Editing Subhuman Race (section)

==Overview==
Released during the decline of [[hard rock]] and heavy metal, ''Subhuman Race'' marked a significant change in the band's sound, with [[Bob Rock]] replacing [[Michael Wagener]] as its producer, and resembling a mixture of heavy metal with [[grunge]], [[alternative metal|alternative]], [[punk rock]], [[thrash metal]] and [[groove metal]] influences.<ref name="somethingelsereviews">{{cite web|url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2020/04/03/skid-row-subhuman-race/|title=Why Metal Fans Should Give Skid Row's 'Subhuman Race' a Second Chance|date=April 3, 2020 |publisher=somethingelsereviews.com|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/120216-wake-the-dead-or-no-one-will-listen-skid-rows-subhuman-race-2496160248.html|title=Wake the Dead or No One Will Listen: Skid Row's Subhuman Race|date=March 23, 2010 |publisher=popmatters.com|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> It has also been noted as more of a dark album than previous works.<ref name="somethingelsereviews" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/s_2/skid-row-the.htm|title=Skid Row – The Atlantic Years (1989-1996) review|publisher=metal-temple.com|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

To promote ''Subhuman Race'', Skid Row supported [[Van Halen]] in North America on their ''[[Balance (Van Halen album)|Balance]]'' tour. Following the album and tour, they released a live EP titled ''[[Subhuman Beings on Tour]]'', featuring live performances from the ''Subhuman Race'' tour. The band has not played any songs from ''Subhuman Race'' since the album's tour in 1995–1996,<ref name="setlist">{{cite web|title=Skid Row Tour Statistics|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/skid-row-63d69e63.html|work=setlist.fm|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref> though Bach has occasionally played them on his solo tours, including "Beat Yourself Blind", "Frozen", and the singles "[[My Enemy (Skid Row song)|My Enemy]]", "[[Into Another]]" and "[[Breakin' Down]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=My Enemy by Skid Row Statistics|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/skid-row-63d69e63.html?song=My+Enemy|work=setlist.fm|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Frozen by Skid Row Statistics|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/skid-row-63d69e63.html?song=Frozen|work=setlist.fm|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Into Another by Skid Row Statistics|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/skid-row-63d69e63.html?song=Into+Another|work=setlist.fm|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Breakin' Down by Skid Row Statistics|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/skid-row-63d69e63.html?song=Breakin%27+Down|work=setlist.fm|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref> "Beat Yourself Blind" was the only song from this album to be performed live since Bach's departure, until [[ZP Theart]] performed "Medicine Jar" in 2018, while "Remains to Be Seen" has never been played live once.<ref name="setlist"/>

The album debuted at #35 on the Billboard 200, staying for nine weeks,<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Skid Row|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/skid-row/|access-date=2022-02-02|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> being a significant drop off from ''Slave to the Grind''<nowiki/>'s #1 debut. By July 1999, ''Subhuman Race'' has sold 165,424 copies, falling significantly behind their previous records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sludge |first=Metal |title=Sludge Scan For July 14, 1999 {{!}} Metal Sludge |url=http://metalsludge.tv/classic/?p=30164 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226173811/https://metalsludge.tv/classic/?p=30164 |archive-date=2023-02-26 |access-date=2022-02-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>