<p class="first">Skyclad is incredible folk metal. The first two albums (<em>Wayward Sons
of Mother Earth</em> and <em>Burnt Offerings for the Bone Idol</em>) are Testament
-style thrash with a bit of fiddle and keys. The third album, <em>Jonah's
-Ark</em>, blunts the edge of the guitars and adds a lot more fiddle and is
-really where the band goes from making good to incredible
-music.</p>
+style thrash with a bit of fiddle and keys and a heavy dose of
+NWOBHM. The third album, <em>Jonah's Ark</em>, blunts the edge of the guitars
+and adds a lot more fiddle and is really where the band goes from
+making good to incredible music.</p>
<p><em>Prince of the Poverty Line</em> is about as 'heavy' as the first two
albums, but the the song structures are far more worked out and there
the slow and intense <em>Badtime Story</em>. A couple of covers and an
instrumental version of a song follow to pad the EP to album length.</p>
-<p><em>The Answer Machine?</em> is my favorite album in my entire collection. Most
-of the songs have a fuzzy electric guitar and an acoustic guitar going
-at the same time, and the album is music that I have found is
-listenable to people who don't like metal. The fiddle, violin, and
-piano dominate and are backed by interesting bass and just the right
-amount of guitar. The album is a pseudo-concept album; each song is
-about a different quest for the answer to life.</p>
+<p><em>The Answer Machine?</em> was once my favorite album in my entire
+collection. Most of the songs have a fuzzy electric guitar and an
+acoustic guitar going at the same time, and the album is music that I
+have found is listenable to people who don't like metal. The fiddle,
+violin, and piano dominate and are backed by interesting bass and just
+the right amount of guitar. The album is a pseudo-concept album; each
+song is about a different quest for the answer to life. Unfortunately,
+here is also where the influence of their producer can start to be
+felt—a lot of things seem to be done for the sake of <em>sensibility</em>.</p>
<p>The last two Skyclad album with Martin Walkyier (the original singer)
see a two step return to a more metal style, but this time something
resembling <em>Powerslave</em> era Maiden with heavy folk overtones rather than
-Testament. Both albums lack any weak songs, and have a few that are
-among the best Skyclad has ever done: "Cancer of the Heart," "A Well
-Beside the River," and "Vintage Whine" on <em>Vintage Whine</em>, and "The
-Antibody Politic," "The Disenchanted Forest," and "Think Back and Lie
-of England" on <em>Folkemon</em>.</p>
+Testament. Both albums are fairly strong, and have a few songs that
+are among the best Skyclad has ever done: "Cancer of the Heart" and
+"Vintage Whine" on <em>Vintage Whine</em>, and "The Antibody Politic," "The
+Disenchanted Forest," and "Think Back and Lie of England" on <em>Folkémon</em>.</p>
-<p>Alas, after <em>Folkemon</em> Martin left, and the band seems to have lost its
+<p>Alas, after <em>Folkémon</em> Martin left, and the band seems to have lost its
magic. It is much like At the Gates; the core members meshed quite
well together and lost some magical chemistry upon a major component
-leaving. Skyclad's first album with the new singer was ok, and perhaps
-the next one will be better. Sadly Martin Walkyier decided to abandon
-music forever.</p>
+leaving. Skyclad's first album with the new singer was ok, and the
+followup was a bit better. Unfortunately Kevin Ridley appears unable
+to sing aggressively.</p>
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-<p class="first">Chroma Key is Kevin Moore's primary project. It is mostly electronic
-and fairly mellow.</p>
+<p class="first">Chroma Key is (was?) Kevin Moore's primary project. It is mostly
+electronic and fairly mellow. Secretly I like it (don't tell anyone I
+listen to anything not metal).</p>
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ambient keyboarding; this one has a sound of its own. My ears have
heard this album many times, and will listen again many more.</p>
+<p>I'm not really digging <em>Blood</em> that much, but it's not bad.</p>
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-<p class="cke-footer"><captain_krunk> ntk is currently using "telnet fyodor 25" to send email
+<p class="cke-footer"> Ruled by the ebb of my oceans
+ Slaves to the dusk and the dawn
+ Your petri dish civilisations
+ Are buried and born
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