Lewismaster: removed unprofessional rating, added review

| released = July 2, 1984

| released = July 2, 1984

| recorded =

| recorded =

| studio = Goldmine Recording Studios, Ventura, California

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[doom metal]]}}

| genre = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[doom metal]]}}

| length = 50:17

| length = 50:17

| label = [[Enigma Records|Enigma]]

| label = [[Enigma Records|Enigma]] (US)<br/>[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] (Europe)

| producer = [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]]

| producer = [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]]

| prev_title = [[Frost and Fire (album)|Frost and Fire]]

| prev_title = [[Frost and Fire (album)|Frost and Fire]]

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = [[About.com]]

| rev1 = [[About.com]]

| rev1Score = favorable <ref>{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/Cirith-Ungol-King-Of-The-Dead-Review.htm | title = Cirith Ungol – King Of The Dead Review | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Marsicano | first = Dan | work = [[About.com]] | publisher = About.com}}</ref>

| rev1Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/Cirith-Ungol-King-Of-The-Dead-Review.htm | title = Cirith Ungol – King Of The Dead Review | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Marsicano | first = Dan| publisher = [[About.com]] archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924150047/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/Cirith-Ungol-King-Of-The-Dead-Review.htm| archivedate=September 24, 2013}}</ref>

| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]

| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-the-dead-r4009/review | title = Cirith Ungol King of the Dead review | accessdate = 2012-05-22 | last = Huey | first = Steve | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-the-dead-mw0000669602 | title = Cirith Ungol – King of the Dead review | accessdate = 2012-05-22 | last = Huey | first = Steve | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>

| rev3 =”[[Martin Popoff|Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal]]”

| rev3 = [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]

| rev3Score = 8/10<ref name=”martin” >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector’s Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5| page=73}}</ref>

| rev3Score = favorable <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-cirith-ungols-king-of-the-dead/ | title = The Lazarus Pit: Cirith Ungol’s King of the Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Treppel | first = Jeff | work = [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] | publisher = Red Flag Media}}</ref>

| rev4 = Metal Crypt

| rev4 = ”[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]”

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=4232 | title = Classic Review: Cirith Ungol – King Of The Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Griffin | first = Larry | work = Metal Crypt | publisher = Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt}}</ref>

| rev4Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-cirith-ungols-king-of-the-dead/ | title = The Lazarus Pit: Cirith Ungol‘s King of the Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Treppel | first = Jeff | work = [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] | publisher = Red Flag Media| date= January 21, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901081852/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-cirith-ungols-king-of-the-dead/| archivedate=September 1, 2011}}</ref>

| rev5 = Metal Reviews

| rev5 = Metal Crypt

| rev5Score = 92/100<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=3145 | title = CIRITH UNGOL – King of the Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Dee | work = Metal Reviews | publisher = Metal Reviews}}</ref>

| rev5Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=4232 | title = Classic Review: Cirith Ungol – King Of The Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Griffin | first = Larry | work = Metal Crypt | publisher = Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt}}</ref>

|rev6 = ”[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]”

| rev6 = Metal Zone

|rev6score = 7.5/10<ref name=”rockhard”>{{cite magazine|last=Kühnemund|first=Götz|title=Reviews : Cirith Ungol – King of the Dead|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/cirith-ungol-king-of-the-dead_206073.html|issue=7|year = 1984| magazine = [[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |accessdate=July 11, 2021 | language=German}}</ref>

| rev6Score = favorable <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalzone.gr/reviews.php?action=details&id=126&lang=en | title = CIRITH UNGOL – King Of The Dead | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Mihailidou | first = Hellena | work = Metal Zone | publisher = Metalzone.gr}}</ref>

| rev7 = Rock Hard

| noprose = yes

| rev7Score = {{Rating|7.5|10}} <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Dreview%5D=5713 | title = Review Album | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Kühnemund | first = Götz | work = Rock Hard | publisher = Hi-Media}}</ref>

| rev8 = Rough Edge

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|4}} <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/c/cirithungol.htm#king | title = “King of the Dead” (Metal Blade; 1984) | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | last = Bolton | first = R. Scott | work = Rough Edge | publisher = R. Scott Bolton}}</ref>

}}

}}

==Track listing==

==Track listing==

All songs written by [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]], except where noted.

All songs written by [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]], except where noted.

;Side one

#”Atom Smasher” – 4:12

#”Atom Smasher” <small>(Cirith Ungol, Greg Lindstrom)</small> – 4:12

#”Black Machine” – 4:16

#”Black Machine” – 4:16

#”Master of the Pit” – 7:09

#”Master of the Pit” – 7:09

#”King of the Dead” – 6:49

#”King of the Dead” – 6:49

;Side two

#”Death of the Sun” – 3:54

#”Death of the Sun” – 3:54

#”Finger of Scorn” (Greg Lindstrom) – 8:34

#”Finger of Scorn” <small>(Lindstrom)</small> – 8:34

#”[[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata in Dm]]” ([[Johann Sebastian Bach]]) – 4:37

#”[[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata in Dm]]” <small>([[Johann Sebastian Bach]])</small> – 4:37

#”Cirith Ungol” – 6:24

#”Cirith Ungol” <small>(Cirith Ungol, Lindstrom)</small> – 6:24

#”Last Laugh” – 4:22 (Live bonus track only on remastered version)

;Remastered CD edition bonus track

#”Last Laugh” (live) – 4:22

==Personnel==

==Personnel==

;Cirith Ungol

*Tim Baker – vocals

*Tim Baker – vocals

*Jerry Fogle – guitars

*Jerry Fogle – guitars

*Michael (“Flint”) Vujea – bass

*Michael (“Flint”) Vujea – bass

*Robert Garven – drums, percussion

*Robert Garven – drums, percussion

;Production

*Tim Nelson – engineer

*Chris Bellman – mastering at Allen Zentz Mastering, San Clemente, California

==References==

==References==