Prince of the Poverty Line

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Prince of the Poverty Line
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Studio album by
Skyclad
Released22 March 1994
Genre Folk metal
Length52:00
Label Noise
Producer Kevin Ridley
Skyclad chronology
Jonah's Ark
(1993)		Prince of the Poverty Line
(1994)		 The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal Hammer 6/7 [2]

Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal band 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.

Track listing

  1. "Civil War Dance" – 5:03
  2. "Cardboard City" – 5:05
  3. "Sins of Emission" – 3:33
  4. "Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
  5. "The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
  6. "A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
  7. "A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
  8. "Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
  9. "Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
  10. "The Truth Famine" – 4:30
  11. "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":

  2. "Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
  3. "A Room Next Door" – 4:51
  4. "When All Else Fails" – 4:19

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Prince of the Poverty Line at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Schöwe, Andreas (April 1994). "Skyclad – Prince Of The Poverty Line". Metal Hammer (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2026.


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