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Cirith Ungol was a Californian heavy metal band who formed in 1972 and split up in May 1992. The group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and is considered one of the earlier epic doom and power metal bands. Their first album, ''Frost and Fire'', was closer to a hybrid between 1970s hard rock and metal with songs written by then bassist and guitarist Greg Lindstrom, but from ''King of the Dead'' and onwards they played a progressive rock influenced kind of doom metal with song lyrics primarily written by vocalist Tim Baker and drummer Robert Garven, however the compositions were usually composed with the inclusion of all the members. ==History== The band began with Greg Lindstrom, Robert Garven, Jerry Fogle and Pat Galligan (who would later go on to play guitar for Angry Samoans) playing in their first band Titanic in junior high school. With a desire to play heavier music, such as contemporary bands like Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, the rest of the band parted with Galligan and reformed in 1972 as Cirith Ungol. They played as an instrumental group writing their own songs then adding Neal Beattie on vocals. It was not until 1980 that they were signed by Enigma and released their first record ''Frost and Fire'' with Tim Baker on vocals. The second album ''King of the Dead'' was released in 1984 followed by ''One Foot in Hell'' in 1986. After their fourth album ''Paradise Lost'' they split up due to frustration about the music business. In 2001 a new Cirith Ungol compilation album which contained old and unreleased demos and live songs, but no new material, was released aptly entitled "Servants of Chaos". The album was released by Metal Blade Records in Germany with assistance and old tapes from both Lindstrom and Garven. It was an attempt to contribute to the fans a wealth of archival and previously unheard material, before the actual tapes deteriorated beyond retrieval. This double CD was later re-released worldwide on Metal Blade Records, with a very rare 1984 live video on DVD recorded at the Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club in California. Lindstrom now plays with his new band Falcon, who play some old Cirith Ungol songs. Founding guitarist Jerry Fogle died from liver failure on August 20, 1998. Members of the band came together for the 2015 Frost & Fire event in Ventura, CA in their first public appearance as a band since 1991, where they did a meet & greet, and signed items for fans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cirith Ungol (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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