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Skyclad [official] |
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| Location: | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northeast |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jul 21, 2008 (493 days back) |
About Me |
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Skyclad are often referred to as ‘The Originators of ‘Folk-Metal’ – a sub-genre of metal that mixes thrash/speed metal elements with traditional instruments and folk-style melodies – as typified by their seminal album ‘The Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth’ (1991). The band produced a string of highly acclaimed albums – ‘A Burnt Offering For The Bone Idol’ (1992), ‘Jnah’s Ark’ (1993), ‘The Prince Of The Poverty Line (1994) and ‘The Silent Whales Of Lunacy’ (1995) - and gained a reputation as a powerful and energetic live act with many European tour and festival appearances (such as Dynamo, 1992). During the late 90’s, despite several line-up changes, the band continued to develop and experiment with their musical style - producing albums such as ‘Irrational Anthems (1996), ‘Oui Avant Garde a Chance’ (1996), ‘The Answer Machine’ (1997) and ‘Vintage Whine’ (1999) – they even undertook several ‘unplugged’ tours across Europe alongside appearances at festivals such as Wacken Open Air (1998) and ‘The Gods Of Metal’ (1999) before returning with a more ‘metal’ album, ‘Folkemon’ in 2000. Whilst Folkemon proved to be the last album for founder member and vocalist Martin Walkyier, the band decided to continue and released the ‘Swords of a Thousand Men’ single (featuring ‘Eddie Tenpole’ himself) and the ‘unplugged’ album ‘No Daylights Nor Heeltaps’ in 2002. A new studio album ‘A Semblance Of Normality’ followed in 2004. As well as having all the usual folk instruments and influences, this album also featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was well received by both fans and media worldwide. ‘Semblance’ marked the start of an exciting new chapter for Skyclad, who, while continuing to play in strongholds such as Germany (Dong Open Air, 2003 & 2005 and Burgfolk, 2004), also made successful appearances in new territories such as Sweden (the ’34,000 ton of Metal’ Cruise, 2004), the Czech Republic (Rock Café, Prague, 2005), Finland (Tuska Open Air, 2005) and Portugal (Beja, 2005). All this live work culminated in a full European Tour in early 2006, which took in ten countries, and the release of the ‘Jig-A-Jig’ EP – which the band produced themselves as a special one-off release for the tour. The band is currently writing and recording material for their next album, but will be appearing at various gigs and festivals over the coming months. Skyclad Forum Follow this link to access the Official Skyclad Forum. Skyclad Management Skyclad is now managed by Barry Skeels / Offbeat Management . Please forward any queries to: info@offbeat-management.co.uk . Skyclad Booking Worldwide For live bookings please contact Icon Music Agency: myspace.com/iconmusicagency .
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Music:Member Since: 10/21/2006Band Members: Kevin Ridley Vocals, Guitars George Biddle Fiddle, Keyboard, Piano Steve Ramsey Guitars Graeme English Bass Arron Walton Drums Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Metal / Folk Rock) |
My Blog |
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Check out this event: MetalAnnushkA, Kevin Ridley (SKYCLAD) |
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| Hosted By: ANNUSHKAWhen: 27 Mar 2008, 20:00Where: Cooperage pubQuaysideNewcastle, Northeast|68 NE13RSUnited KingdomDescription:ANNUSHKA Click Here To View Event... Posted by Skyclad on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:20:00 PST |
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Skyclad 2007 and all that! |
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| Seeing as the main site is having a few problems with our 'hosts', we thought we should also post a little note here about some of the main points of 2007 for Skyclad. It has, when all said and done, ... Posted by Skyclad on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:24:00 PST |
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Flight 529, the DOA and the Weekend of Woes. |
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| For weeks (if not months) all of us in Skyclad had been looking forward to making another appearance at the Dong Open Air (DOA) festival, as it's become something of a biannual fixture in the Clad di... Posted by Skyclad on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:17:00 PST |
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So how was this mini-tour? |
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| Skyclad 'This mini-tour?' February 2007In response to the question, 'So how was this mini-tour?' I thought I'd write a few lines, firstly, of course, to thank those who turned out to see the band ag... Posted by Skyclad on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:49:00 PST |
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Happy New Year! |
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| Hello, 'Happy New Year!' (for 2007) and welcome to Skyclad's 'Official' MySpace site. This is the first blog entry I've (ever) done but I hope to add to this at (ir) regular intervals. Firstly, howe... Posted by Skyclad on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:38:00 PST |
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