Cloven Hoof?

So I recently just started getting into Cloven Hoof...and I'm kicking myself for having taken this long.

I first heard about them through the Venom page (on this website), in reference to all the NWOBHM bands that were opting for teh satanism gimmick...but once I actually started looking into them more the story just got insanely fun from there. They were all massive sci-fi nerds who were trying to be the new British KISS and they even adopted individual personas for their live shows (here's a picture for reference. Man do they look silly.)

Music wise, however, it's pretty amazing British power metal with lots of cheesy sci-fi and fantasy lyrics. Apparently they also tried to do the Thin Lizzy thing where every album is more or less a semi-concept album with a storyline paragraph on the back cover. They've rarely if ever had a real stable lineup apparently, with only the bass player being the longest serving.

Oh, and apparently they ditched the whole satanism angle after the first album.

I think the singer is great - the voice - the tone - the energy.

My favorite song !
Great to speed to on the highway.

One of my favourite bands of all time.

Check out their latest album Who Mourns For The Morning Star. Pure Painkiller style metal!

They have a new album titled Age of Steel on the way, this coming April. A must buy of course.

I have their album Resist or Serve, but I don't recall anything about it. Guess I need to give it a fresh spin.

Very good band. I like their album A Sultan's Ransom the best.

Required Fields wrote:

Very good band. I like their album A Sultan's Ransom the best.

I still need to get this one. But the last time i checked, it was still a bit expensive on eBay. Hope it gets reissued soon.

I prefer Camel Toe

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I have their album Resist or Serve, but I don't recall anything about it. Guess I need to give it a fresh spin.

I'm playing it now on the computer as I sit here. Not bad at all, although on a few songs the singer gets a little screamy. Which is probably why I sold off the actual disc. Oh well.

Big fan of Cloven Hoof. Who Mourns For The Morning Star was fantastic, and like Gilbert I am looking forward to the new one in late April. Still top level.

Gilbert wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

Very good band. I like their album A Sultan's Ransom the best.

I still need to get this one. But the last time i checked, it was still a bit expensive on eBay. Hope it gets reissued soon.

Dominator was reissued a few years back. I discussed that album in one of my YouTube videos after acquiring it.

I also bought the album for Scott after it was reissued. He showed it in a video after I mailed him a package for his birthday a couple of years back:

Required Fields wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

Very good band. I like their album A Sultan's Ransom the best.

I still need to get this one. But the last time i checked, it was still a bit expensive on eBay. Hope it gets reissued soon.

Dominator was reissued a few years back. I discussed that album in one of my YouTube videos after acquiring it.

Yes i picked it up on cd in Paris about a year and a half ago. Excellent album.

I did see Sultan's Ransom on eBay. Sold by a brazilian seller whom i've already bought from a few cds.

Might pick this one up.