Metal School is one of the greatest channels on KZfaq. Thanks for the obvious hard work you put in to these. Love them all.

Cirith Ungol, and Manilla Road were probably the most unique Metal bands in history.

Omg! I remember playing Dungeons and Dragons to this in the background on Friday nights! We were all into Elric at the time so it was a perfect match for our quests as teenagers.

R.I.P. Jerry Fogle, one of my favorite lead players ever. “Master of the Pit” contains not one but two of the greatest leads in metal.

My best friend in high school bought King Of The Dead, on cassette, and we were both immediately into it. Yes, it was not like anything else we were listening to in the mid 80s but that's why we loved it.

They're still killing it live. Baker sounds more intense than young guys doing death growls and such.

God bless Jarvis for helping get this band to reunite. I discovered Cirith Ungol when I was probably 13. Almost 40 years later and they are still one of my favorite bands. This is a great episode! Horns Up!

Thank you Metal School for introducing me to so many bands I never would have found on my own. Love your channel.

I have been a Cirith Ungol since getting my copy of Metal Massacre in 82. Death of the Sun was always the stand out track for me. Luckily we had/still have to this day a little shop in my small Ky town who was able to get me that stuff. I filled out the card that was in Frost and Fire, and in Late 83 while at Parris Island I got a pkg from the band with a lot of cool articles and autographed photos and stickers. It was very cool to me that Robert Garvin put that together with a personal letter to my 19 yr old super fan ass. I still have that stuff 40 yrs later.

Thank you thank you! This is the one I've been waiting for. Bought their albums as a kid after reading Michael Moorcock's "Elric" novels & loving the Michael Whelan cover art.

Beautiful. I heard black machine on a midnight radio show back in 1984 and melted my 14 year old mind. Went to record store the next day and bought King of the dead. Been a huge fan ever since Hail and thanks for doing this. Legendary band

A cold drink, a snack and a new metal school video is the best way to spend my night!

Idk what Tim Baker was doing in those 25 years, if he was practicing often or working in another band, or if the change is just due to age, but in my opinion his vocals since coming back are the best they’ve ever been

Man I'm so glad you covered this band, they're truly underrated and need more coverage, their music is killer and hard hitting. May I make bands suggestions for future videos from the 80's, which are Barren Cross, Angel Dust, Alias Mangler, Recon, Sacred Warrior, Warrior with their album Fighting the Earth, Tyrant with their albums Legions Of The Dead, Too Late To Pray and King Of Kings, Banshee, there are so many heavy metal bands I love from the 80's that need more recognition and I'm really glad a channel like this exists. ❤🤘🎸

They were a bit of a cult, mysterious band back in the 80s. Lots of us had heard of them but couldn't ever find their albums. I'd agree that the vocals are very much an acquired taste, but not many other singers sounded like him!

Your taste in metal is just killer. Grab a beer and enjoy one of the best underground metal bands.

Yes...yes! Cirith Ungol the identical twin to manilla road but much more fantasy! Long live Cirith Ungol🤘🏼🍻🫀⚰️⚔️☠️🔥

Ah you took my suggestion! So awesome. Perfect band for this channel.

I truly love this band, It was absolutely incredible to see they perform live a couple of years ago in São Paulo. Robert Garven is a real nice guy too! I remember when I was 15 in the pre internet era, and a friend made me a tape with King of the Dead, which I listened countless times every single day till the K7 broke... Then I got a record and every night I used to come up from school and just couldnt got to bed without listening to It on phones. King of the Dead is one of the best metal records for me and I love all the other stuff. And I too hold Forever Black in my top 3, right after King and One Foot in Hell, witch is also great!

Cirith on vinyl were a big part of my teenaged years. When CDs came out, you couldn't find their stuff to replace your worn out vinyl/tapes. When online shopping became a thing, I found CDnow and the first 2 albums were amongst the first purchases I made from the internet. The songs are great, Tim Baker's Pterodactyl vocals are uniquely incredible, the bass is up front, kicking ass, but not over the top and the leads were top notch for the times. Why they never made it big is beyond me. They should have been huge IMO, but apparently my musical tastes don't jibe with the general populace.

Whoa, that’s heavy. I’ve never heard of Cirith Ungol before!

