Skinlab and Machine Head have much in common. Both are from the San Francisco area, both are 90's bands with 80's thrash heritage, and most importantly, the bands sound quite similar, at least when comparing the debut albums of each. The ultra-heavy, bludgeoning riffing popularized by MH is very apparent on Skinlab's Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded. While Machine Head has been drifting slightly into nu-metal territory on their later releases, Skinlab seemed more intent on sticking to the harder, thrashier stuff, throughout their four- album career.

The band had been inactive since 2003, when core members Scott Sargeant and Paul Hopkins departed after a late-year tour. Vocalist Steev Esquivel joined a new band, Re:Ignition (link below), which seemed to signal the official end of the band, but as of September 2006 the guys were once again rehearsing and looking to record, probably later in 2007.