'''Skinny Puppy''' was a notable industrial band from Vancouver, Canada. The band formed in early 1982 and rose as a pioneering force in industrial music, combining the ferocity of punk with the experimentation, noise, and theatrics of the budding electronic movement. The band split after the grueling recording of ''The Process'' but reformed in 2000. The band then announced that its 2023 tour would be its last, and disbanded following the tour.
Some of the The very first [[Nine Inch Nails]] live shows were opening slots for Skinny Puppy along select [[VIVIsectVI Tour|VIVIsectVI]] tour dates in 1988 and featured material from ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and songs in their early pre-release demo state, as heard on the ''[[Purest Feeling (haloalbum)|Purest Feeling]].'' live rehearsal recording. [[Trent Reznor]] has claimed his "first song" "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]" is a "total rip-off" of Skinny Puppy's 1986 single "Dig It" in a radio interview. The two do bear a bit of resemblance.
[[Image:Skinnypuppy.jpg|thumb|Nivek Ogre with Skinny Puppy, 2007 in NYC]]