- folk metal
- 47 min
- 10 tracks
- Noise International
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad. Though still rooted in thrash, it is regarded as one of the first folk metal albums, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre. Front cover artwork is by Garry Sharpe-Young.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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- 1The Sky Beneath My Feet5:41
- 2Trance Dance (A Dreamtime Walkabout)5:29
- 3A Minute's Piece1:11
- 4The Widdershins Jig3:42
- 5Our Dying Island7:09
- 6Intro: Pagan Man0:50
- 7The Cradle Will Fall6:24
- 8Skyclad5:05
- 9Moongleam and Meadowsweet4:35
- 10Terminus6:37
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