first teaser for the track "Machine" ahead of their upcoming Start The Machine UK tour. "Machine" will be the first single from the band's upcoming album, Big Tings, due out on April 27th via Napalm Records.

"Machine" has already been used as both the intro and outro theme to AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson's TV show, Cars that Rock, and features Reef frontman Gary Stringer lining up alongside the band's own Benji Webbe on co-vocals. And if that is not enough, the single also features Motörhead/Bastard Sons guitarist Phil Campbell taking the honours on the guitar solo.

Skindred shot some exclusive behind the scenes studio footage while recording Big Tings at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio in the village of Box, NR Bath. View the band's brand new album teaser below:

Skindred, along with producer James Loughrey and engineer Lee Slater, are currently putting the finishing touches to what will be the bands seventh studio album and could not be more excited about it.

Says Skindred Guitarist Mikey Demus: "The name hopefully says it all, you can expect some seriously Big Tings from Skindred on our next record. We've thrown away the rulebook and pushed ourselves harder than ever to create the biggest, baddest, and most banging songs we could muster. We can't wait to start unleashing this new stuff on the world, so prepare yourselves for some Big Tings!"

Roaring and pounding, the follow-up to 2015's Volume is a magnificent beast churning out heavy, distortion-laden riff punches melting into vocalist Benji Webbe's frenzied rapping. Explosive metal and punk material rubs shoulders with smooth melodies - and of course Skindred wouldn't leave us on the dancefloor without a hefty helping of their trademark Godzilla-esquely huge choruses. Big songs, big sound, big tings!

Coming April 27th via Napalm Records, Big Tings is now available for pre-order here.

Catch Skindred and their infamous Newport helicopter action live on a full UK tour in April 2018 with special guests CKY.

Tour dates:

April
19 - Norwich, UK - UEA
20 - Southampton, UK - 02 Guildhall
21 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
22 - Manchester, UK - Academy
24 - Glasgow, UK - 02 ABC
25 - Bristol, UK - 02 Academy
27 - Leeds, UK - 02 Academy
28 - London, UK - 02 Academy, Brixton
29 - Birmingham, UK - 02 Institute

(Photo - Dan Sturgess)