A Sultan's Ransom


A Sultan's Ransom, released in 1989, is the third full-length studio album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. It is the last Cloven Hoof album to feature Andy Wood on guitar, due to contractual difficulties that forced the whole band itself to split up from 1990 to 2001. Music videos were made for the songs "Mad, Mad World" and "Highlander".

Reception

A Sultan's Ransom was ranked number 442 in Rock Hard magazine's 2005 book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time and 24th at Metal Hammers 2019 list of the 25 best power metal album of all time.

Track listing

  1. "Astral Rider" ' – 5:15
  2. "Forgotten Heroes" ' – 4:41
  3. "D.V.R." ' – 2:49
  4. "Jekyll and Hyde" ' – 3:28
  5. "1001 Nights" ' – 5:28
  6. "Silver Surfer" ' – 3:43
  7. "Notre Dame" ' – 5:45
  8. "Mad, Mad World" ' – 2:29
  9. "Highlander" ' – 3:40
  10. "Mistress of the Forest" ' – 6:50
  • Note: The track "D.V.R." is an acronym which stands for "Death Valley Racer".

Personnel

;Cloven Hoof
;Additional musicians
;Production