I gotta say this band has the best album covers of all time.

I will get all of Cirith Ungol albums. 😀👍🤘🎸

For years I've heard of this band and I've seen their t-shirts but I've never really listened to them until seeing this video and that guy's voice is incredible

Fun fact.. in the title credits of Richard Pryor's concert film Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)...there's footage shot out of a car window of different venue marquees... and CIRITH UNGOL is on one of them.

Man, I wish I had known about them in the 80s. This is great stuff. Thanks for this video!

I was there on the 2nd day of Frost and Fire 2. You couldn’t hear shit from lack of theater acoustics, but nonetheless was there to witness history unfold. One of my most treasured shows for sure. Thanks for covering such a under appreciated band. Hope they tour back here in the states. Greece keep stealing em from us😂

I knew these dudes through my friends older brother. They were hella cool to us young punks. We watched them practice, they gave us a orange album cassette, stickers and flyers. Still one of my finest memories as a kid. Musta been like 81-82.

Love this band and I was also hooked on the Elric comic as a kid.

Man, truly one of the greatest heavy metal bands period. It's been amazing seeing so many new bands cite them as an influence which grew large even after their initial demise. Growing up in the city 5 minutes away (Oxnard) I always had heard of their legend from the older guys in the music scene. Getting to see their reunion show at the Ventura theater in their hometown was just legendary. Thank you for giving more credit to this truly groundbreaking band that means a lot to me.

I've been waiting for this one. I wish i could like it multiple times. Thank you. King of the dead is One of my all time favorite albums. I was listening to random obscure metal on KZfaq while gaming one night, and Atom Smasher auto played. I stopped gaming and replayed it just to listen. Then I went and listened to the whole album. King of the Dead maybe my all time favorite metal song. The intro is one of the most epic song intros. I just wish i had found out about them earlier. Discovering Cirith Ungol was the gateway that sent me on a doom metal kick, but to me there's something special about Ungol. Tims vocals were never an acquired taste for me. From the first listen i loved it, there isn't really anyone like him. Eric Wagner of Trouble (who i discovered after Ungol) is probably the closest that i've heard. Also the Bass guitar on the first two albums. It is front and center on some tracks, and it's an awesome contrast to how most Metal tracks are mixed. Master of the Pit is one of my favortie tracks because of the Bass specifically. Better off dead ,although more of a rock track, has a killer bass line. Death of the Sun was on the Metal Massacre tape that also debuted Metallica's Hit the lights before they were signed. Also If there is ever a film adaptation of Elric, some Ungol songs better make it into the soundtrack.

Greg is the best! I ordered a Cirith Ungol shirt on Ebay around 2000.Greg was the one selling it to my surprise! I told him how much I love his music.He sent me a hand written note, stickers, guitar picks and a CD of his band Falcon!

Congratulations!A metal channel focused on research and information,not just on personal taste.Heavy music has some decades of history,so objectivity is necessary in your reviews.Greetings from Greece!

Unfortunately, this band never appeared on any of the suggested playlists on streaming platforms! Thank you for sharing such an awesome band!

Love Cirith Ungol! So glad to see you cover them! I was a huge fan back in the 80s and I wrote them right before One Foot In Hell was released. They sent me a flyer for the new album and a typed note thanking me for being a fan. It's signed by Flint. I still have it and a couple of the stickers they included in the envelope.

Love their album King of the Dead.

Awesome!!! I love cirth ungol! I love Elric! I love your documentaries. Always interesting

Another fantastic video. I have learned so much and found some great bands through your videos that I almost assuredly would have never found.

Thank you for all the work you do for make these videos.

Definitely one of the most unique and under-rated bands in history. Absolutely one or the most original sounds ever. Such a shame to have been plagued by all the petty BS that sidelined them and kept them from putting out more awesome music. I spoke on the phone once with Robert Garvin back in 80s, he came across as a very cool and personable guy, very open and honest, he even recommended some very cool 70s hard rock stuff that I dig even to this day. Long live the mighty Cirith Ungol. Thank you for doing this video and passing on the info on this much underappreciated juggernaut of a band.

One of the best come backs on HM scene! Very good album and Baker's voice in perfect condition after all these years!

