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A list of posts that thank, salute, salute, hails, greets, hymn, shirt, thanks, namedrops or any other related connection. Have endless discussion about adding the whole band page or just a chapter of this Homages. Now we have those bands, except these:
- Cirith Ungol has covered other band
- other band has covered Cirith Ungol
- other band had supposed to covered Cirith Ungol
- Cirith Ungol has credited these bands on the album
- member has also other band or side project of Cirith Ungol
- Band is somehow related in Ventura county
If you can’t find, then try searching some of the projects, bands or names on this page — many of the musicians also played in each other’s bands.
45 Grave
see the Angry Samoans
Aquilla
Kacpereczek Kuczymorda, Tim Baker and Karol Konarski, 17 Jun 2024
“Chaos descended upon Black Silesia, and our troops were there to witness! An amazing show from Cirith Ungol and a great privilege to meet the legendary Tim Baker in person ⚔
With strength regained, it’s time to record vocals for the upcoming LP. Stay tuned for further updates.”
Bandcamp, Aquilla @ IG, profesor.gacie @ IG
Bestial Desolation
Karol Zetem, Rob, Tim, 16 Jun 2024
“Best gig of the whole festival! Thanks for great conversation after the show!” – Karol
The Budos Band
- Shattered Winds
Has Cirith Ungol t-shirt, left on saxophone
Candlemass
Candlemass w CU shirt
DOOM REHEARSALS WITH MESSIAH MARCOLIN THIS WEEKEND! ROCK HARD FESTIVAL IN ATHENS SEP 13, HERE WE COME!!, 01 Sep 2025
Cardinals Folly
Watching through a pristine quality live stream of our Chicago show at the magnificent @reggieslive during the previous tour… Deranged ‘Em! Should be online soon. 🔥⛓️🗡️🇺🇲
Once again I want to thank Matthew Hopkins and Holden Crow from @zipper_wi for an excellent tour and company.
Meanwhile, we act like bands nowadays do – ghastly and awful – we announce that we’ll make an announcement soon …
Cathedral
- Forest of Equilibrium (1991)
Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation @ bandcamp
Darkthrone
- F.O.A.D. (2007)
Fenriz: Most beautiful… never gave that much thought, I think the album front cover of the first Cirith Ungol and also the second is very beautiful.
Darkthrone official @ FB, FB @ Finger of Scorn
Down
Down – Sep 21st, 1995, Deep Ellum Live, Dallas, TX (better known as Pantera with the vocal)
Dycondra
See the Wicked Lester.
Early Moods
Tim Baker, 2 of the Early Moods members, Jim Barraza
Early Moods @ Bandcamp, IG, FB
Evil Fist
Matias Cáceres on 03 Mar 2025 at Asunción – Paraguay @ Absolute Rock
Exumer
Filthgrave
Keep It True Rising IV with Arild Bendixen from Filthgrave. He likes Cirith Ungol, Nasty Savage, Hellwitch (links to Night Demon), Crimson Glory etc. Nb, I guess he was a little bit tired and drunk 🙂 I forgot to take picture of the signing.
Gates of Slumber
The band are fans of Cirith Ungol and they are wearing a CU shirt in the music video for their song Angel of Death.
This shirt is being weared in the music video for The Gates of Slumber – Angel of Death. Rob/Greg (?) appreciates that in an interview. The band The Lamp of Thoth can also be seen in this or a similar shirt.
A kneeling skeletons-logo patch is being weared by The Gates of Slumber in their music video for Ice Worm. The band is known to be big Ungolfans. Also see the Falcon (album)-page for a link to Karl Simon (Gates of Slumber)’s Falcon-review!
Simon’s review of the S/T Falcon album on Hellride Music forum! – Falcon
Vocalist and guitarist Karl Simon is also fan of Falcon. He gave their debut album 10/10 in his review at Hellride Music (archive).
Right off the bat, what can I say? You take Perry Grayson, guitarist of Destiny’s End, who also handles the vocal duties, Darin McCloskey of Pale Divine, and Greg Lindstrom of Cirith Ungol, a lot of talent on one record. The how’s and why’s of the band forming passed me by, but to be frank I could give a damn why; I’m just glad that they did!
