One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell
Cover art by Michael Whelan
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 1986
Genre
Length35:33
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerBrian Slagel, Cirith Ungol
Cirith Ungol chronology
King of the Dead
(1984)
One Foot in Hell
(1986)
Paradise Lost
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Reviews90/100[2]
Rock Hard[3]

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.

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

All songs by Cirith Ungol, except where indicated.

  1. "Blood & Iron" – 3:52
  2. "Chaos Descends" – 4:55
  3. "The Fire" – 3:37
  4. "Nadsokor" – 4:43
  5. "100 MPH" (Cirith Ungol, Greg Lindstrom) – 3:26
  6. "War Eternal" – 5:12
  7. "Doomed Planet" – 4:38
  8. "One Foot in Hell" – 5:10

Personnel

  • Tim Baker – vocals
  • Jerry Fogle – guitars
  • Michael Vujea – bass
  • Robert Garven – drums

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot in Hell". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Thomas. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot in Hell". Metal Reviews. Metal Reviews. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Stratmann, Holger. "Cirith Ungol – One Foot In Hell". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2013.