Nailed is the first full-length album by Place of Skulls. The album was originally recorded under the Man's Ruin

Man's Ruin Records

Man's Ruin Records was an independent record label, owned and founded by Bay Area artist Frank Kozik. After the 1994 release of Man's Ruin's first record, entitled Experimental Audio Research : Delta 6, Kozik worked with artists who he wanted to release; he also designed all of the sleeve art for...

 label, but the label folded before the album could be released. Guy Pinhas (The Obsessed

The Obsessed

The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...

, Goatsnake

Goatsnake

-Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...

), friend of the band, then appealed to Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson (musician)

Greg Anderson is an American musician and co-founder of Southern Lord Records.Anderson is the guitarist in the doom/stoner metal outfit Goatsnake, but is also well known for his collaborations with Stephen O'Malley....

 for assistance, and got the band signed to Southern Lord to distribute the album. Bassist Lee Abney would depart from the band soon after the album's release.

Track listing

All songs written by Victor Griffin, except where noted.

1. "The Fall" - 4:38
2. "Never Die" - 4:29
3. "Dead" - 5:18
4. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
   Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
   "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
   
   *" (Benjamin
   Bennie Benjamin
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   , Caldwell, Marcus)- 4:40
5. "Feeling of Dread..." - 2:31
6. "..." - 2:20
7. "Love She Gave" - 5:12
8. "Return" - 4:34
9. "Song of Solomon" - 5:23

• Cover of a song originally written for Nina Simone
  Nina Simone
  Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
  
  , but was itself covered by The Animals
  The Animals
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Personnel

• Victor Griffin
  Victor Griffin
  The Very Reverend Victor Gilbert Benjamin Griffin , is a Church of Ireland priest, theologian and author. He served as Dean of St...
  
   - vocals and guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Lee Abney - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Tim Tomaselli - drum
  Drum
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