When Cirith Ungol called it quits I was 31 and now I`m nearly 60. After listening to this album I fell very young again.

Ah, but you were by my side all along... my guiding moonlight... my Cirith Ungol...

Cirith Ungol was my introduction to both doom metal and the literary works of Michael Moorcock. What a deep and rich rabbit hole they led me to...and for that they have my undying gratitude.

I was listening to these guys back during their "Frost & Fire" days. New a Dude named Michael Cohen that knew them personally. Met him in the studio up here at Eastern Washington University. Hey Michael, if you see this, hit me up 😊

Over 60 years later Elric and metal are still joined at the hip.

Cirith Ungol-"Forever Black". I never mention enough how much I love Cirith Ungol. This new album is absolutely like top notch classic Cirith Ungol. I first discovered this band as a young 13 year old. It immediately kicked my ass in a unique way. Tim Baker's voice and Robert Garven's drumming and the killer guitar work and bass work. It was 1985 in a record store when I bought their 2nd album "King Of The Dead". I have been a loyal fan ever since. These guys are so unique and so awesome. This new album is the best one since in my opinion!!! The other albums were great too, but this is totally bad ass..

It's crazy for me to think about the fact that this band had been dormant for the entire length of my existence until now.

30 years in hiding... just to drop a banger. Worth it

I have no idea how Tim still sounds like a banshee at his age, one of the most remarkable vocalists in metal's history, completely unique voice that no one else even comes close to replicating. Extremely impressed!

Cirith Ungol true metal never dies 🤘🏻 got all their early vinyls along with Omen, Manilla Road & Tyrant are my true fave 80’s metal bands

Brobably the best comeback of any classic metal band ever. Every song is worth it's place in the album, such a solid piece of work, it's almost unbelievable. Songwriting, creativity, feeling, production, all are top class. Their 70's-89's core is always there, and in the same time it sounds so relevant and might be the greatest "antidote" for the corona shit so far. I literally feel lucky to be alive to witness this taking place. Eternal respect from Greece. p.s. Tim Baker is fierce, quite possibly the only metal vocalist that carries such a strong - and undoubtely "twisted" - Ronnie James Dio feeling in his performance.

It picked up where they left the stage. It's the natural and matured continuation from the Paradise Lost trilogy.

"Blood and souls! Blood and souls for Arioch, Duke of Hell!"

Not a single song on this album that isn't an absolute banger.

What a Hammer of Doom. Elric lives. Thank U, Ungols. Greetings from East Germany.

One of my fav bands from back in the 80's (RIP Jerry Fogle, guitar genius). So glad their back thank you Cirith and Metal Blade!

These guys started a band, cranked out 4 albums in 10 years, went and had a career, and now they're back to melt your face.

WHAT A SOUND! WHAT AN ATTITUDE! THEY AGED LIKE WINE!

I just started listening to this band about a year ago and now they release their first album in like 29 years. NICE!

Finally..they get the respect they deserved decades ago. Better late than never.. Beast of an album..as always

I just recently finished reading the original 6 Elric of Melniboné books and this pops up. Sick!

The guitarwork on this record is jawdropping! Album of the year contender

Very solid comeback from a great band. Heavy metal at its purest!

That guitar solo in Legions Arise is excpecially good,something new,bravo for Cirit Ungol,thanks for full album in this black days of virus

Hands down to the greatest album of 2020.

I can not recall in my 45 years of metal fandom hearing any vocalist sound like Tim Baker. It is great to hear you again, \m/\m/

What an album, what a return!

All hail the mighty CIRITH UNGOL!!! I herald your long awaited return! The Frost! The Fire! Burns inside of me!!!

Cirith Ungol 1 - Coronavirus 0

Man, when the Spotify release radar mentioned this came out yesterday, I made a BIG jump of joy! My metal heroes have risen again ( boinkboinkboink -that's my head reaching the ceiling!) !!

Very 80-ish sound. Love it! Tim Baker still howling in his very style.

30 años después de su último álbum, regresa esta legendaria agrupación con su maravillosa música. Eterno Cirith Ungol! \m/

8:22: Atom Smasher! Frost Monstreme brings back a lot from the old songs, the guitar in the intro sounds like a new extended version to Frost and Fire. I can't stop listening to this album.