The warm old school tones and classic 70’s metal vibe are thick on this disk. At times I swear this is a lost Ungol record.
‘Downer’, the opening cut comes out of the gate like a song off Frost and Fire with a rocked out metal riff, and vocals that set a mood the likes of which I haven’t heard on a record in a long time. Through the songs progress there are hints of Black Sabbath, vintage Pentagram and even a tinge of Thin Lizzy, excellent lead work (as if one expected anything less).
It’s fitting that the third cut is a tribute to Phil Lynott – as Perry conjures up Robbo and Gorham to play the opening lick in true Lizzy form. Bobby Liebling guests on this song for a super effect. Just before the solo there is a heavy break that I just can’t get over. It just doesn’t get much better than this. And after the lead back to the haunting opening runs. Fuckin A. Super well written, a song that you could listen to for an hour and not get tired of it once.
The Crying of Lot 246 brings us some doomed tones 70’s style followed by verses that are melodic and bombastic in turns. And I failed to mention that there is a nice layer of keys under this too, not enough that you’d even notice it, I didn’t until listening to it again, a nice atmospheric wash, like what Ungol would have done.
Throwback is a slice of vintage 70’s metal that certain Swedes would kill to be able to crank out. Killer lyrics that reference Vitus and Penta-classic songs. For some reason I keep thinking about Baker’s vocals on “Edge of the Knife” all through this. This song is the deserving heir to that one.
A nice cover of Bang’s Redman follows. But you know, as good as this is I’d have rather heard another original.
The mood changes here as Lindstrom’s material takes center stage, I swear to god that Tim Baker is singing this song! Jesus Christ a band like this is needed today. “I’m Attila the Hun – On Wheels!” The Ungol connection, as you’ve read is strong here, and I hope that I don’t have to apologize for this, it’s in no way a negative! Since getting this I’ve been on a fucking Cirith Ungol rampage. “Route 666” follows this form and like “Frost and Fire” manages to get you fucking raging – I’ll bet this band fucking kills everything live. I notice Greg picks up the guitar for some leads on these songs? Attention bassists on the west coast: get your head out of your ass and beg to join this band! For the love of God.
Now my favorite song on this damn thing: Shelob’s Lair. I’m convinced that after seeing me headbang while on the computer my family wants to have me comitted. And maybe they should do just that. “Slay that bitch.” You know prior to hearing this I was really sort of disillusioned with things, but there are still songs worth hearing.
Half Past Human, a tale of degenerated human kind in the future. And as I type this, I can’t tell you which song I like better, this or Shelob’s Lair! To carry on more with this review would be pointless.
To sum it up: this is fucking god. It’s like Cirith Ungol came back from the dead, and that aint a bad thing at all! In fact it’s all that I had wished for an more from this. Many albums will be mentioned in “album of the year” threads from here to hell; this one should be on everyone, if it isn’t you know that the list is bogus. I hope that this band will be around for years to come! Cheers guys!!
10/10 x 10 to the tenth power
I’m buying my t-shirt now.
The Gates of Slumber @ bandcamp
Hawkwind / Lemmy
See the Murder One.
Herzel
- Unis Dans La Glorie (2015)
Hirax
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- “Ran into this gentleman in Belgium..they were great!!!” (Katon from Hirax. Tim)
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- Backstage at Alcatraz Festival Belgium, Europe! Tim Baker Cirith Ungol & Katon HIRAX Over 4 Decades later we both finally meet for the first time on European soil where our bands played together…. I was pleasantly surprised when He introduced himself, The Man is A class act..!! #UnitedByMetal #cirithungol #HIRAX #frontmen #vocalist #alcatrazfestival
HYD
From 1986-1989.
