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In October 2023, Cirith Ungol announced that they will retire from performing live at the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/cirith-ungol-announces-retirement-from-live-performances-at-the-end-of-2024|title=CIRITH UNGOL Announces Retirement From Live Performances At The End Of 2024|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=October 12, 2023|date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> | In October 2023, Cirith Ungol announced that they will retire from performing live at the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/cirith-ungol-announces-retirement-from-live-performances-at-the-end-of-2024|title=CIRITH UNGOL Announces Retirement From Live Performances At The End Of 2024|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=October 12, 2023|date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> | ||
== | == Artistry == | ||
=== Name === | |||
The band took their name from the mountain pass [[Cirith Ungol]] in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]’s fantasy novel ”[[The Lord of the Rings]]”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/10/07/cirith-ungol-grows-fan-base-without-really-trying/91573612/|title=Cirith Ungol grows fan base without really trying|first=Bill |last=Locey|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> The name is [[Sindarin|Elvish]] and means “Pass of the Spider”. While the place in Tolkien’s book is pronounced “kirith ungol”, the band pronounced it “sirith ungol”. The band said: | The band took their name from the mountain pass [[Cirith Ungol]] in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]’s fantasy novel ”[[The Lord of the Rings]]”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/10/07/cirith-ungol-grows-fan-base-without-really-trying/91573612/|title=Cirith Ungol grows fan base without really trying|first=Bill |last=Locey|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> The name is [[Sindarin|Elvish]] and means “Pass of the Spider”. While the place in Tolkien’s book is pronounced “kirith ungol”, the band pronounced it “sirith ungol”. The band said: | ||
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{{quotation|I remember some other possible band names we were considering: [[Minas Tirith]], [[Khazad Dum]], and [[Uruk-hai|Uruk Hai]], all names from “The Lord Of The Rings”. Rob and I both liked J.R.R. Tolkien and [[Enzo Ferrari]], so we knew our songs would cover both those subjects!|Greg Lindstrom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballbustermusic.com/hard_talk/08-2006/cirith_ungol.html |title=Hard Announcements: Cirith Ungol |website=BallBusterHardMusic.com |date=2006 |first=Jym |last=Harris |access-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710195742/http://www.ballbustermusic.com/hard_talk/08-2006/cirith_ungol.html |archive-date=2012-07-10 }}</ref>}} | {{quotation|I remember some other possible band names we were considering: [[Minas Tirith]], [[Khazad Dum]], and [[Uruk-hai|Uruk Hai]], all names from “The Lord Of The Rings”. Rob and I both liked J.R.R. Tolkien and [[Enzo Ferrari]], so we knew our songs would cover both those subjects!|Greg Lindstrom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballbustermusic.com/hard_talk/08-2006/cirith_ungol.html |title=Hard Announcements: Cirith Ungol |website=BallBusterHardMusic.com |date=2006 |first=Jym |last=Harris |access-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710195742/http://www.ballbustermusic.com/hard_talk/08-2006/cirith_ungol.html |archive-date=2012-07-10 }}</ref>}} | ||
== Album cover art == | === Album cover art === | ||
Each studio album’s cover art is taken from the cover of a [[DAW Books]] edition of a book in [[Michael Moorcock]]’s [[Elric of Melniboné]] saga; the art is by [[Michael Whelan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cirith_Ungol/561 |website=Metal-archives.com|title=Cirith Ungol}}</ref> | Each studio album’s cover art is taken from the cover of a [[DAW Books]] edition of a book in [[Michael Moorcock]]’s [[Elric of Melniboné]] saga; the art is by [[Michael Whelan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cirith_Ungol/561 |website=Metal-archives.com|title=Cirith Ungol}}</ref> | ||