On releases (11 numbers or more)
- Frost and Fire (Sat 31 Jan 1981) Album
- King of the Dead (Mon 02 Jul 1984) Album
- Servants of Chaos (Sat 05 May 2001) Compilation appearances, DVD/Blu-Ray/4K UHD, and Live
- Better Off Dead! (Fri 13 Mar 2009) Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, CD, and Compilation appearances
- Return of the Dead Kings (2009) Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, CD, and Live
- Battle With Shelob (2010) 12", Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, and Live
- Obsidian Warriors (2010) Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, CD, and Live
- 1983 LIVE Arlington Theatre in California (2011) 12", Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, and Live
- Elric Has Left The Building (Sun 20 Aug 2017) Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️ and Online/streaming
- Live at the Rock Hard Festival 19-05-2018 – Gelsenkirchen – Germany (Sat 19 May 2018) Bootleg, counterfeit or unofficial⚠️, DVD/Blu-Ray/4K UHD, and Online/streaming
- I’m Alive (Mon 25 Nov 2019) Bonus, Box set, CD, DVD/Blu-Ray/4K UHD, Live, and Vinyl
Gigs/concerts (25 numbers or more)
- Arlington Theatre, California Sat 01 Jan 1983
- Metal Massacre night @ Roxy Club, Los Angeles Wed 19 Jan 1983
- Chuck Landis’ Country Club, Reseda Fri 14 Oct 1983
- Heavy Metal @ Wolf & Rissmiller’s Country Club, Reseda Fri 09 Nov 1984
- Opening for Loudness @ Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara Fri 05 Apr 1985
- The Kings Of The Dead Have Risen @ Frost and Fire Fest II Sat 08 Oct 2016
- First ever European show @ Keep It True XX, Germany 2017 Sat 29 Apr 2017
- Up the Hammers XII Sat 27 May 2017
- Defenders of the Old Festival IV Sat 17 Jun 2017
- Chaos Descends Festival Fri 21 Jul 2017
- Psycho Las Vegas 2017 Sun 20 Aug 2017
- Frost and Fire Fest III Sat 07 Oct 2017
- Hammer of Doom XII Sat 18 Nov 2017
- ODIN’s Battlefield Sat 24 Feb 2018
- Hell’s Heroes Festival Sat 21 Apr 2018
- NYDM Milwaukee Spring Bash Sun 22 Apr 2018
- Frost and Fire London Sat 12 May 2018
- Cirith Ungol | Night Demon – Kultur Palast Hamburg Wed 16 May 2018
- Rock Hard Festival 2018 Sat 19 May 2018
- Muskelrock på Tyrolen 2018 Thu 31 May 2018
- Legions Of Metal Festival Fri 17 May 2019
- Northwest Terror Fest 2019 Thu 30 May 2019
- Bang Your Head Festival 2019 Thu 11 Jul 2019
- Setembro Negro Festival Sun 08 Sep 2019
- Keep It True XXIII Fri 21 Apr 2023
Lyrics
Try to run try to hide
If you don’t you’ll surely die
Screaming in terror there you’ll lie
In Cirith Ungol Tower of FireGorgons are shriecking their bestial cries
Their piercing cry burns you inpage
Screaming in anguish there you’ll lie
In Cirith Ungol Tower of FireDemons circle the smoky skies
Your fate hangs before you on a wheel of fire
As you stand revealed to Satans eye
In Cirith Ungol Tower of Firetotalbass.com bass tab:
Standard Tuning G-D-A-E
|——————————————————————-|
|——————————————————————-| (X2)
|–7—————————————————————-|
|——-6–(you can hit that note until the drums stop)————-|These here are basically fillings…
i’ll post two, you can figure out a million…
|———————–|————————————|
|———————–|—5h7–5—–7–5——————|
|———————–|———–7———7–5—2——-| (X2)
|-0—2–3—–6—5—-|————————————||———————–|————————————|
|———————–|—5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5————–|
|———————–|———————–7————|
|-0—2–3—–6—5—-|————————————||———————–|
|———————–|
|———————–|
|-0—2–3—–6—5—-|Then guitar plays only but you can also play this part:
0:53-1:00
|——–9—-8—–7-7-|
|———————–|
|–7-9-7—7—–7——|
|———————–|1:02-1:13
|————————–|———————————-|———————————-|
|———-2—–1—–0-0-|———-2—1—0-0————-|———-2—1——————-|
|————————–|———————————-|——————–2–2———-|
|–0–2–0—-0—–0——|-0–2–0—-0—0—————–|-0–2–0—-0—0—————–||———————————-|
|———-2—1——————-|
|——————-1-1————|
|-0–2–0—-0—0—————–||———————————-|
|———-2—1——————-|
|——————-0-0—-1–1—-|
|-0–2–0—-0—0—————–|MAIN RIFF
1:14-1:19
|————————————–5-4——–|
|——————————–3-2———3-2–| (X3)
|-2–3—5-5-5-5———3–3-3——————-|
|—————–3–3-3————————–||—————————————————-|
|—————————————————-|
|-2–3—5-5-5-5———3–3-3—2—0————–|
|—————–3–3-3—————–3–2–0—–|1:37-1:45
|————————————————————————-|
|————————————————————————-|
|———————3-3-3-3-3—3–2–0-0-0-0-0–2——————2-2-|
|–0–0-0-0-0—2–3———————————3–0-0–2-2–3-3—–|Solo Part
|—————————————————————-|
|—————————————————————-|
|———————3-3-3-3-3—3–2–0-0-0-0-0–2————-|
