Year : 1981 (Metal Blade Records Edition 2021)
Style : Heavy Metal , Doom Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 133 mb
Bio:
The band's name, Cirith Ungol, is taken from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and means "Pass of the Spider". It was a high pass in the land of Mordor where the monster known as Shelob lurked.Formed in California in 1972 and taking their name from Tolkien’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’, obscure avant-garde Metallers Cirith (pronounced Cee-rath) Ungol are a band for whom the word cult was practically invented. I remember being given some advice many moons ago by the staff of London’s legendary record emporium Shades that, if heeded, might tragically have left this band overlooked. The tip-off concerned the first of Brian Slagel’s ‘Metal Massacre’ compilation series and the assertion that Metallica were the only thing on there worth hearing. How fortuitous, then, that I chose to ignore their advice completely. For nestling within its coarsely hewn groove was nothing less than Ungol’s ‘Death Of The Sun’ - the soundtrack to hell itself! But just what in the world, I hear you cry, does Hell sound like? Well, try early Rush meets early Celtic Frost for starters. Favouring complex, some would say cumbersome arrangements, their music is oblique, challenging and at times a truly agonising howl. Bizarre and otherworldly, their short three-album career forms a triangle in terms of creativity as well as in number. Their ’81 debut is a delightfully off the wall affair in which the band lurch from dungeon dirge to Seventies monster Rock-out with nary a flicker. Once slated as ‘the worst Heavy Metal album of all time’ it laid the ground rules for their brand of Fantasy Metal which quickly came to fruition. ‘King Of The Dead’ (’84) really is the ultimate Cirith Ungol album, a masterpiece of originality which virtually defies description. Hear the very Earth crack beneath your feet; feel the frozen claws of the Northwinds tear at your skin as Pterodactyls soar against a crimson sun. In other words - prepare to shit yourself. Come their ‘One Foot In Hell’ swansong they were already making the fatal error of paying too much attention to what was going on around them musically, which in ’86 was Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. What in Hades could these bands, though each outstanding in their own way, teach Cirith Ungol? From Middle Earth to the middle way in the course of one album and yet still the stuff of nightmares.‘Chaos Descends’ in particular was a distinct nod to earlier works and the title track features one of their most leaden, crushing riffs ever. If you like Fantasy and Metal and like bands that like Fantasy and Metal, exhume these relics now and let chaos descend!
Album:
There are simply albums that never lose their charm.The debut album "Frost & Fire" of the legendary CIRITH UNGOL from 1981 is such an album. Even 40 years after the first release, the album still goes down like a good wine.Metal Blade releases "Frost & Fire" as 40th Anniversary Edition in artbook, double CD and various limited vinyl variations.Forty years ago, on Halloween of 1981, Cirith Ungol released their groundbreaking debut album, Frost and Fire, out into the world. Like proud fathers, the band is celebrating the album’s 40th anniversary with a special Frost and Fire reissue. Due out worldwide on December 17th.With Cirith Ungol’s resurrection in 2016, the band began a journey that they remain on today, introducing their one-of-a-kind brand of American heavy metal to new audiences and generations around the globe. This Frost and Fire reissue is an invitation by the band to take a trip back to the initial release of and experience it in new and diverse ways.
Line-Up:
Tim Baker - Vocals
Greg Lindstrom - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, E-bow, Bass - See also: Falcon, ex-Titanic
Jerry Fogle - Guitars (R.I.P. 1998)
Robert Garven - Drums, Vocals
Tracklist:
CD1 - 40th Anniversary Remix
01. Frost and Fire 03:35 Show lyrics
02. I'm Alive 04:58 Show lyrics
03. A Little Fire 03:46 Show lyrics
04. What Does It Take 03:37 Show lyrics
05. Edge of a Knife 04:29 Show lyrics
06. Better Off Dead 04:46 Show lyrics
07. Maybe That's Why 06:15 Instrumental
CD2 - 2021 Remaster From Original Tapes
01. Frost and Fire
02. I'm Alive
03. A Little Fire
04. What Does It Take
05. Edge of a Knife
06. Better Off Dead
07. Maybe That's Why
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