''Cloven Hoof'', released in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, is the first full-length
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
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 on 10 June 1983 for the
BBC Friday Rock Show
The ''Friday Rock Show'' was a radio show in the United Kingdom that was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 10pm to midnight on Friday nights, from 17 November 1978 until 2 April 1993. For most of its existence, it was hosted by Tommy Vance.
Vance ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by
Lee Payne, unless indicated otherwise.
;Side one
#"Cloven Hoof" - 6:51
#"Nightstalker" (Payne, Stephen Rounds) - 3:52
#"March of the Damned" - 1:49
#"Gates of Gehenna" - 5:27
;Side two
#
"Crack the Whip" - 4:36
#"Laying Down the Law" (Payne, Rounds) - 4:33
#"Return of the Passover" (Payne, Kevin Poutney) - 9:01
2002 Edition bonus tracks
#"Laying Down the Law" (Payne, Rounds) - 4:51
#"Crack the Whip" - 4:36
#"Road of Eagles" - 6:08
Personnel
;Cloven Hoof
*David Potter - vocals
*Steve Rounds - guitar
* Lee Payne - bass
*Kevin Poutney - drums
;Production
*Keith Nichol - producer, engineer
References
Cloven Hoof (band) albums
1984 albums
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