09/01/2025
RELEASED: FRIDAY 7th MARCH 2025
LEAF HOUND: ONCE BITTEN
CD, DOWNLOAD AND LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL
RELEASED FRIDAY, MARCH 7th 2025
REPERTOIRE RECORDS REPUK1487
Leaf hound vocalist Peter French is available for interview in support of this release. Contact us here at Indiscreet PR for further details.
The legendary hard rock combo Leaf Hound are to release their first studio album in over fifteen years in the shape of Once Bitten, thirteen tracks of combustible hard rock fronted, as ever, by the gutsy vocals of Peter French.
Leaf Hound began life in 1971, debuting on record with Growers of Mushroom, a classic outlier of the ‘Stoner Rock’ genre. Released on the Decca Records label, a myriad of issues conspired to hamstring their progress, and the band ultimately split with potential left unfulfilled. Growers of Mushroom was an album that simply would not die, however; in the past fifty years, its notoriety grew, and in recently, original copies of the album have been sold for several thousands of pounds!
Vocalist Peter French revived Leaf Hound with a new line-up in the early 2000s, and the current combo – comprising Luke Rayner (guitar), Peter Herbert (bass), and Dominic French (drums) are a musically-gifted crew who provide the high energy grit and groove of Leaf Hound’s sound. Once Bitten runs through an impressive range of hard rock styles – impassioned ballads, driving rockers - songs such as Thought Police and Watching Life’s Wheels address the turbulent times in which we live. There is also a new version of the song Freelance Friend from Growers of Mushroom, reset to the here and now.
Leaf Hound are regulars on the UK and international gig circuit, and draw vociferous and hugely enthusiastic crowds with their high octane stage shows. Once Bitten is a timely, very welcome re-entry to the recording fray for Leaf Hound – a band long overdue some
recognition for their swashbuckling brand of hard rock.