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- HYD: Steve Johnson (left with the CU shirt), John Covington (funny face at the bottom), Mike Smith (right)
I ‘discovered’ Cirith Ungol in 1982. I was in the US Navy, stationed in Florida, a local music shop had a little metal magazine, unfortunately I do not remember the name… But it was a magazine from California, may have been associated with Metal Blade? Anyways, they had picture of the Frost and Fire album cover, with Elric, and I had already read all the Elric saga, so it caught my eye immediately. But I had to go several months before actually hearing them! I finally found the FaF album 1/2 a year or so later, and of course, it was not as heavy as the article had talked it up, and the vocalist… well anyways… Meanwhile the next few years saw me getting into Manowar, Raven, Mercyful Fate, etc… When King of the Dead came out, I corresponded a few times with Robert Garven. By then I was out of the Navy and was putting together a band of my own, playing bass at the time. Most serious metalheads I knew back then did NOT care much for Cirith Ungol when I played it for them. They usually dug the music but the vocals were usually just too bad/weird for them… (these generally didn’t like Mercyful Fate either…). 30+ years later, I’m still flying the CU flag! I wear one of my CU shirts regularly, and I still get asked about them, and still not many metalheads know them. I try to turn my band members on to them but they don’t like the vocal much. Nevertheless, I continue to jam to the brilliant music that Jerry (and Greg), Flint, Rob, and Tim made, and Cirith Ungol continues to be a major influence/inspiration to me and my own music.
- Steve Johnson – bassist/vocalist. Later on the band Omega Thesis
- Mike Smith – guitars
- John Covington – drums. Later on the band Solitude Aeternus and Omega Thesis
- bandcamp, archive (1986-89)
Steve Johnson has continued with Omega Thesis (1989-late nineties) and Of Deities And Dust.
The KLF
- Cirith Ungol were disbanded in May 1992 – “I sold all our equipment and my drums paid off our bills and Cirith Ungol was officially deceased.”. So CU was frustration for May 1992. On 14 May 1992, the KLF announced their immediate retirement from the music industry and the deletion of their back catalogue. So The KLF was glad for May 1992.
- The KLF has the single “America: What Time Is Love?” with vocalist Glenn Hughes. He was member of e.g. Trapeze and Black Sabbath. Cirith Ungol has covered their song Jury and Keepin’ Time (Trapeze) and Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath).
- Glenn Hughes was also a member of Deep Purple.
Michael Moorcock’s story about Deep Purple’s Stormbringer (1974), Cirith Ungol’s Stormbringer (2020) and Frost and Fire’s (1981) cover (https://cirithungol.org/media/elric-6-stormbringer/). - Nick Coler worked with The KLF, Tokyo Blade, Angel Witch, Zodiac Mindwarp, Alice Cooper, etc. on e.g. Metal Blade, and so on.
- Falcon (Greg Lindstrom of Cirith Ungol) has also the song “Elfland’s Daughter”. Jimmy Cauty of The KLF has painted the cover “The King Of Elfland’s Daughter” (1977).
- The band name was Cirith Ungol. They took their name from the place Cirith Ungol, and who was the tower that Sam rescued Frodo from. The name Cirith Ungol means Sindarin for Spider’s Cleft or Pass of the Spider, from cirith (“cleft, pass”) and ungol (“spider”). Cirith Ungol is the bleak place where Frodo and Samwise fight the giant spider Shelob in Tolkien’s second installment in the trilogy, The Two Towers. Jimmy Cauty of The KLF has painted “Lord Of The Rings” (1976). Cirith Ungol’s lyrical approach was profoundly influenced by the high fantasy literature of J.R.R. Tolkien (from whose Hobbit and Lord of the Rings opus they derived their name).
- Night Demon (Jarvis of Cirith Ungol) – Year of the Demon (2022) has the the art work of Stonehenge. Cirith Ungol visited Stonehenge. Also, correct me if I was wrong, but I think it was the typeface is Stonehenge by Albie Fiore, seen on Citadel Miniatures. Adopted by Formatt for dry-transfer lettering and shown in their 1974 catalog as Stonehenge. Jimmy Cauty of The KLF has painted “Stonehenge” (1978).
