The Definitive Part One
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The Definitive Part One, released in 2008
, is a compilation album
by the British
heavy metal
band Cloven Hoof
. Apart from one new song, "Mutilator", all of the tracks are re-recorded versions of existing Cloven Hoof songs from the past.
The drums, bass, keyboard and rhythm guitar tracks were recorded live in the studio, with vocals and guitar solos being dubbed in for a cleaner finish. Guitarist/keyboardist Mick Powell was still a part of the band's lineup when this album was recorded, but had left by the time of release and is credited as a guest musician.
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, is a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
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...
. Apart from one new song, "Mutilator", all of the tracks are re-recorded versions of existing Cloven Hoof songs from the past.
The drums, bass, keyboard and rhythm guitar tracks were recorded live in the studio, with vocals and guitar solos being dubbed in for a cleaner finish. Guitarist/keyboardist Mick Powell was still a part of the band's lineup when this album was recorded, but had left by the time of release and is credited as a guest musician.
Track listing
- Inquisitor - 5:22 (originally from Eye of the SunEye of the SunEye of the Sun, released in 2006, is the comeback album of the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof, the first since their split in 1990. Of the four band members, only Lee Payne had actually been a member of Cloven Hoof in their first incarnation....
) - Nova Battlestar - 6:02 (originally from DominatorDominator (Cloven Hoof album)Dominator, released in 1988, is the third full-length studio album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. This science fiction concept album debuts singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood in the band, as well as drummer Jon Brown...
) - The Gates of Gehenna - 4:48 (originally from The Opening RitualThe Opening RitualThe 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...
) - Astral Rider - 5:36 (originally from A Sultan's RansomA Sultan's RansomA Sultan's Ransom, released in 1989, is the third full-length studio album released by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. It is also the last Cloven Hoof album to feature Andy Wood on guitar, due to contractual difficulties that forced the whole band itself to split up from 1990 to 2001...
) - Kiss of Evil - 6:08 (originally from Eye of the SunEye of the SunEye of the Sun, released in 2006, is the comeback album of the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof, the first since their split in 1990. Of the four band members, only Lee Payne had actually been a member of Cloven Hoof in their first incarnation....
) - Mutilator - 5:01
- Reach for the Sky - 5:41(originally from Fighting Back)
- Road of Eagles - 6:21 (originally from 1982 Demo/DominatorDominator (Cloven Hoof album)Dominator, released in 1988, is the third full-length studio album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. This science fiction concept album debuts singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood in the band, as well as drummer Jon Brown...
) - Return of the Passover - 8:07 (originally from 1982 Demo/Cloven HoofCloven Hoof (album)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...
) - Laying Down the Law - 5:03 (originally from Cloven HoofCloven Hoof (album)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...
) - Mistress of the Forest - 6:51 (originally from A Sultan's RansomA Sultan's RansomA Sultan's Ransom, released in 1989, is the third full-length studio album released by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. It is also the last Cloven Hoof album to feature Andy Wood on guitar, due to contractual difficulties that forced the whole band itself to split up from 1990 to 2001...
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Personnel
- Russ NorthRuss NorthRuss North, born 22 July 1965 in England, is a singer, best known for his role in the heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. North had two stints with Cloven Hoof, from 1987 to 1990, and again from 2006 to 2009...
- Lead and backing vocals - Ben Read- 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, backing vocals, additional keyboards and guitars - Jon Brown - Drums