The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 1991 | |||
Recorded | Jacobs Studios, Surrey England | |||
Genre | Folk metal, heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal[1] | |||
Length | 46:47[2] | |||
Label | Noise | |||
Producer | Skyclad, Kevin Ridley | |||
Skyclad chronology | ||||
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The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad, and 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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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Sky Beneath My Feet" | Steve Ramsey | 5:41 |
2. | "Trance Dance (A Dreamtime Walkabout)" | Ramsey, Graeme English | 5:29 |
3. | "A Minute's Piece" | English | 1:10 |
4. | "The Widdershins Jig" | Ramsey | 3:40 |
5. | "Our Dying Island" | Ramsey | 7:07 |
6. | "Intro: Pagan Man" | Ramsey | 1:00 |
7. | "The Cradle Will Fall" | Ramsey | 6:26 |
8. | "Skyclad" | Ramsey | 5:01 |
9. | "Moongleam and Meadowsweet" | English | 4:35 |
10. | "Terminus" | Ramsey | 6:38 |