Cloven Hoof (album)
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Cloven Hoof, released in 1984
, is the first full-length studio album
by the British
heavy metal
band Cloven Hoof
. The track "Gates Of Gehenna" from the band's debut E.P., The Opening Ritual
, was re-recorded in this album. Neat Records
re-released this album on CD in 2002 and included 3 bonus tracks that were recorded in 1983 for the BBC Friday Night Rock Show.
, unless indicated otherwise.
1984 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...
, is the first full-length studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof (band)
Cloven Hoof are a heavy metal band from Wolverhampton that was active from 1979 to 1990, and again from around 2000 onwards. The band were associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, alongside bands such as Iron Maiden and Diamond Head...
. The track "Gates Of Gehenna" from the band's debut E.P., The Opening Ritual
The Opening Ritual
The Opening Ritual is an EP by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof, their debut release. The track in this EP, "The Gates Of Gehenna" was re-recorded by the same band for their self-titled first full-length studio album...
, was re-recorded in this album. Neat Records
Neat Records
Neat Records was a record label based near Newcastle, England. The label was established in 1979 by David Wood, who was the owner of Impulse Studios in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. The establishment of Neat coincided with the arrival at Impulse of Songwriter/Producer Steve Thompson who guided...
re-released this album on CD in 2002 and included 3 bonus tracks that were recorded in 1983 for the BBC Friday Night Rock Show.
Track listing
All songs written by Lee PayneLee Payne (bassist)
Lee Payne is the founding bassist and main songwriter of the British heavy metal/power metal band Cloven Hoof. Payne is a self-taught musician and is the only member of Cloven Hoof to feature in every line-up of the band to date.He started playing guitar at age of 17, but eventually switched to bass...
, unless indicated otherwise.
- Cloven Hoof - 6:51
- Nightstalker - 3:52 (Payne, Stephen Rounds)
- March Of The Damned - 1:49
- Gates Of Gehenna - 5:27
- Crack The Whip - 4:36
- Laying Down The Law - 4:33 (Payne, Rounds)
- Return Of The Passover - 9:01 (Payne, Kevin Poutney)
- Laying Down The Law (bonus track) - 4:51 (Payne, Rounds)
- Crack The Whip (bonus track) - 4:36
- Road Of Eagles (bonus track) - 6:08
Credits
- David Potter - Vocals
- Steve Rounds - Guitar
- Lee PayneLee Payne (bassist)Lee Payne is the founding bassist and main songwriter of the British heavy metal/power metal band Cloven Hoof. Payne is a self-taught musician and is the only member of Cloven Hoof to feature in every line-up of the band to date.He started playing guitar at age of 17, but eventually switched to bass...
- Bass - Kevin Poutney - Drums