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