''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 Metal Blade Records (often shortened to Metal Blade) is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label primarily focuses on heavy metal. History Metal Blade Records was ...

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 Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...

band Doomsword.

Track listing

All 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

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

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Cirith Ungol albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums with cover art by Michael Whelan