Irrational Anthems


Irrational Anthems is an album by British folk metal band, Skyclad, released in 1996; their sixth album in as many years. It was their first album without founding member Keith Baxter on drums and longtime guitar player Dave Pugh. The group remained a quartet, with Steve Ramsey overdubbing all guitars, and with the hiring of Paul Smith as session drummer.
The album marked the band's turn to a more folkier sound, moving away from the early years' thrash metal style.
The album title appears as a reference in the closing track "Quantity Time":
Each moment in your company
was of more quantity than quality.
My hopes and dreams - transparent phantoms,
this wayward son's irrational anthems.
It was released as a digipak and standard CD release.

Track listing

  1. "Inequality Street" – 4:05
  2. "The Wrong Song" – 3:56
  3. "Snake Charming" – 4:04
  4. "Penny Dreadful" – 3:08
  5. "The Sinful Ensemble" – 5:21
  6. "My Mother in Darkness" – 4:00
  7. "The Spiral Starecase" – 2:23
  8. "No Deposit, No Return" – 4:30
  9. "Sabre Dance" – 3:07
  10. "I Dubious" – 3:12
  11. "Science Never Sleeps" – 5:05
  12. "History Lessens" – 3:38
  13. "Quantity Time" – 5:14

Personnel

;Additional musicians
  • Paul Smith – drums