Folkemon

Skyclad | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00004Z3EZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Great Brain Robbery

2. Think Back and Lie of England

3. Polkageist!

4. Crux of the Message

5. The Disenchanted Forest

6. The Antibody Politic

7. When God Logs Off

8. You Lost My Memory

9. Déjŕ Vu Ain't What It Used to Be

10. Any Old Irony?

Editorial Reviews

Limited edition 2000 release for the English thrash metal outfit, packaged in a gatefold (puzzle-style) digipak. Includes the bonus track 'Swords Of A Thousand Men'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fabulous swansong, December 14, 2001

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Natalie Mills "purr_verse" (Reservoir, VIC, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Folkemon (Audio CD)

Martin Walkyier's final album with Skyclad is an excellent way to conclude this band's catalogue of releases. I've loved Walkyier's work since Sabbat's absolutely brilliant albums 'History of a Time to Come' and 'Dreamweaver' (so impressive I wrote a thesis on it and its inspiration, Brian Bates's book 'The Way of Wyrd'), and he remains one of the finest and cleverest lyricists I've ever come across. 'Folkemon' is in my opinion the strongest Skyclad release, well produced and performed, and alternately biting, fun and insightful...and very addictive. I came close to overplaying it when I first bought it. My favourite tracks would be the opening 'The Great Brain Robbery' (I'm always up for some well written vitriol about the dumbing down of society), the fun and folk-thrash-danceable 'Polkageist', and 'The Disenchanted Forest'. And on a possibly irrelevant note, I really like the cover art on this album. It's very cool. I highly recommend this album, and wait impatiently for Walkyier's next venture.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Hail The Masters Of Pun!, January 3, 2001

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Shawn H (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Folkemon (Audio CD)

One of the most unique outfits out there, Skyclad takes some shots at a popular card game for the title of this incredible little masterpiece. I was completely blown away from the first few notes of the first song. Martin and company blend together lusty rhythms with excellently placed female vocals, violins and keyboards, without laying on anything too terribly thick. The whole album is a sarcastic, pun filled hypnotic piece of outrageous fun. Lyrics are, as always, filled with mad genius, Martin, the ever thinking frontman tackling everything, including religion and the internet, plus some other pagan like topics that will have you humming along madly with a pint of ale in your hand. Skyclad has yet to disappoint, and if you're new to the 'Clad, please, do yourself a favor and treat your ears to Folkemon. And don't forget about checking into the rest of the catalog either. If you like upbeat thinking man's metal with a few tricks and a whole lot of style, Skyclad awaits you...

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loyal to their art and fans, March 20, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Folkemon (Audio CD)

This is Skyclad's 10th full length studio album (not counting EPs, singles, the '96 best of, and appearances on tribute albums). And I can honestly say that EVERYTHING THIS BAND PUTS OUT IS TOP-NOTCH. I like alot of performers, but this is exclusively the ONLY group I would praise this highly.

I was a huge fan of the vocalist Martin Walkyier's band Sabbat back in the late '80s. But in '91, when he joined up with Steve Ramsey and Graeme English, things got a whole lot better. These guys write and play music worthy of Martin's first-rate lyrics. And NEVER since has their progression taken a wrong turn. "Folkemon" is a prime example of that.