Dead Skin Remedy

Dead Skin Remedy is a young alternative rock band formed by the duo Frank Ico and Zorth who hail from the Shauri ya Moyo area of Nairobi. Their first independently released EP “Last Night in Arakru” saw the band rise from relative obscurity into underground distinction and was named as one of the best albums in African Rock by Blunt Magazine. They have performed at Dagoz and the Nairobi Heavy Metal festival 2019.
In 2020 “On Death and Dying” the first single from their new album “Paralysis” immediately entered the top 10 African Metal Chart and saw the band gain recognition on the continent.

Brian Saibore lead singer and guitarist of Petrika seems to have become an integral part to the band's sound - though mostly as the lead guitarist - only moonlighting with his signature rasp heard here on the song "Vows". The band was bolstered by the addition of Mordecai and Lawrence, the heavy machinery behind Post-Black Metal outfit The Seed of Datura playing bass and drums respectively. Despite their sometimes violent themes, Dead Skin Remedy, is of course not a heavy nor aggressive band. Their style is more melancholic along the lines of bands like Seether or Alice in Chains, 2 prominent influences Frank cites.