Cirith Ungol revamps unreleased songs from the vault

Fan of the golden oldies,

The cult U.S. band Cirith Ungol was rummaging through some old material that has never seen the light of day. They decided to dust off the cobwebs and give the music the contemporary Cirith Ungol treatment. So that's what these four songs are, and the EP is titled Half Past Human. It comes out on the 28th of May. It makes one wonder how much such material they have around. Keep in mind that the band formed in 1972 and broke up in 1992, then in 2015 they got back on the horse. Below you can hear one of the "new" songs, and also their 2020 comeback album Forever Black, and also their 1984 gem King of the Dead. Sometimes it takes decades for audiences to come around and understand some music. Cirith Ungol is a case in point. Nowadays their music does not sound strange, but given that they were not a glam nor a thrash nor a commercial, radio stadium band, the 1980s audiences were not too kind to the band. While perhaps they are still not very appreciated in the U.S., it certainly looks like European audiences have been kinder to them. Considering that doom-ish genres are much more popular nowadays, perhaps listeners today are more ready than ever to give Cirith Ungol a chance. Check some of their music below and hear for yourself.

Half Past Human by Cirith Ungol

Forever Black by Cirith Ungol

King of the Dead by Cirith Ungol