I’ve never heard of cirith ungol except in reading lord of the rings and I heard this was the bands first album in 29 years and i love the guitar sound they have! Very impressive !

I think this is their best album since "King Of The Dead", such a comeback album, i wasn't that impressed when it came out, took a bit of time but finally got the taste for it... just like Cirith Ungol as a whole, really.

I have 2 albums of them on vinyl; at that time some friends laughed at me, now they see they were years ahead!

... thank metalgod and Metal Blade Rec. CIRITH UNGOL are back in business with their long-awaited fifth full-lenght album (2020), this is stunning US Heavy-/ Doom-Metal ... great voice, great sound, great act since 1972! ... 🤘 🇺🇸

There are some bands from the 80s who managed to come up with new albums recently but some of the efforts I've heard sound tired and clumsy. Cirith Ungol's new album sounds really authentic and fresh! Absolutely genuine metal.

The resurrection of Cirith Ungol! This album is spectacular from start to finish!

Come on join the Legion!!! Thanks Rob, Tim, Greg, Jim, and crew!!! You've always ruled supreme/monstreme!!! Cheers from Bolivia, SA!!!

An amazing return from a band that deserves to be honoured as absolute legends of the genre. I can't get enough of this album!

It's unbelievable guys after all these years a decent album. Been waiting a long time finally C.U are back I feel like 16 years old again. It's very hard to describe my feelings right now. Thanks Cirith Ungol Keep the flame alive!!!!!

Great return, even better than their classic albums. Astonishing voice.

ASÍ SI MERECE LA PENA HACERSE VIEJOS. POR DIOS, QUE BIEN SUENAN...

His voice is like back then ! Holy shit great album guys !

Wow this crushes skulls....old school. Me too almost 50 never get tired of the metal punk steel

Me convence el nuevo de Cirith Ungol, en muchos momentos suena a sus álbumes clásicos y la voz sigue siendo super característica. Se agradece que grupos de culto como este nos hayan podido ofrecer mas música.

Legions Arise is simply amazing.

It is rather amazing how Tim still sounds like...Tim. WOW!!!

I put on this CD with no fear no doubt I knew it would be good. This is like if the Beatles got back together and put out something as good as Sgt Pepper. Millions of years from now metal heads across the galaxy will envy us fans that we could buy this record. Its Christmas every day for a year, and double Christmas on Halloween and on actual Christmas it's triple Christmas. Praise Cirith Ungol.

Cirith Ungol is one of my all time favourites. I couldn't believe they're back with a new album. Sounds like the 80s and I just love it. Never stopped listening to their earlier work. Finland rocks with Cirith Ungol as long as they're with us.

THANK YOU FOR THIS UPLOAD METAL BLADE ! CIRITH UNGOL STILL RIPPING. JARVIS ON BASS GIVES IT THAT NIGHT DEMON FEEL. I'M STILL A FAN 29 YEARS LATER.

It dosent matter what year we are at, trad metal still rocks! Greetings from Brazil!

How many years I waited their return! Gods od Metal have hear my desperate cry. AN EPIC HAIL TO CIRITH UNGOL! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

Thank you Jarvis, Oliver and Metal Blade!

CIRITH UNGOL FOREVER BLACK para mim é o melhor DISCO de heavy metal de 2020.

WOW this albums amazing!!!🤘 So glad Sarah from Banger introduced me to them👍

Thanks Cirith Ungol and Metal Blade for this Piece of Art

Damn!!!! WTF??!!!! This is one of the best come back albums EVER!! Tim & Rob Halford must be doing something other vocalists aren't. His voice is still metal as f*ck. The guitar playing on this album is otherworldly. This whole album sounds better than most releases from this past decade. Wish other classic bands could still retain their original bite like this.

Wow, great discovery! Love this album!

This is really good. I'm glad Cirith Ungol is still relevant.

i had very little experience with Cirith ungol before buying the vinyl for this, decided to give it a try because of the dudes in Visigoth who wear their shirts like every time they're outside. worth the risk, such a great album

Thank you, this album is pure magic, such privilege to hear this!

