Credits
Credits
- Tim Baker – Vocals
- Jerry Fogle – Guitars
- Robert Garven – Drums
- Flint – Bass Guitars
- All songs published 1984 by
- Amgine Music/Molten Metal Music/Bug Music. BMI.
- Administered by Bug Music.
- Recorded by Goldmine Studios, Ventura,
- Engineered by Adm. Tim Nelson
- All songs arranged by Cirith Ungol
- except “Finger of Scorn” written by Greg Lindstrom
- “Atom Smasher” & “Cirith Ungol” written by Cirith Ungol & Greg Lindstrom
- “Toccata in Dm” written by J.S. Bach
- Cirith Ungol is a registered trademark of Tolkien Enterprises and is used here with permission
- Cover Masterpiece @ 1977 by Michael Whelan
- Photography by Greg Hazard
- Layout by Karl-Heinz Schuster
- Personal Manager (2017): Jarvis Leatherby for Iron Grip
- Art direction by Robert W. Garven Jr.
- Made to be played at Maximum Volume!
- All songs remastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in January 2017.
- This version reflects the original sound of the 1st vinyl pressing, released on Enigma in 1984.
- Special thanks to Marcus Mossmann at Phonographic Artifacts.
- Contact: Cirith Ungol (805) 643-6003
- 1999 bonus track is live at The Country Club on November 9, 1984.
Tracklist
CD / LP | title | vote | version | time | recorded / venue | written / music by | year | original band | original year, release | earliest live | earliest cover | earliest various | event/record/etc. | ||
01 / A01 | 04:08 | Lindstrom | 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | Jul/Aug 1978, "The Orange Tape" | Live 1983 | 1991, Mausoleum (unreleased) | ||||||||
02 / A02 | 04:13 | Goldmine Studios | Garven | 19 Jan 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | Live 19 Jan 1983 | 2000, Raging Storm | The Metal Machine (1985) | The Black Machine (T-Shirt) | ||||||
03 / A03 | 07:07 | Goldmine Studios | Garven | 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | Live 1983 | Heavy Metal Thunder (1986) | ||||||||
04 / A04 | 06:47 | Goldmine Studios | Garven | 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | Live 1983 | 2009, HC Minds (unreleased) | ||||||||
05 / B01 | 03:52 | Goldmine Studios | Lindstrom / Garven | 19 Jan 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | 1977/78 | Live 19 Jan 1983 | 2003, Rosae Crucis | Metal Massacre 1 (1982) | ||||||
06 / B02 | 08:30 | Goldmine Studios | Lindstrom | 19 Jan 1983 or earlier | Cirith Ungol | 1979? | Live 19 Jan 1983 | 2012, Finger of Scorn | Finger of Scorn (tribute band) | ||||||
07 / B03 | 04:34 | Goldmine Studios | Bach | 1983 or earlier | Bach | Ca. 1700-1750 |
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08 / B04 | 06:18 | Goldmine Studios | Lindstrom / Garven (?) | 1983? | Cirith Ungol | 1977 | Live 1983 | Cirith Ungol Music Studio (same as CU?) | |||||||
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Additional tracks | |||||||||||||||
09 (re-release 1999) | Live | 09 Nov 1984 | |||||||||||||
09 (re-release 2017) | 1982 version | Goldmine Studios | |||||||||||||
10 |
| Live | 8 Oct 2016 | ||||||||||||
11 | Live | ||||||||||||||
12 | Live | ||||||||||||||
DVD | Live | 19 Jan 1983 | |||||||||||||
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02 |
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03 |
| Live | |||||||||||||
04 | Live | ||||||||||||||
05 | Live | ||||||||||||||
06 | Live | ||||||||||||||
07 | Live | ||||||||||||||
08 | Live |
(self-packaging)
permalink: https://cirithungol.org/edition/making-cover-kotd/
title: making cover KotD
Release label: (self-packaging)
Format: Unreleased
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(master test)
permalink: https://cirithungol.org/edition/master-test-disc/
title: Master Test Disc
Release label: (master test)
Format: Unreleased
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Rainbo Records
permalink: https://cirithungol.org/edition/test-pressing/
title: Test Pressing
Release label: Rainbo Records
Release number: E1081
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Mon 02 Jul 1984 Roadrunner Records, EU
permalink: https://cirithungol.org/edition/lp-eu-roadrunner-records-rr-9832/
title: LP: EU (Roadrunner Records – RR 9832)
Release label: Roadrunner Records
Release number: RR 9832
Release date: Mon 02 Jul 1984
Country: EU
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Mon 02 Jul 1984 Roadrunner Records, Netherlands
permalink: https://cirithungol.org/edition/lp-nl-roadrunner-records-rr-9832/
title: LP: NL (Roadrunner Records – RR 9832)
Release label: Roadrunner Records
Release number: RR 9832
Release date: Mon 02 Jul 1984
Country: Netherlands
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Mon 02 Jul 1984 Enigma Records, USA
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title: LP: US (Enigma Records; E 1089)
Release label: Enigma Records
Release number: E 1089
Release date: Mon 02 Jul 1984
Country: USA
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Mon 02 Jul 1984 Enigma Records
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title: MC: Enigma Records – EC-1089 (transparent)
Release label: Enigma Records
