The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
Studio album by
Released17 October 1991
RecordedJacobs Studios, Surrey England
GenreThrash metal, folk metal
Length46:47
LabelNoise
ProducerSkyclad, Kevin Ridley
Skyclad chronology
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
(1991)
A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol
(1992)

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad. Though still rooted in thrash, it 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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