I've been listening to these guys since the Frost and Fire album came out. I'd never heard their music, but I recognised the cover art as coming from Michael Moorcock's Elric novels so I bought the album "just because". This is a fantastic return for them, WELL DONE GENTLEMEN, keep it coming!

Members of Cirith Ungol,welcome back this a great album again.I feel young again nearly 60 but in my mind i'm still 25.Greetings Frits "Culprit"Swinkels

Oh hell yeah! Being a "Elrich" fan, this is GR8😮😵👍👍🤘🤘. I have had all 6 vols since the late 70s/early 80s. I pick'd up the 7th in the mid 90s. Love "hawkwind"-"motor head" RIP Lemmy, Ian Frasier Kilminster, Michael Moorcock is still with us (thank God). It's endless & so wonderful! 😆😉🦊🤘🤘👍👍 Be safe friends. Oh, yaz I will include blue oyster cults "black blade" from Culti sarius erectus.

Cirith Ungol still kicking serious ASS!!!! It's like the band never left. Can't wait for the tour!!!!!!!!!!Tim Baker RULES!!!!!! Greg Lindstrom and Jim Barraza would make Jerry Fogle proud!!!!!!!

Have ordered it from amazon at midnight last night, they also sent me the download version, have to say what a fantastic album straight away, long live the ungol and roll on 2041 till their next album 🤘🤘😉

One of my favorite bands in the 80's. Those vocals are unique and stand out strong as ever. Glad to see this in my KZfaq Feed. Cheers!

Ah I already gave up hope of ever seeing them live. When I came to Chaos Descends and could see them on stage a dream came true - thank you Cirith Ungol.

First full listen today of Forever Black.....and it's fantastic. I'm only two albums into CUs discography but man they are both excellent. What ever that timeless something is these guys have it for sure....👍❤️‍🔥☠️....safely on my for all time essential metal list. At the very start I thought Stormbringer was being sung by Jethro Tull!...love the singers usually screechy voice too which is perfect with that classic crunching chug of those guitars....great band.

Ok, I’ve never heard of this band b4 but I’m diggin it. And that guitar in Legions Arise, lovin it.

I already have my copy of the album, but thanks to you Metal Blade Records for making this available so that I can play this as loud as possible whilst I'm studying at the university library!

Thank you just what we needed All hail cirith ungol sounds awesome !

Después de tanto tiempo regresan a lo grande ... Tremendo trabajo !!!

After more than 25 years, they still rock!🔥

Es una verdadera joya, un sonido muy culto llenó de poder, grande Cirith Ungol 🤘

So this is Elric Saga Metal done in 2020. Cool.

wild and epic great comeback another Cirith ungol masterpiece !!

That's a proper banger. Easily my favorite record from 2020.

They haven't aged a day in 29 years, goddamn.

Easily the Best Album of 2020.

My respect! This is better than all things they do anytime. And i love the earlie materials. This album is a born masterpiece.

Thanks to Sarah of Smoulder and Banger tv I'm here... never listening to this band and sounds amazing !!! Bring on the hammer!!!

Total Badass album!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Stormbringer's totally about Elric. Cool!

Well this came out of no where. I was even like what? the Cirith Ungol is back with a 2020 album.

🤘Masterpiece🤘wow fabulous band🤘

Never heard this band before, but I love the Elric Saga. And this album rocks... love it. Glad I stumbled across these guys

What a brilliant fucking comeback! Fuck yeah, Cirith Ungol!

They definitely still have it!

The best I've listened in this year... wonderful work, guys! metal forever and ever!

That came out MUCH better than I expected! I will definitely buy this masterpiece!

Killer album. Enjoyed the stream

Man, what was I doing in the eighties that I missed this band?

Wow! This band is certainly a blast from my past. \m/

CIRITH UNGOL ... forever!

Holy fuck this kicks ass. Nearly thirty years without putting out an album and you would not know at all from listening to it

I'm a simple woman; I see Elric on a metal cover, I click.

This is a massive comeback. Frost Monstream sounds straight outta KOTD days