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CLOVEN HOOF, Featuring JAG PANZER’s HARRY CONKLIN, Announces New Album ‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’
NWOBHM veterans Cloven Hoof have announced their tenth studio album, "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land", due for release on 25 September 2026 via High Roller Records. The record features vocalist Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin, also of Jag Panzer, who has now fronted the band for three and a half years, and its lead single "Iron Mask" has been released with an accompanying lyric video.
Bassist Lee Payne describes the ten-track album as varied, blending mid-tempo songs, faster numbers and epic compositions, and says it draws more inspiration from 1989's "A Sultan's Ransom" than the band's darker 2024 release "Heathen Cross". Formed in 1979 as Nightstalker before adopting the Cloven Hoof name in 1981, the band has released albums steadily since their 1984 debut, including a 1990s split and 2006 reunion, with Payne praising Conklin's vocal range and stage presence.
In short
- Cloven Hoof announce tenth album for 25 September 2026 release
- Featuring Jag Panzer vocalist Harry Conklin, out via High Roller Records
- Lead single "Iron Mask" released with lyric video
Explained simply
Cloven Hoof are a British heavy metal band formed in 1979 with a history spanning nearly five decades. The band released their debut album in 1984 and has continued recording steadily since then, though they experienced a split in the 1990s before reuniting and resuming their career in 2006.
The band's current vocalist is Harry Conklin, who also performs with the American metal band Jag Panzer and has fronted Cloven Hoof for three and a half years. The band's members note that Conklin's vocal range and stage presence have become defining characteristics of their current sound.
Cloven Hoof's music blends mid-tempo songs with faster numbers and longer compositions, reflecting a varied creative approach. The band emerged from the late-1970s British heavy metal movement, which revitalised the genre during that era, and they continue to work within this established tradition.