I can't wait for Dark Parade to be released this year! Cirith Ungol has always been and remained one of my favorite heavy metal bands.

Interesting video! Thanks for sharing and thanks for listening ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

hell yeah, one of the truest ones out there

This is one of the videos I was hoping you would do, such a unique band!

Wow. Another great documentary, on another band I had never knew existed! Thank you so much!

You do a great job with this Metal School series. That being said, this band has blown out loud since their inception.

Thank you metal school! Always looking forward to your videos 😎🍻🤘

Cirith Ungol is one of my favorite bands of all time. Glad you did a video on them

Thank you so much for this video! Jerry Fogle really was an amazing guitarist. I read somewhere that he had always regretted leaving the band and that lead to alcoholism and ultimately to his death. His story is so sad. The dude clearly had talent and worked hard to create such beautiful music, he deserved a successful musician career. And of course, the rest of the band also deserved better. Tim Baker is an amazing singer. The first song I heard of them was Atom Smasher, and it was Tim unusual vocals that immediately made me a fan. His singing is even better on One Foot in Hell than King of the Dead, in my opinion. Cirith Ungol is my favourite band. They got me into reading Elric of Melniboné and also made me a fan of Michael Whelan. My favourite Whelan painting is Elric and the Sinking City. I want to someday buy a print of it to get it on my wall. Maybe it will be the cover of the upcoming album?

In an interesting bit of trivia, PJ Galligan later was a guitarist in the punk band Angry Samoans, whose vocalist Mike Saunders was a former rock journalist credited with inventing the term "Heavy Metal" in reference to a genre of music!

whacked out album cover art

Niiiice! Your channel is great man🤙 Love this very unique band.

Great video as usual. Crazy I was just talking to a friend about old school punk and metal bands from Oxnard and Ventura

I can't wait to see them in November this year 🤘🏻

The covers of their albums are enough for me to get sold

I haven't watched yet but FUCK YES! THANK YOU FOR THIS CHOICE OF BAND! FUCK YES!

Love this vid. I played this band’s music on my high school radio show in the late 80’s and then on my metal shows in the 90s and 00s. Highly under appreciated bands with 5 really great releases!

We were hooked from the first listen to Frost & Fire, interesting that you mentioned that for some it takes a few listens. Thank you for uploading this lml

For simple clarification, I did not leave the band until after Jimmy left. In fact, I was with the band still a good 6 months after Jimmy left. We were looking for a new guitar player and auditioned some guys but none were quite up to what we needed. As a further mention to that, right about the time Jimmy left, one of our roadies who was taking a film class at a local college, was shooting a music video for us. He needed some outdoor shots and I brought in a friend of mine who was a guitar player, to be a part of those shots. My friend would not join the band however he was good enough to do so. It was after all of that when I left and it was not because the label dropped us. The real reason for me leaving was we were all broke musicians, and I was struggling paying my part of the rehearsal room rent. Add to that, we were not getting any traction with finding a suitable replacement for Jimmy. I loved what the band was doing and wanted to stay with it, I just could not afford it.

We used to cover Atom Smasher in a band I was in in '85. Loved Cirith Ungol.

Exceptional band worth listening to. Thanks for the great video. ⚒

Fun choice ! Finding the perfect singer is a journey.

Keep em coming brother. Great job!!!

your channel is amazing, immediately subscribed!

We all bought their tapes and albums because of the album covers, then we were glad they were pretty good. I made the same mistake with Nazareth, but later Nazareth grew on me and I even ended up learning This Flight Tonight. \m/

INCREDIBLE band! I saw them August 2023 in NYC and they sounded GREAT! One of my all time favorites bands.

Great video as always! Cirith Ungol have always been a favourite band of mine.

killer classic! glad you covered them, TY

I always suspected Tim Baker's technique began as a reaction to Rob Halford. Hearing the orange demo confirms this. Great post!

Effort, enthusiasm, and reverence for metal. This and other factors combine to make this channel a true gem.