- Rob of Cirith Ungol: In the Moorcock books the CHAOS sign is described as a symbol with many arrows pointing in all directions symbolizing the many possibilities of CHAOS! The symbol of LAW was one arrow pointing up. We liked the idea of CHAOS and I designed the logo based on my readings of the book. The whole thing about good and evil, chaos versus law, is a never ending struggle and we felt our music had the same duality about it. The KLF has also law/order and chaos, and inspired by The Illuminatus Trilogy.
- Cirith Ungol has pyramid, The KLF has pyramid.
Kryptos
Nolan Lewis
Indian metal.
Lofi Dungeon Rock
Recorded in an abandoned chemical factory basement, Undisclosed Location USA, March 1979
Nate Towle – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums, Mixing
Megahurtz30
my favourite Cirith Ungol song. I just had to do the cover ! Sorry about using my voice, but i asked many singers and they where either too busy or didn’t even respond, and since i had this waiting for a long time i decided to sing as well. This one took quite a bit of work..
Masacre
@mxmffest
https://masacremetaloficial.bandcamp.com/
The Mentors
see the Angry Samoans
Mindwars
Mike Alvord continued from Holy Terror.
Mike Alvord
Mork
Legends. Cheers, Cirith Ungol 🔥🤝🏻 #mork #cirithungol #metal #blackmetal #truehaldenblackmetal #wacken #heavymetal #doommetal #legends #california #usa #halden #norway #germany @wackenopenair.official 📸 @kdn (07 Aug 2022)
Morkisebakke, Mork Halden @ YT
Motorwulfe
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- Motorwulfe 2022
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- Motorwulfe’s Angel Rodriguez and Eric Claro with Cirith Ungol’s Tim Baker🤘🏻♠️🎶🤘🏻 (14 Dec 2022)
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- Eric Claro (Motorwulfe) and Tim Baker (Cirith Ungol) in Athens, Greece (01 Jul 2022)
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- Ray Gervais (Motorwulfe) with Robert Garven (Cirith Ungol) (18 Jun 2022)
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- Eric Claro (Motorwulfe) w/ Tim Baker (Cirith Ungol), 25 Oct 2023, MOTORWULFE
Some of the members continued from Thrust.
Motörhead / Lemmy
See the Murder One.
Nadsokor
The band Nadsakor has the same band name.
Nick Banger
Episode 99: Cirith Ungol: Favorite albums + message to the band! (English language)
Is member of Guerrera, Metalmorfosis, Nick Banger, etc
Nirvana / Foo Fighters
see the Angry Samoans
Of Deities And Dust
Before Steve Johnson had the band HYD.
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- Steve Moseley, Jim Barraza, Steve Johnson
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- Steve Johnson, Tim Baker, Steve Moseley
Bandcamp (from 2014)
Overlorde
Mark H Edwards from Overlorde
‘On my way into Greenwich Village to support my Epic/Power Metal brothers in Cirith Ungol along with Night Demon at LPR. My first time on PATH (or any mass transit) since March 2020.
Before leaving I snapped this shot of me holding an original pressing of Cirith Ungol ‘s album “Frost and Fire” that I bought new back in the day. I believe at Rock & Roll Heaven from Jon Zazula (R.I.P.). [Megaforce Records]
Anyone who’s at the show, feel free to hit me up and get an advance look at the artwork for OVERLORDE’s upcoming new album “Awaken the Fury”.’
Overlorde, inspired by Frank Frazetta.
