No one's talked about the English pionneer of Folk-metal, so here they come

Skyclad, created in 1990, pretty much as a thrash with some folk-influence band, but with very... excentric lyrics : puns, jokes, that's... Skyclad ^^

More recent material enhances the Folk side, but still, those puns, those jokes, those allusions...

Musically, it's a strange blend, you've got violin, you've got acoustic guitar playing virtually all the time - even at the same time as the electric guitar- being merely rhythmical most of the time, but adding to the atmosphere...

I was kind of stunned by the band, not expecting that at all... They're... Original !
Members:
Graeme English Bass, Guitars (acoustic)
Steve Ramsey Guitars (lead & acoustic)
George Biddle Fiddle, Keyboards, Piano
Kevin Ridley Guitars (rhythm & acoustic)
Arron Walton Drums, Vocals

Discography:
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth Full-length, 1991
Tracks from the Wilderness EP, 1992
A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol Full-length, 1992
Thinking Allowed? EP, 1993
Jonah's Ark Full-length, 1993
Prince of the Poverty Line Full-length, 1994
The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea Full-length, 1995
Irrational Anthems Full-length, 1996
Oui Avant-Garde A Chance Full-length, 1996
Old Rope Best of/Compilation, 1997
The Answer Machine? Full-length, 1997
Outrageous Fourtunes EP, 1998
Vintage Whine Full-length, 1999
Classix Shape EP, 1999
Folkémon Full-length, 2000
Poetic Wisdom Best of/Compilation, 2001
Another Fine Mess Live album, 2001
Swords of a Thousand Men Single, 2001
Live at the Dynamo Live album, 2002
History Lessens Best of/Compilation, 2002
No Daylights Nor Heeltaps Best of/Compilation, 2002
A Semblance of Normality Full-length, 2004
Platinum Edition Boxed set, 2004
Jig-a-Jig EP, 2006


Good stuff to check out methinks !
http://www.skycladmusic.co.uk/
Skyclad's Myspace

Their website's down... >.<
Concert page in Sword Chant

Good fun listening

yeah! skyclad have always been great!

Official site is up again featuring free samples of their newest album 'In the ... All Together'

http://www.skycladmusic.co.uk/

thats samples - not full songs.

It's 3-4 minutes samples that match the lengths listed on the cd. The quality is just not tip top

yes.

facts :
+ bigger samples than usual
- the sound
- not full tracks

...so thats wrong to say/think their newer is for free download...
this sentence supposes the whole cd for free download but its not.

The ones I downloaded are the full songs

at the begining, we 'd think they're full but later following the tracklist, you can notice they're not.
Also I compared lenghs of songs announced & those for free download... Indeed, they're not same.

no trouble here, no worries.