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”’Cirith Ungol”’ is an American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in late 1971 in [[Ventura, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/24/venturas-cirith-ungol-plays-music-fans-who-like-their-metal-heavy/1410401002/|title= Ventura’s Cirith Ungol plays for music fans who like their metal heavy|first=Bill |last=Locey|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date= September 24, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204124/https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/24/venturas-cirith-ungol-plays-music-fans-who-like-their-metal-heavy/1410401002/?from=new-cookie}}</ref> This early [[doom metal|doom]] and [[power metal]] group is known for lyrics based on [[fantasy fiction|fantasy]] (particularly [[sword and sorcery]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=84308 |website=Metalunderground.com|title=Cirith Ungol}}</ref> The band took their name from the mountain pass [[Cirith Ungol]] in [[J.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;R. Tolkien]]’s epic fantasy novel, ”[[The Lord of the Rings]]”.

”’Cirith Ungol”’ are an American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in late 1971 in [[Ventura, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/24/venturas-cirith-ungol-plays-music-fans-who-like-their-metal-heavy/1410401002/|title= Ventura’s Cirith Ungol plays for music fans who like their metal heavy|first=Bill |last=Locey|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date= September 24, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204124/https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/24/venturas-cirith-ungol-plays-music-fans-who-like-their-metal-heavy/1410401002/?from=new-cookie}}</ref> This early [[doom metal|doom]] and [[power metal]] group is known for lyrics based on [[fantasy fiction|fantasy]] (particularly [[sword and sorcery]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=84308 |website=Metalunderground.com|title=Cirith Ungol}}</ref> The band took their name from the mountain pass [[Cirith Ungol]] in [[J.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;R. Tolkien]]’s epic fantasy novel, ”[[The Lord of the Rings]]”.

Throughout the 1970s, the band generally played a style of heavy metal heavily rooted in [[Hard rock|hard]] and [[psychedelic rock]]. Its first studio album, ”[[Frost and Fire (album)|Frost and Fire]]” (1981), featured a heavier sound,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60087/Cirith-Ungol-Frost-and-Fire/ |website=Sputnikmusic.com|title=Frost and Fire}}</ref> generally regarded as an early example of [[Power metal#American style|American power metal]]. By its second studio album, ”[[King of the Dead (album)|King of the Dead]]” (1984), it had solidified its power metal style while gravitating toward a much “darker” sound, with many considering the album among the [[Doom metal#Development (1980s)|first doom metal]] releases.

Throughout the 1970s, the band generally played a style of heavy metal heavily rooted in [[Hard rock|hard]] and [[psychedelic rock]]. Its first studio album, ”[[Frost and Fire (album)|Frost and Fire]]” (1981), featured a heavier sound,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60087/Cirith-Ungol-Frost-and-Fire/ |website=Sputnikmusic.com|title=Frost and Fire}}</ref> generally regarded as an early example of [[Power metal#American style|American power metal]]. By its second studio album, ”[[King of the Dead (album)|King of the Dead]]” (1984), it had solidified its power metal style while gravitating toward a much “darker” sound, with many considering the album among the [[Doom metal#Development (1980s)|first doom metal]] releases.