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Skyclad is a British band with strong folk influences in their music. They were formed by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier, and Satan / Blind Fury / Pariah guitarist Steve Ramsey in 1990 to represent the “ultimate band”.

From the start, they have incorporated a diverse range of influences from British folk music to German which has fed their constantly evolving sound. They are widely considered the inventors of .

The lineup remained stable for the recording of 2000’s Folkémon, but founding member Walkyier left the band in 2001, citing various reasons, such as financial difficulties or the bands unwillingness to tour in South America owing to security concerns as the final straw, though other band members have commented that his somewhat pessimist personality was one of the major contributing factors to the groups lineup instability. Walkyier went on to form The Clan Destined. For many fans, Walkyiers lyrics and delivery style were one of the bands central attractions, and there were fears that his departure spelled the end of the band. After replacing drummer Jay Graham (who left shortly after Walkyier) and moving Kevin Ridley onto vocals, the group sprang into action to remedy these fears with 2002’s No Daylights…Nor Heel Taps which featured studio recordings of “Irish Pub versions” of Skyclad classics by the new line-up, proceeded by a single, 2001’s “Swords of a Thousand Men”. The single’s title track, a cover tune (originally recorded by Tenpole Tudor), also appeared on Folkémon as a bonus track, although in a different version.
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  • XevildollX

    Polish folk metal band Vecordia is searching for a female vocalist. If You're interested please write us / Polski folkmetalowy zespół Vecordia poszukuje wokalistki. Osoby zainteresowane prosimy o kontakt pod adresem: management@vecordia.pl Wydarzenie na facebooku - http://www.facebook.com/events/403678879666942/

    Thursday afternoon

  • Alexey_Gabriel

    Best regards from Poland. Serdeczne pozdrowienia z Polski. Yes, polish people are everywhere. :) I don't know you were in Poland. :(

    15 days ago

  • Alexey_Gabriel

    Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth - the best album of Skyclad. I admire you.

    15 days ago

  • Dyomaeth

    What a great band.

    last month

  • creepdeath

    http://www.metalkaoz.com/live-reports/5210-up-the-hammers-day-2-an-club-athens-gre.html

    March 2012

  • alchemist_os

    @jacobo123: Well, if they wanted to go in that direction, they would pretty much top it. It was a great album and a classic in a lot of metal genres including thrash metal, however, they were moving away from it in their later stuff. In my opinion, Walkyier-era Skyclad should've stopped changing after Prince Of The Poverty Line, and should have made more albums like Burnt Offering, as imo it's their most consistent. Ridley-era Skyclad is a completely different band (in live shows, they hardly ever play older stuff), but I like that aswell. Less metal, more folk, who cares, I love folk too.

    March 2012

  • schorrf

    You mean Men of Straw.

    January 2012

  • FjordSweetFjord

    I think my favorite earlier days song would be "The Men of Straul" and later days I'll go with "Something To Cling To"

    January 2012
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Skyclad: Songs for the Election 2010

15 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/officialskyclad

Well now that all the Manifestos are out, we thought we would add a few ‘campaign songs’ of our own to the proceedings – though they should not be taken as an endorsement for any particular …

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