Released 22 March 1994 Artist Skyclad Producer Kevin Ridley Genre Folk metal | Length 52:00 Release date 22 March 1994 Label Noise Records | |
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Prince of the Poverty Line
(1994) The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea
(1995) Similar Skyclad albums, Folk metal albums | ||
Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal group Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain.
Contents
According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full band-member, this album remains their biggest seller. Many people consider it to be the band's masterwork.
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Track listing
- "Civil War Dance" – 5:03
- "Cardboard City" – 5:05
- "Sins of Emission" – 3:33
- "Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
- "The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
- "A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
- "A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
- "Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
- "Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
- "The Truth Famine" – 4:30
- "Brothers Beneath the Skin" (Limited edition bonus track) - 3:45
The US edition of the album contains the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":
- "Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
- "A Room Next Door" – 4:51
- "When All Else Fails" – 4:19
Production
Personnel
Songs
1Civil War Dance5:04
2Cardboard City5:05
3Sins of Emission3:34
References
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