Release number: EC-1089
Release date: Mon 02 Jul 1984
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Mon 02 Jul 1984 Enigma Records
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title: MC: Enigma Records – EC-1089 (white)
Release label: Enigma Records
Release number: EC-1089
Release date: Mon 02 Jul 1984
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1985 Young RGE Records, Brazil
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title: LP: BR (Young RGE Records; 308.7093)
Release label: Young RGE Records
Release number: 308.7093
Release date: 1985
Country: Brazil
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Tue 05 Oct 1999 Metal Blade Records, EU
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title: CD: EU (MBR 3984-14253-2)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-14253-2
Release date: Tue 05 Oct 1999
Country: EU
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Tue 05 Oct 1999 Metal Blade Records, USA
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title: CD: US Metal Blade Records – 3984-14253-2
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-14253-2
Release date: Tue 05 Oct 1999
Country: USA
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2005 Metal Blade Records, EU, Limited 500 copies
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title: LP: EU (MBR; 3984-14253-1PD)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-14253-1PD
Release date: 2005
Country: EU
Limited: 500
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Fri 12 Jun 2015 Metal Blade Records/High Roller Records, Germany, Limited 200 copies
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title: LP: DE (MBR Clear/Blue Splattered Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records/High Roller Records
Release number: 3984-25020-1
Release date: Fri 12 Jun 2015
Country: Germany
Limited: 200
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Fri 12 Jun 2015 Metal Blade Records, Limited 500 copies
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title: LP: EU (MBR 180 Gram Black Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-25020-1
Release date: Fri 12 Jun 2015
Limited: 500
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Fri 12 Jun 2015 Metal Blade Records, EU, Limited 300 copies
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title: LP: EU (MBR Violet Marbled Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-25020-1
Release date: Fri 12 Jun 2015
Country: EU
Limited: 300
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2016 Hellion Records / Nomade Records, Brazil
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title: CD: Hellion Records / Nomade Records – NRCD002
Release label: Hellion Records / Nomade Records
Release number: HEL 1369 / NRCD002
Release date: 2016
Country: Brazil
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Thu 23 Mar 2017 Metal Blade Records
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title: CD/DVD: DE (MBR Ultimate Edition!)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-15513-0
Release date: Thu 23 Mar 2017
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Fri 28 Apr 2017 Metal Blade Records, EU, Limited 300 copies
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title: LP: EU (MBR Clear Ice Blue Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-15513-1
Release date: Fri 28 Apr 2017
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Limited: 300
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Fri 28 Apr 2017 Metal Blade Records, EU, Limited 200 copies
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title: LP: EU (Turquoise Green/Black Marbled Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-15513-1
Release date: Fri 28 Apr 2017
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Limited: 200
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Fri 28 Apr 2017 Metal Blade Records
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title: LP: MBR (180 Gram Black Vinyl)
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Release number: 3984-15513-1
Release date: Fri 28 Apr 2017
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Fri 28 Apr 2017 Metal Blade Records, USA
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title: LP: US (MBR Blood Red Vinyl)
Release label: Metal Blade Records
Release number: 3984-15513-1
Release date: Fri 28 Apr 2017
Country: USA
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2020 Hellion Record, Brazil
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title: CD: Hellion Records / Nomade Records – HEL 1370
Release label: Hellion Record
Release number: HEL 1370
Release date: 2020
Country: Brazil
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Wed 19 Jan 2022 DIW on METAL, Japan
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title: KotD DIW on METAL Japan
Release label: DIW on METAL
Release number: DYMC-6063
Release date: Wed 19 Jan 2022
Country: Japan
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HERALDING IN A NEW
AGE OF TRUE METAL,
THEIR CRUSHING SECOND
LP HAS BEEN UNLEASHED.
