Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof burst onto the NWOBHM scene with quite some flair,
featuring outlandish stage costumes (heavy Kiss-
style makeup, futuristic-looking clothing), and bearing the stage
names of Air (Lee Payne), Water (David Potter), Fire (Steve
Rounds), and Earth (Kevin Poutney).
The music (on their debut EP) was actually pretty good, bearing a
heavy, dark NWOBHM sound with a slightly spacey feel to it.
Despite the initial good press and music, the buzz surrounding the
band faded relatively quickly, though they stuck around long enough
to record several albums, the latter ones with an largely
revamped lineup.
Years later, in 2003, came the announcement of a new lineup and
possible album.
At one point the entire Sultan's Ransom lineup was involved, but
after a time a new lineup materialized surrounding sole original
member Lee Payne.
A new album, until recently entitled Power Corrupts but now
called Eye Of The Sun, was in the works for a couple of
years and, after several delays, was released in June 2006.
Since then, curiously, the band has reverted to a previous lineup,
with former members Russ North, Jon Brown, and Roy Chudobskyi
rejoining Payne.
Current Members
Russ North
vocals
(Tredegar)
Joe Whelan
guitars
Chris Coss
guitars
Lee Payne
bass
Peter Baker
keyboards
Mark Gould
drums
(Bow Wow)
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Former Members/Guests
David Potter
vocals
Rob Hendrick
vocals
Matt Moreton
vocals
Steve Rounds
guitars
Andy Wood
guitars
(Tredegar)
Andy Shortland
guitars
Ben Read
guitars
(Ulcerate)
Mick Powell
guitars
Kevin Pountney
drums
Jon Brown
drums
Orlin Radinsky
drums
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Discography
(EP) Opening Ritual
1983
independent
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- The Gates of Gehenna
- Storm rider
- Back in the U.S.A.
- Starship sentinel
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- David Potter
- Steve Rounds
- Lee Payne
- Kevin Pountney
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Cloven Hoof
1984
Neat
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- Cloven Hoof
- Nightstalker
- March Of The Damned
- The Gate Of Gehenna
- Crack The Whip
- Laying Down The Law
- Return Of The Passover
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- David Potter
- Steve Rounds
- Lee Payne
- Kevin Pountney
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Fighting Back
1986
independent
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- Reach For The Sky
- The Fugitive
- Daughter Of Darkness
- Heavy Metal Men Of Steel
- Raised On Rock
- Break It Up
- Could This Be Love?
- Eye Of The Sun
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- Rob Hendrick
- Steve Rounds
- Lee Payne
- Kevin Pountney
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Dominator
1988
Heavy Metal
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- Rising Up
- Nova Battlestar
- Reach For The Sky
- Warrior Of The Wasteland
- The Invaders
- Fisitive
- Dominator
- Road Of Eagles
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- Russ North
- Andy Wood
- Lee Payne
- Jon Brown
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A Sultan's Ransom
1989
Heavy Metal
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- Astral Rider
- Forgotten Heroes
- D.V.R.
- Jekyll & Hyde
- 1001 Nights
- Silver Suffer
- Notre Dame
- Mad, Mad Word
- Highlander
- Mistress Of The Forest
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- Russ North
- Andy Wood
- Lee Payne
- Jon Brown
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Reviews: Metal Observer
Eye Of The Sun
2006
Escape
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- Inquisitor
- Eye of the Sun
- Cyberworld
- Kiss of Evil
- Eye of the Zombie
- Absolute Power
- Golgotha
- King for a Day
- Whore of Babylon
- Angels In Hell
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- Matt Moreton
- Andy Shortland
- Lee Payne
- Orlin Radinsky
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Reviews: Lords Of Metal
Metal Observer
The Definitive Part One
2008
Elemental
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- Russ North
- Ben Read
- Lee Payne
- Jon Brown
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Reviews: Metal Observer
(EP) Throne Of Damnation
2010
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- Matt Moreton
- Ben Read
- Mick Powell
- Lee Payne
- Jon Brown
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