Excellent episode, as always! Wasn't familiar with this band but going to dive into their back catalog this weekend. 🤘😀

I discovered Cirith Ungol pretty early, however it took some years of time and repeated listening before I fully apprecieted them. Then they went from a good band to being one of my absolute favorite bands ⚔💀⚔ Great video as always! By the way, I was at the Keep It True-concert shown in this video. Front row 🤘Amazing show!

I discovered them looking on those Great blogs on mid 2010's that uploaded all kinds of metal (especially cult bands). I fell in love with 'Frost And Fire' and 'What Does It Take'. Like a year later they announced the reunion... hope I can catch them on the final tour.

You knocked it out of the park again my friend. Im on the east coast and have never heard of them. Never seen any of there stuff over here. Great video metal school 🤘rocks.🤘

KING KOBRA. Can you do an episode about them please?🤘

that Orange album really gives me a very hard edge Alice cooper and Bowie vibe. interesting band here, never heard them, like em i do. great share here ty for that.

Been jamming out to their last 2 albums. Heavy rotation in my CD player in my pickup truck. 40+ years later still love it.

Thank you ! Love music 🎶 and love your creations and knowledge.

Ah. Finally. The great band is given the credit due. Thank you, Metal School! I have discovered them after Darkthrone's recommendatin in the booklet of their "FOAD" album - I think that this particular one was by Fenriz. I have loved Cirith Ungol ever since - making posts and recommending them to friends and aquaintances. And even though now - again, thanks to Metal School - I have learned that "Paradise Lost" was a horrible album to make it still holds probably two of my favourite tracks: "Chaos Rising" and "Fallen Idols" so there is nothing to be ashamed of musically; at least in my opinion. I was aware that they have reunited, but could only hope for new material and to my shame I have missed all the new releases completely. Time to do my homework and be excited for the upcoming LP!

This is definitely the passage from Metal School to Metal University, although this band is not for my taste, well maybe the album Paradise Lost, but not the King of the Dead album. Thanks and keep it coming. I already done my all homework, so gimme my diploma...😊

. I've never heard of this band and can see why they never made it big. You do have a great channel and I like how you pick way off the beaten path bands to cover.

GREAT Video!!

Great band, always loved the vocals, really unique and great. Really looking forward to the new album, didn't even hear about it until now!

This little known band is so easy to fall into... it's like some other world of music

Keep on truckin with it brother. Love the videos man.

Me discovering Metal School contributed to the last few years where I’m getting back to my musical roots… Cirith Ungol I really had to ‘learn’ listening to… now I’m totally hooked…

Oooo, a band I have never heard before? Sweet!

I love these vids you have to be a true Metal Head to do all of this work and i salute you Metal Brother🤘🤘

I'm not a fan of this band but an amazing video from Metal School,as always.😃👍

Thanks for this. I mostly only heard of Cyrith Ungol from Kerrang/Metal Hammer, and their stuff wasn't necessarily easy to find in the UK. I did though find King of the Dead, bought it and loved it. Really good to hear them again.

Cirith Ungol! This was an immediate watch for me. Really nice work. I’d also like to mention my favourite tracks that weren’t featured: ‘Master of the Pit’ ‘Death of the Sun,’ and ‘Nadsokor.’ Though, ‘Chaos Rising’ is probably their best song imo, and one of the greatest tracks the entire genre has to offer. I’m unable to see the X-Japan video, but I’ll see if I can figure something out with a VPN…

I've tried so many times to get Cirith Ungol them over the years, but I just can't. I love a lot of the instrumental side of the music, but the vocals just grate on me too much. I hoped I'd get used to it, but it won't happen. I still enjoyed this video, and love these career recaps that you do. Metal history is interesting whether I like the band or not.

How many people are already awaiting his next video after watching this one? 🙋

they are still going .Saw them last year in Vegas at Psycho Fest. sounded great !

Never been that into Cirith Ungol, but their album art have always been my favorites

one of the best bands ever.

It's always great learning about a metal band I've never heard of. I know they're not really a metal band but one day I hope you do a video about Zebra because they're an awesome underappreciated hard rock band.

First hear them when I was 15 dating myself 1984 and have enjoyed them ever since .

I got into this band pretty quickly when I discovered metal, vocals were never a turn off. "One Foot In Hell" is very accessible. I'd apply that vocalist issue to another group your did an MS on....coughmanillaroadcough