Black vinyl with insert and poster. Limited 200 copies

Cloven Hoof burst onto the Nwobhm scene with quite some flair,featuring outlandish stage costumes and bearing the stage names ofAir, Water, Earth and Fire. But this band wasnt only for the sightthe music was very impressing too and the early material areconsidered to be among the best of the genre. `Cloven Hoof´, theeponymous album from 1984 boasted an impressive array of classicheavy metal songwriting, including the group´s namesake ´ClovenHoof´, the Old Testament-themed `Return of the Passover´, and thestunning `The Gates of Gehenna´. With their cinematic, fantasymetal lyrics, epic lengths, and complex arrangements, these effortsaspired to (and only barely fell short of) the grandeur achieved byearlier N.W.O.B.H.M. powers like Diamond Head, Witchfynde, and,most notably, Iron Maiden. Their live album `Fighting Back´ cameout on the small Moondancer records and have during the yearsbecame a really hard to find album. `Fighting Back´ soundsunusually honest - keeping its flair of theatricality and killerstage shows. It starts with a countdown and explodes into `ReachFor the Sky´, a fast and energetic tune, which at once displaysCloven Hoof´s imagery and ability to perform. The vocalist RobHendrick didn´t record anything else with the band, but isabsolutely flaw-free and charismatic here. The songs are focusedabout their chorus, which mostly is worth to kill for, but ofdifferent constructions. Even ballads like `Daughter of Darkness´have an edge to it. `Heavy Metal Men of Steel´ is the kind ofhard-hitting anthem that beats Manowar in every possible aspect.Imagine strong vocals, a few high-pitched screams thrown in forgood measure and sci-fi cheesy lyrics so goofy that one must lovethem.

We´ll burn the world
And turn the tide
Global domination our goal
We´re taking over you
Thought control
We´ll blast your mind
And Your soul
With thermonuclear Rock `N´ Roll!

The last line though, reads "Making music that will never die",and for many of the songs on Fighting Back this is a truth. But notfor every song. `Raised on Rock´, the Saxon light songs wouldperhaps have been acceptable if it wasn´t for the constant bloody`eyo´ sounds and an otherwise pointless chorus. `Could This BeLove´ is a sweet ballad of one´s first love, they even bring in theorgans for this one, but it has not withstood the ravages of time.The sub-par songs are not longer than they can be heard or morethan they can be skipped though - and definitely fully counteractedby such godly pieces of art as `Reach For the Sky´, `Heavy MetalMen of Steel´ and the majestic, epic, with oriental toucheswonderful closer `Eye of the Sun´. This song is by the way alsoused as the title track on their return album, but in a weakerversion - mostly due to the vocals of Matt Moreton can´t match RobHendrick´s. `Fighting Back´ is unreasonably musically successful,and contains a lot of songs that one cant find anywhere else, so aCloven Hoof fan (and who isn´t?) really can´t go wrong with it.

Track listing:
1. Reach for the Sky
2. The Fugitive
3. Daughter Of Darkness
4. Heavy Metal Men Of Steel
5. Raised On Rock
6. Break it Up
7. Could This Be Love?
8. Eye Of The Sun

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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