Ventura, CA's Cirith Ungol, one of the most underrated bands from the early 80s metal scene, released four albums between 1980 and 1991. Cirith Ungol's catalogue is being celebrated through the release of a collection of rare and live tracks on the 2 CD/1 DVD album, 'Servants of Chaos'.
'Servants' was originally released exclusively in Europe back in 2001 and has finally been pressed in North America and a DVD has been added to augment the already stellar collection of music.
The DVD contains an entire, rarely seen live show, shot on November 9th, 1984 at the storied, and now defunct, Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club in Reseda, CA.
The name Cirith Ungol is pronounced "kirith ungol" and is an Elvish phrase meaning "pass of the spider", which is something that Lord of the Rings fans will surely recognize. The name is, of course, indicative of the band's fantasy-oriented lyrics, themes and beautiful album artwork.
CD 1:
1 Hype Performance
2 Last Laugh
3 Frost and Fire
4 Eyes
5 Better Off Dead
6 100 MPH
7 I'm Alive
8 Bite of the Worm
9 The Twitch
10 Maybe That's Why
11 Ill Met in Lankhmar
12 Return to Lankhmar
13 Darkness Weaves
14 Witchdance
15 Feeding the Ants
16 Obsidian
CD 2:
1 Death of the Sun
2 Fire
3 Fallen Idols
4 Chaos Rising
5 Fallen Idols
6 Paradise Lost
7 Join the Legion
8 Before the Lash
9 Atom Smasher (Live)
10 Master of the Pit (Live)
11 King of the Dead (Live)
12 Last Laugh (Live)
13 Cirith Ungol (Live)
14 Secret Agent Man
15 Ferrari 308QV
DVD:
Wolf and Rissmiller's Country Club 11/09/1984
1 I'm Alive
2 The Black Machine
3 Master of the Pit
4 King of the Dead
5 Death of the Sun
6 Finger of Scorn
7 Frost and Fire
8 Cirith Ungol
LINE-UP:
• Tim Baker: Vocals
• Greg Lindstrom: Guitar
• Jerry Fogle: Guitar
• Jim Barazza: Guitar
• Flint: Bass
• Robert Garven: Drums