One Foot in Hell is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Cirith Ungol. The original LP was produced by Brian Slagel and Cirith Ungol. It was released in August 1986 on Metal Blade Records and re-released in March 1999 by Metal Blade Records on CD. It is the last album to feature guitarist Jerry Fogle and bassist Michael "Flint" Vujea.
| One Foot in Hell | ||||
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 Cover art by Michael Whelan | ||||
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| Released | August 12, 1986 | |||
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| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Brian Slagel, Cirith Ungol | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal Reviews | 90/100[2] |
| Rock Hard |   [3] |
Greg Lindstrom said in an interview:
It's an excellent album although I thought the songs overall were not as strong as King of the Dead, and Flint's bass seems to have gotten lost in the mix.
The song "Nadsokor" was covered by the Italian epic doom metal band Doomsword.
Track listing
editAll songs by Cirith Ungol, except where indicated.
- "Blood & Iron" – 3:52
- "Chaos Descends" – 4:55
- "The Fire" – 3:37
- "Nadsokor" – 4:43
- "100 MPH" (Cirith Ungol, Greg Lindstrom) – 3:26
- "War Eternal" – 5:12
- "Doomed Planet" – 4:38
- "One Foot in Hell" – 5:10
Personnel
edit- Tim Baker – vocals
- Jerry Fogle – guitars
- Michael Vujea – bass
- Robert Garven – drums
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot in Hell". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Thomas. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot in Hell". Metal Reviews. Metal Reviews. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot In Hell". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2013.