---
title: "The Opening Ritual / Fighting Back by Cloven Hoof"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/d830be87-83bf-4177-be46-900172a766ab"
artist: "Cloven Hoof"
label: "[no label]"
---

# The Opening Ritual / Fighting Back

**The Opening Ritual / Fighting Back** is a compilation by Cloven Hoof on [no label].

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Opening Ritual / Fighting Back |
| Artist | Cloven Hoof |
| Type | Compilation |
| Label | [no label] |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Place in discography | 18 of 19 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Gates of Gehenna | 6:14 |
| 2 | Stormrider | 4:23 |
| 3 | Back in the U.S.A. | 4:36 |
| 4 | Starship Sentinel | 6:50 |
| 5 | Reach for the Sky | 8:04 |
| 6 | The Fugitive | 5:18 |
| 7 | Daughter of Darkness | 4:28 |
| 8 | Heavy Metal Men of Steel | 8:09 |
| 9 | Raised on Rock | 4:49 |
| 10 | Break It Up | 4:29 |
| 11 | Could This Be Love? | 4:02 |
| 12 | Eye of the Sun | 5:59 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Heathen Cross (2024)](https://themetalnet.com/album/6fdffbfb-0994-4501-9889-25457e0112cd)
- Next release: [The Opening Ritual + The Gates Of Gehenna](https://themetalnet.com/album/92dc2595-373f-34b0-8638-c733a75d8329)

## Artist

- [Cloven Hoof](https://themetalnet.com/band/cloven-hoof)

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