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Cirith Ungol has composed over 300 songs, according to Robert Garven in the Iron Pages interview, 1994.
- Line-ups
- Instruments
- Written by (Lyrics by)
- Music by
- Songs
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Feb 1970 – Apr(?) 71 (Titanic)
Line-up
- Jerry Fogle (guitar) 1970 – 87
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and vocals) 1970 – 82, 2015 – now
- Robert Garven (drums and vocals) 1970 – May 92, 2015 – now
- Pat Galligan (guitar and vocals) 1970 – 71
Songs
- 1970/71? – The Beatles – Get Back, and dozens of others
- 1970/71? – Creedence Clearwater Revival – ?
- 1970/71? – Jimi Hendrix (?) – Purple Haze
Apr 1971(?) – 75 (Cirith Ungol)
Line-up, Mark I
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Songs
- 1971-1972
- Hand of Doom (cover of Black Sabbath)
- The Hunter (cover of Blue Cheer)
- Refried Boogie (cover of Canned Heat)
- N.S.U., Spoonful (cover of Cream)
- Rock ‘n’ Roll (cover of Detroit)
- Dusty Track (cover of Freedom)
- Inside Looking Out (cover of Grand Funk Railroad)
- Smoking the Day Away (cover of May Blitz)
- Mississippi Queen (cover of Mountain)
- Louisiana Blues (cover of Savoy Brown)
- Who Do You Love (cover of Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- 1973-1974
- Make It (cover of Aerosmith)
- Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll (cover of Blue Öyster Cult)
- Breadfan, Whiskey River, Crash Course in Brain Surgery (cover of Budgie)
- Roll A Rocket (cover of Hard Stuff)
- Ain’t Gonna Take No More (cover of Highway Robbery)
- Go, I’m Never Gonna Let You (cover of Skid Row)
- Jury, Keepin’ Time (cover of Trapeze)
- Gonna Creep Up On You, Return Of The Farmer’s Son, Vagabonds Of The Western World, (cover of Thin Lizzy)
- Sinner (cover of Ursa Major)
- 197?
- Evil (cover of Cactus)
- ? – (cover of Jimi Hendrix)
- Gambler Gambler (cover of ELF)
- Search and Destroy (cover of Iggy & The Stooges)
- Secret Agent Man (cover of Johnny Rivers)
- ? – (cover of Spontaneous Combustion)
- Worse Things Waiting
- 1974 – Rock ’n’ Roll Hooker, Radiation Blues, Rollin On (all of them“which only the lyrics survive”, Greg)
- 1974 – Animal Passion (1974/77), Crack of Dawn, Flesh Dart (written by Garven),
- 1975 – Shelobs Lair (1975) (words by Greg L) (Greg: Around this time we made a conscious decision to play all original material and our songs … would begin to replace the cover songs.)
Other compilation records:
- Cirith Uncool / Sara’s Uncool (Dec 1985) rehearsal, not released
- Live (1996) semi bootleg
- Servants of Chaos (05 May 2001) rare compilation album
- Brutish Manchild (02 May 2020) single
- Half Past Human (28 May 2021) newly recorded versions of 1970’s rarities
- I’m Alive (25 Nov 2019) live album
1975 – 76
Line-up, Mark II
- Neal or Neil Beattie or Terry Dactyl (vocals) 1975 – 76
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Songs
- 1975(?) –
- 1976 – Tight Teen (written by Garven), Bad Scene (written by Garven?), Half Past Human (A Quarter to Ape) (words by Greg L), Route 666 (words by Greg L)
23 Apr 1977
Line-up
- Tim Baker
- Jerry Fogle
- Greg Lindstrom
- Robert Garven
Songs
- I’m Alive (Demo, written by Lindstrom)
- A Little Fire (Take 2 on release or Demo, written by Lindstrom)
- Edge Of A Knife (Take 2 on the record or Demo, written by Lindstrom)
1977 – 78 (as 1972 – 75)
Line-up
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
“Orange tape” – Jul/Aug 1978
Line-up
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
- Tim Baker (special guest vocalist)
- Neil Beattie (special guest vocalist)
Songs
- 1978 Jul – Bite Of The Worm (Lindstrom), Witchdance (Lindstrom)
- 1978 Jul/Aug – Show You All (Lindstrom), High Speed Love (Lindstrom), Neck Romancer (Lindstrom), Use Me (Lindstrom), King Tut Uncommon (Lindstrom and Garven), Atom Smasher (Lindstrom, Garven and Fogle), We Know You’re Out There, Witsucker (Lindstrom), Route 666 (Lindstrom and Garven)(2)
1978 – 79
Songs
- 1977 – Death of the Sun. This was written already in 1977 by Robert Garven, and Greg Lindstrom in Iron Wolf. Or 1978 with Greg by Interview with Iconic Heavy Rock/Doom Legends. (written by Lindstrom and Garven)
- Brutish Manchild, Am On Rúte, Back In ’51 (cover of Masters of the Airwaves), Cirith Ungol (written by Lindstrom and Garven?)
