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SKYCLAD
CURRENT NAME	Skyclad
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1990
LABEL	Black Lotus Records
GENRE	Folk music; Metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2006-02-06, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2008-02-28, 03:19

Band biography

Skyclad was formed in Newcastle in 1990 by Martin Walkyrier and Steve Ramsey. The next year they released their debut album "Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth" where the pagan and anti-christian lyrics of Martin mixed with the thrash metal riffs from Steve and a fair amount of good old English folk music. Since then the band has continued to develop their unique blend of folk music and classic metal and released a vast number of albums. In April 2001 Martin Walkyrier announced that he was leaving Skyclad because of financial problems and to be able to concentrate on his newly revived Sabbat (the band that he was in before starting up Skyclad). In early February 2006 the band signed a new contract with the Greek label Black Lotus Records.

Current members Add - Fetch
Aaron Walton	2001-	Drums
Georgina Biddle	1995-	Fiddle, piano, violin
Graeme English	1990-	Bass, guitars	See also Blind Fury, Pariah, Satan
Steve Ramsey	1990-	Guitars, vocals	See also Blind Fury
Kevin Ridley	1999-	Guitars, vocals

Former members Add - Fetch
Jay Graham	1999-2001	Drums, trumpet, vocals
Fritha Jenkins	1992-1993	Violin
Catherine Howell	1994-1994	Violin
Keith Baxter	1990-1995	Drums
Dave Pugh	1992-1995	Guitars	See also D.A.M.
Martin Walkyier	1990-2001	Guitars	See also Clan Destined, The, Sabbat

Session musicians Add - Fetch
David Ray		Guitars	On tour.
Tirza Abb		Vocals	On Folkémon.
Fred Purser		Guitars	On Folkémon.
Averre Graham		Cor Anglais, whistles	On Folkémon.
Paul Smith		Drums	Session member 1996.
Paul Atkinson		Drums	Session member 1996-1997.
Mike Evans		Violin	On Wayvard.

Buy Skyclad albums

Official releases Add
1991	Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth	Noise
1992	A Burnt Offering For The Bone Idol	Noise
1992	Tracks From The Wilderness	Noise
1993	Thinking Allowed	Noise
1994	Prince Of The Poverty Line	Noise
1995	The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea	Noise
1996	Irrational Anthems	Massacre Records
1996	Old Rope (comp)	Noise
1996	Oui Avantgarde A Chance	Massacre Records
1997	The Answer Machine 9 / 10 Read our review here	Massacre Records
1999	Vintage Whine	Massacre Records
2000	Folkémon 9 / 10 Read our review here	Nuclear Blast
2001	History Lessens (comp.)	Massacre Records
2001	Another Fine Mess	Demolition Records
2004	A Semblance Of Normality 9 / 10 Read our review here	Demolition Records

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