Prince of the Poverty Line

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.

Prince of the Poverty Line
Studio album by Skyclad
Released	22 March 1994
Genre	Folk metal
Length	52:00
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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":

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

• All Songs Written By Ramsey/Walkyier unless otherwise noted

Production

• Produced by Kevin Ridley & Skyclad
• Engineered & Mixed by Kevin Ridley

Personnel

• Martin Walkyier: Lead Vocals
• Steve Ramsey: Six & Twelve String Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Dave Pugh: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
• Cath Howell: Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals
• Graeme English: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Keith Baxter: Drums
• With-Tony Bray, Steve Chahley, Graig Dodds, Mark Dodds, Alex Martin: Additional Backing Vocals