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SKYCLAD  revealed their new video for the song "Starstruck?" taken from their album " Forward Into The Past ".

The new album " Forward Into The Past " signed  SKYCLAD  is out now. Forward Into The Past by SKYCLAD

SKYCLAD  announced a new album coming soon : Newcastle Upon Tyne’s very own SKYCLAD announce the release of their upcoming and 13th studio album entitled ‘Forward Into The Past’ following their previous full length ‘In the… All together’ released in 2009. ‘Forward Into The Past’ also marks the return of guitarist Dave Pugh to SKYCLAD’s line-up as a permanent member.  Since their inception, SKYCLAD have created songs out of a highly  original and influential sound mixing heavy metal and traditional folk. Their lyrics have been generally permeated by political, social and environmental matters and the new album seems to be no exception as vocalist Kevin Ridley comments: «The songs are about politics, the environment and the music business and so on. These are mixed with the standard Skyclad fayre of traditional bawdy/drinking type of songs and songs with blues and more ‘ethnic’ feels.»

BMG released the SKYCLAD compilation "The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1991 – 1995. This February, SKYCLAD got back together to work on the successor to the band’s 12th studio album „In the… All together“. The band comments : "We’re really excited about having Dave back in the band. He’s a fantastic guy, a great musician and songwriter! The whole band is really inspired, and we’re making good progress on the album. Most of the bits and pieces are there already. Even though we played a couple of ‘old school shows’ recently, the new LP definitely won’t be a thrash album; but it will be no typical folk metal album either. We’ll use all the options we now have – with 3 Guitarists, additional vocals, fiddle, keyboards, bass and drums – to create an album that will be the same but different“ SKYCLAD hopes to release the new album within the next 12 months.

LOCATION :  Newcastle upon Tyne, England Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Kevin Ridley : vocals, guitar George Biddle : fiddle, keyboard Steve Ramsey : guitar Dave Pugh : guitar Graeme English : bass, guitar Arron Walton : drums Past members : Keith Baxter (RIP 2008) : drums Martin Walkyier : vocals Fritha Jenkins : violin, mandolin, keyboards, vocals Catherine Howell : violin, keyboards, vocals Paul A.T. Kinson : drums Jay Graham : drums HISTORY : The band founded in 1990 and is one of the pionneer of folk metal. They influenced many bands. Several line-up change in the band. Kevin Ridley was Skyclad's producer for many years before joining the band in 1998.  RECORDINGS : The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth, album 1991 Tracks from the Wilderness, EP 1992 A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol, album 1992 Thinking Allowed?, EP 1993 Jonah's Ark, album 1993 Prince of the Poverty Line, album 1994 The Silent Whales of Lunar S...