Tracklist: Kiss my sweet brass Vintage whine On with their heads! The silver cloud's dark lining A well beside the river No strings attached Bury me Cancer of the heart Little Miss Take Something to cling to By George

Band members: Martin Walkyier - Vocals Steve Ramsey - Lead & Acoustic guitar Kevin Ridley - Guitar, Acoustic guitar George Biddle - Fiddle, Keyboard & Piano Graeme English - Bass, Acoustic & Classical guitar Jay Graham - Drums, Percussion & Trumpet

Rating:
When you first hear the name 'Skyclad' you think "oh.. another in the endless row of copying power metal bands?" but take a listen. You'll find you were very wrong. This is a british band that play something I call folk-metal, it's like a mix of british/irish folk music and regular metal. It's got lots of these really happy fiddle (violin) melodies, as well as your standard metal riffs.
And the vocals... I don't know how to describe them cause I can't compare it to anything. The guy sings clean, but doesn't have that high-pitched voice of standard power metal. Although he's not got the best voice I've heard in my life, it's great anyway.
I didn't have much expectations on this album, but after a few hours I found myself listening to it, over and over again. Not one of these tracks are bad! They're all pretty awesome I've to say. Just listen to "No strings attached" which is one of the best & most progressive tracks here and I'd classify that song as pure folk music. It's performed with acoustic guitar & fiddle, you really get that "english pub" feeling when hearing it.
If you're tired of the regular metal records the world has to give, try this. I promise you won't be in a bad mood as you hear it.







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