- 1978 Sep – Feeding The Ants (written by Garven)
- 1979 Mar – Last Laugh, Hype Performance
- 1979 Sep – Frost and Fire (written by Lindstrom)
- 1979 Dec – The Twitch, Better Off Dead (written by Lindstrom), Eyes
- 1979 – What Does It Take (written by Lindstrom)
- 1979(?) – Finger Of Scorn (written by Lindstrom)
- 197? – Ferrarri 308QV On Dyno At 8000 RPM
1979 – 80
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals) 1979 – May 92, 2015 – now
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Album 1 “Frost and Fire”, 31 Jan 1981
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), he left summer 1982
- Michael “Flint” Vujea (credited, but does not play on the album) 1980 – 87, 2015
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
after 31 Jan 1981
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jerry Fogle (guitar, “Greg & Jerry playing dueling lead”)
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals)
- Michael “Flint” Vujea
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
1980 – 82
Songs
- 1980 Mar – Darkness Weaves, Maybe That’s Why (written by Lindstrom)
- 1980 Jul – Ill Met In Lankhmar
- 1980 Aug – Return To Lankhmar
- 1980 Sep – 100 MPH (written by Lindstrom)
1982
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Michael “Flint” Vujea (bass)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Album 2 “King of the Dead”, 02 Jul 1984
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Michael “Flint” Vujea (bass)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
1982 – 87
Songs
- 1983(?) – Black Machine, Master Of The Pit, King Of The Dead (written by Garven), Toccato In Dm (cover of Johann Sebastian Bach)
- 1985 Apr – Obsidian (written by Lindstrom – Lindstrom solo after he quit)
- 1985 Nov – Chaos Descends, Song A, Nadsokor (written by Garven), One Foot in Hell, Doomed Planet (written by Garven)
- 1986(?) – Blood and Iron, The Fire, War Eternal
Album 3 “One Foot Is Hell”, 12 Aug 1986
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jerry Fogle (guitar)
- Michael “Flint” Vujea (bass)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
01 Jun 1987
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jimmy Barraza (guitar) 01 Jun 1987 – 91, 2015 – Sep 2023
- Michael “Flint” Vujea (bass)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
1987 Songs
- 1987 – The Chaos Trilogy (Chaos Rising, Fallen Idols, Paradise Lost), all three written by Baker, ended up on the release 1991.
Producing Paradise Lost, 1991? – Aug? 1991
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
- Joe Malatesta (guitar, vocals) 1991
- Robert L. Warrenburg (bass, vocals) 1991
Songs
- 1991(?) – Join the Legion (written by Baker), The Troll (written by Joe Malatesta), Fire (cover of Arthur Brown), Heaven Help Us (Robert Warrenburg), Before the Lash (written by Baker), Go It Alone (cover of Prophecy 1985/6/7, re-written by Baker)
They are full members recording and finished Paradise Lost. Suddenly Malatesta and Warrenburg quitted and before they had covers of PL. Vern Green stepped in. “Members signed a three-record deal in 1990 on the Restless label, formerly Enigma”.
Album 4 “Paradise Lost”, 23 Aug 1991
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Vern Green (listed, but not playing) Jan 1991 – May 1992 (?)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
- Joe Malatesta (guitar, already quit) 1991
- Robert L. Warrenburg (bass, already quit) 1991
Live, Dec 1991
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Vern Green (bass)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Jan 1992? – May 1992
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Vern Green (bass)
- Michael Johnson (guitar) 1992
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Music video
2000?
- Gerrit Philipp Mutz (vocal) – Sacred Steel/Dawn of Winter
Bart: The “reunion” which almost happened some years ago is truth. Around the millennium shift, the band did intend to reunite, but Tim Baker (vocals) wasn’t interested in that point of time according to Greg in an interview. Gerrit Mutz was offered to take hand of the vocals, but he said no, because he could never replace Tim.
2015 signing session
Line-up
- Tim Baker
- Robert Garven
- Greg Lindstrom
- Michael “Flint” Vujea
2016 signing session
Line-up
- Tim Baker
- Robert Garven
2016? reunion rehearsal
Line-up
- Robert Garven
- Jim Barraza
- Jarvis Leatherby
- Brent Woodward
Songs
- I’m Alive
- Join The Legion
2016
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Jarvis Leatherby (bass and backing vocals) 2015 – now
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
First live from 1991 (studio and live) or 1992 (music video).
May 2018
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Jarvis Leatherby (bass and backing vocals)
- Armand Anthony (guitar session) 2018
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Single “Witch’s Game”, 05 Oct 2018
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar and backing vocals)
- Jarvis Leatherby (bass and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Songs
- 2018 Sep – Witch’s Game
Album 5 “Forever Black”, 24 Apr 2020
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Jarvis Leatherby (bass and backing vocals)
- Matt Baker (bass session on demos) 13 Oct 2019
- Tom Malone (bass session on demos and live) 2019, 2020, Keep it True 2023
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Songs
- Sweet and Steel (early Legions Arise demo) (Garven)
- The Call, Legions Arise (Garven), The Frost Monstreme (Lindstrom), The Fire Divine (Lindstrom), Stormbringer (Baker), Fractus Promissum (Baker), Nightmare (Baker), Before Tomorrow (Baker), Forever Black (Baker)
Album 6 “Dark Parade”, 20 Oct 2023
Line-up
- Tim Baker (vocals)
- Jim Barraza (guitar)
- Jarvis Leatherby (bass and backing vocals) 2015 – now
- Greg Lindstrom (guitar and backing vocals)
- Robert Garven (drums and backing vocals)
Songs
- Demos are recorded Nov 2022 or earlier
- Velocity S.E.P. (first live at Keep It True 2023), Relentless, Sailor on the Seas of Fate, Sacrifice, Looking Glass, Dark Parade, Distant Shadows, Down Below
01 Oct 2023
Line-up
- Greg Lindstrom
- Robert Garven
- Tim Baker
- Jarvis Leatherby
- Armand John Anthony (session member)
Live 09 Mar 2024
Line-up
- Robert Garven
- Tim Baker
- Jarvis Leatherby
- Armand John Anthony (session member)