Python
We got our rock and roll haircuts and rock and roll jeans on. @robert_garven @cirithungolband cheers brothers for a great night all around of #clunkydoomyhardrockheavymetalattack #cirithungol
Raven
Episode #182 – Catalyzing the Demon pt. 1: The Diamond Head / Raven Shows in 2013
Episode #183 – Catalyzing the Demon pt. 2: The Diamond Head / Raven Shows in 2013
Episode #185 – Raven Tour 2014 – Setting the Stage
Episode #186 – Raven Tour 2014 – Leaving the Old World Behind
Episode #187 – Raven Tour 2014 – Coast to Coast
Episode #188 – Raven Tour 2014 – Kickoff Shows
Episode #189 – Raven Tour 2014 – Late Nights, Inspiration, and Thinking Big
Episode #190 – Raven Tour 2014 – Heading West with Snot Rags and Bong Man
Episode #191 – Raven Tour 2014 – Willie’s Wing Shack, Garage Days and Vegas
Episode #192 – Raven Tour 2014 – Live at the Whisky a Go Go
Episode #194 – Raven Tour 2014 – California Dreamin’
Episode #195 – Raven Tour 2014 – Fight Demon, Border Crossings and the Pacific Northwest
Episode #196 – Raven Tour 2014 – Rock Until You Drop in the Midwest
Episode #197 – Raven Tour 2014 – Back to the Front
Episode #198 – Raven 2014 Tour Wrap Up
Reverend Bizarre
- In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
This album has actually nothing directly to do with Cirith Ungol. Track 6, “Cirith Ungol” is not a cover of the band’s song. But it’s a homage to the band. An extraction from an interview with Reverend Bizarre:
Reverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath. The band was one of the biggest names in the fourth wave of traditional doom metal.
According to Albert Witchfinder, the band had planned three more full-length albums, after their second album – titled Songs from the Funereal World, Heavier Than Life and How It Was Meant to Be – but this plan was later scrapped and the band made only one more LP, disbanding Reverend Bizarre “before it started to suck.” The album, III So Long Suckers, was recorded in the first half of 2007, and released in August of that year. The band’s last concerts were played during the autumn and winter of 2006 culminating in a final performance in Turku.
The final track on their 2002 debut album In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend is named “Cirith Ungol”. It is not a cover, but it is a homage to Cirith Ungol. An extraction from an interview with Reverend Bizarre:
There’s also a text named ‘Cirith Ungol’ dealing with the saga of the `Lord Of The Rings`: Is this one of your favourite books? In the end of this year there’ll be this movie in cinema: Will you watch it? I personally don’t know actually `cause I really adore the book of Tolkien and I for sure will be disappointed because a film can never come near to the feelings connected with the written saga!
We do like the works of J.R.R.Tolkien, although we are no fanatics in this matter. As a personal note, I conpager the fantasy worlds of Stephen R. Donaldson – especially the saga of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever – much more interesting and rewarding than Tolkien’s b/w creations. So, since Tolkien’s writings are no holy texts to us, we are not really afraid of the outcome of the forthcoming movie adaptation, either. Still, even though Peter Jackson is a great director, it is true that the story in question can never be captured on film in its entirety. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Besides, do you like CIRITH UNGOL, the band?
Yes we truly do! Voted the worst metal band ever, they must be the most underrated band in the entire metal history. It is true that Tim Baker’s rather chaotic expression demands a bit from the listener, but hell, the same goes with Scott Reagers of Saint Vitus as well! As a matter of fact, our “Cirith Ungol” started out as a homage to the band, and the Tolkien theme came actually later, through the title. This unbearably slow and colossal 23-minute funeral hymn that serves to end our debut album does not sound at all like the band Cirith Ungol, though!
Sir Lord Baltimore
see the Angry Samoans
Smoulder
Smoulder – Dream Quest Ends (2020)
Introduction & Overview by Sarah Kitteringham from Smoulder.
Society 1
Erik Kluiber (Society 1)
Steppenwolf
see the Angry Samoans
Surtr
Ran into our friend Robert Garvin of the great Ventura heavy metal legends Cirith Ungol the other night at the Ventura Music Hall! (Sat 27 Jul 2024)
Sykotik Sinfoney
See the Wicked Lester.
Thrust
Tim Baker, Thrust and Dexter Ward
Video is Praying Skeleton in background and Thrust in front. But decent quality.
Motorwulfe was continued with some members.
U.D.O.
- U.D.O. online @ web
- Episode #250 – Interview with Christopher Williams of Accept and Elegant Weapons – Part 1
- Episode #251 – Interview with Christopher Williams of Accept and Elegant Weapons – Part 2
Vore
See the Mausoleum.
