Cirith Ungol - 'Dark Parade' (official album stream)

Cirith Ungol, μισός αιώνας (συν δύο έτη) παρουσίας στο μουσικό σύμπαν. Heavy Metal μυσταγωγία, μυστικιστικό ατσάλι και σκοτεινό έπος. J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock και Michael Whelan. Πέντε full length albums, δύο demos, δύο singles, ένα ep, ένα live album, μία συλλογή και ένα boxed set η (άκρως ιδιαίτερη και -κατ' εμέ τουλάχιστον- ενδιαφέρουσα) δισκογραφική τους παρακαταθήκη η οποία έχει φέτος και συνέχεια καθώς μόλις χθες κυκλοφόρησε το νέο τους πόνημα υπό τον τίτλο "Dark Parade"...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Few bands in the history of the heavy metal underground have a story as remarkable, improbable, or uplifting as that of Cirith Ungol.

Formed in Ventura, California in the early 1970s, rather than passively channeling their influences, the band was driven to forge an altogether heavier, darker, more apocalyptic sound the world had never experienced before.

It was obscure and arcane, mysterious and eccentric, epic and expansive, but most of all, unfailingly, bone-crushingly heavy, dark, and doom-filled.

Wasting no time to ride the molten wave they started with their 2020-released studio comeback Forever Black, Cirith Ungol started writing songs for Dark Parade as soon as Forever Black was released.

Then, like everyone else, they were hamstrung by the global pandemic, struggling through illness, seclusion, grief, and depression in their quest to create dark, vibrant art.

But like the greatest warriors, they persevered, working on one song at a time, fueled by personal misery and the tragedy of worldwide collapse. »

Band: Cirith Ungol
Country of origin: United States
Location: Ventura, California
Formed in: 1972
Genre: Heavy/Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, Science fiction
Years active: 1972-1992, 2015-present

Album: "Dark Parade"
Type: Full length
Release date: October 20th, 2023
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
1. Velocity (S.E.P.)
2. Relentless
3. Sailor on The Seas Of Fate
4. Sacrifice
5. Looking Glass
6. Dark Parade
7. Distant Shadows
8. Down Below

Line-up:
Tim Baker - Vocals
Greg Lindstrom - Guitar
Robert Garven - Drummer
Jim Barraza - Guitar
Jarvis Leatherby - Bass