|–0–0-0-0-0—2–3———————————3-0-0-0-0-0-|Sometimes during the solo and the part after that he plays
|—————————————————————-|
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|—–5h7-7-5-3-3-3-3-3—3–2–0-0-0-0-0–2———————|
|–0——————————————3-0-0-0-0-0——–||———-|———-|———|———–|
|———-|———-|———|———–|
|-7-7-7—-|———-|——-2*|———–|
|——-6*-|–3-3-3-2*|-1-1-1—|–6-6-6-0*-||———————–|——|
|——-9——14——-|——|
|-7—7—-12——-6-7*|——|
|—7————-7—–|–0—|SOLO SECTION
The solo was tabbed in a bass guitar, that’s why i don’t use the E-B strings that only the guitar has.The only part
i use the B string is at the 2:33 part and i hope you’ll understand why..STANDARD TUNING
b=Bend
ALL BENDS ARE 2 STEPS!
v=Vibrato
h=hammer on2:25
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|-4/9-9h11\5—9-5–4-2-9—–12————————-|
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|——————————————————–|2:33
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|————————————————————22-22b-22b–22b–|
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This was written already in the 70’s (1978) by Greg Lindstrom. The song with the same name as the band’s name. The name is taken from J.R.R. Tolkkien’s The Two Towers.
…But it’s the album closer and band theme song “Cirith Ungol” that really needs to be heard. “Try to run, try to hide, if you don’t, you’ll surely die” says Tim and yet again we’re off into the doom and dirge. This song closes the album off really well with some tight, odd time changes, wild vocal echo played right where it’s needed, and some damn fine placing.
King Fowley, liner notes
Jerry’s solo on “Cirith Ungol” was the best 30 seconds of our 22 year career!
Robert Garven
About the bandname
They took their name from the place Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The name Cirith Ungol is 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 in a later interview they had some problems with the name:
Everyone in the band was a big “Sword and Sorcery” literature fan, especially Greg [Lindstrom, guitars] and I. He would always turn us on to the great writers who gave us inspiration for our music. We read all the books…Conan, Bran Mak Morn, etcetera, but the books that stood out in my mind are Michael Moorcock’s masterpieces: Elric, Hawkmoon, Corum among others. Greg Lindstrom and I met at an English Literature class where the teacher was reading Lord of the Rings… and Greg and I read it and it had an influence on our music and feelings. In retrospect I wish we had picked something easier to remember because a lot of our trouble has been over our name. People couldn’t pronounce it or remember it, but we figured once they did they wouldn’t forget it! We’ve humorously been called “Sarah’s Uncle” and “Serious Uncool,” for example! I know other bands are using the Tolkien angle. Led Zeppelin even made references to it in their earlier songs. I think he was an influence both then and now on many people.
Robert Garven
I remember some other possible band names we were conpagering: Minas Tirith, Khazad Dum, and 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
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”). Read the Wikipedias Tengwar, Jens Hansen’s English to Elvish translator and tecendil. You can also check with only Cirith and only Ungol if you want to see more of these. While the place in Tolkien’s book is pronounced kirith ungol, the band pronounced it sirith ungol.
See the logos (this site) and Wikipedia: Minor places in Middle-earth, Cirith Ungol.
Cirith Ungol (version 1978)
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Cirith Ungol (Album version 1984)
From released King of the Dead (1984/2017).
Cirith Ungol (live)
This was previously released as bonustrack for the remastered edition of Frost and Fire. Live at Opening for Loudness @ Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, Fri 05 Apr 1985.
From re-released Frost And Fire (1981/1999).From re-released Servants of Chaos (2001), same before from the album Frost And Fire.
Even though we played many shows over the years, we never were able to go to Europe and play for our most loyal fans. To this day it is my saddest regret! Remember that these probably were not our best performances, but the only ones to survive.
Robert Garven, liner notes
Live
Live at Live at Up the Hammers Festival, Sat 27 May 2017
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