album · February 5, 1992

A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol

Skyclad

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heavy metalthrash metal

This 1992 debut offered a bracing blast of thrash metal fused with distinctly British folk melodies, setting a template for a genre yet to be named.

• The album was recorded at the renowned Backstage Studios in Derbyshire.
• Noise Records handled the initial release of the album.
• The album’s lyrical themes often draw from British folklore and social commentary.

Skyclad are a British heavy metal band formed in 1990. They are widely considered to be the originators of folk metal.