NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) veterans CLOVEN HOOF will unveil their tenth studio album, “Never A Prophet In Your Own Land”, on September 25, 2026 through High Roller Records. The lyric video for the album’s first single, “Iron Mask,” is available below.
Never A Prophet In Your Own Land is a diverse album featuring everything from mid-tempo tracks and high-speed anthems to epic compositions and classic heavy metal rockers. Once again, CLOVEN HOOF vocalist Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (JAG PANZER), who has fronted the band for the past three and a half years, delivers a truly world-class performance.
CLOVEN HOOF bassist Lee Payne comments: “The praise is all Harry’s. We are indeed fortunate to have such a brilliant vocalist and frontman in the band.”
He adds: “‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’ is not in fact a direct continuation of [2024’s] ‘Heathen Cross’. ‘Heathen Cross’ had its own darkly heavy and brooding atmosphere. ‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’ resembles ‘A Sultan’s Ransom’ more closely, yet this resemblance was not contrived or planned. It just turned out that way.”
Regarding CLOVEN HOOF’s mindset while making “Never A Prophet In Your Own Land”, Lee says: “We wanted to make this album as rich and varied as we could, to show how far the band has progressed musically.
“We are in a golden place right now, and the whole record-writing process happens organically.
“This album has everything you could wish for in the heavy metal genre. It shows our versatility in a way that ‘A Sultan’s Ransom’ did eclectically. But it takes this versatility one step further in the most satisfying album we have ever done.”
“Never A Prophet In Your Own Land” track listing:
01. Terror From The Sky
02. Conquistador
03. Never A Prophet
04. Gypsy Roller
05. The Bigger They Are
06. Iron Mask
07. Phantom Chaser
08. Flying Dutchman
09. Prodigal Son
10. Seven Sacred Wonders
