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
"Civil War Dance" – 5:03
"Cardboard City" – 5:05
"Sins of Emission" – 3:33
"Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
"The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
"A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
"A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
"Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
"Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
"The Truth Famine" – 4:30
"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":
"Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
"A Room Next Door" – 4:51
"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