A CHURNING MAELSTROM
OF CHAOS DESCENDING!
King of the Dead is the second Cirith Ungol LP. It was produced by Cirith Ungol and released July 1984 on Enigma Records. It was re-released September 1999 on Metal Blade Records. It is the only album without any “Fire”-song. The other three albums have Frost and Fire, A Little Fire, The Fire and Fire. The cover was painted by Michael Whelan and is like the album, entitled “King of the Dead”. The sound is a dozen of pounds heavier than the debut album. It is also their most epic, progressive and conceptual album. The DVD is Live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA on January 19th, 1983.
I find more darkness and ´dread´ in a Cirith Ungol LP like KING OF THE DEAD than any Obituary or Cannibal Corpse record ever offered me.
King Fowley, Apr 2004
The cover
The cover was painted by Michael Whelan in 1977 and is entitled “King of the Dead“.
It was used for the DAW edition of Michael Moorcock’s book The Bane of the Black Sword (Elric of Melnibone saga #5). The book was published in 1977 and is available at Amazon.com and eBay.com. There are various editions of the book, and not all editions has the same cover.
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In the band’s own words
It’s going to be a million times more radical. People aren’t going to know it’s the same band. The lyrics are much more intense and the music is heavy.
Tim Baker, Heavy Metal Times 1983 (the year before release)
Frost And Fire and King Of The Dead are my favorites. KOTD is CU’s classic. The production is 100% heavier than on Frost And Fire.
Greg Lindstrom
King of the Dead was our best album, the reason was that we had total control over it. Every album could have been this good if we could have exercised complete control over its production and other things. This is the album which I feel is our best effort. The reason the long wait between albums is because when you are financing them yourselves, you have to come up with the money to pay for things like studio time. Plus being on all these independent labels their time tables are slower. I also did all the layout and design of the first three covers, all this while we were all working full time trying to sponsor the dream.
Robert Garven
Cirith Ungols Best Album
As co-founder and drummer of Cirith Ungol for 22 years I feel I can say without a doubt that this was our best effort. A previous reviewer mentioned that “Frost & Fire” sounded thrown together. The real truth is that we had been in the band for 9 years already and “Frost & Fire” was our attempt to get airplay and find success with what we conpagered some of our more accessable music. When the local LA station KLOS played it once and conpagered it too heavy, we decided to go for broke with our second album. I disagree and think Tim singing is not only excellent and that “Frost & Fire” has some of his best vocals. “‘Im Alive” was one of our all time best songs, which we started almost every set with. The LA Times said that Pearl Jams “Alive” was a blatant rip off of our song, which is debatable. Conpagering we produced, self recorded and paid for the entire project and that we were one of if not the first independent band to put out their own album during the wave of indie productions during that time, I think F&F and KOTD is a mandatory listen.
That said “King of the Dead” is my favorite and the last album which we had total control over. I am proud that we are mentioned in the same breath as bands that were epic and hope you all appreciate what we were trying to acomplish at a time when only big label bands had any chance of distribution or airplay.
Rob Garven
May 2007(Rating: 5 out of 5 stars)
Review at Amazon
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Cirith Ungol’s King of the Dead Original 1984 album on Enigma Records with TONS of EXTRAS! This vinyl is an original press and is Near Mint, it is unplayed and was one of the promo copies given to the band for their friends or for promo, hence the cut corner.
Includes original insert and has no marks of any kind, shiny and clean as new. The Jacket is VG+ with some very minor edge wear and the cut corner. Looks excellent. Included in this auction is: an authentic autographed promo photo by all four band members, 24 different fliers, an original press kit, 2 pieces of promo material for the King of the Dead album(including a half page sticker), a fan club envelope with an original shirt order form, fan club card, ten paper backed original stickers, ticket to a show from the 80’s, Cirith Ungol business card, a reflective heavy metal sign, and an 11×17 show poster. Tons of stuff here for the ultimate fan.
This is all from the home of the late Jerry Fogle who played guitar with Cirith Ungol and was a founding member. Bid with confidence, I ship fast and pack well. I will ship internationally, just let me know before the auction ends and I will get you a shipping qoute to your location. Thanks for looking!
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