Although they formed in Ventura, California in the early 70’s just a few short years after Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, CIRITH UNGOL (which, if you know anything about J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings lore, translates to mean “Spider’s Cleft”) sound like a band “out of time”. Whether they’re releasing 70’s sounding albums in the 80’s or releasing 80’s sounding albums in the 90’s, it should be noted that CIRITH UNGOL are one of the first ever doom metal bands, with a sound containing a unique blend of both doom and power metal elements, as well as hints of classic Priest & Sabbath.

Discover the real difference between “LPs and EPs” and try to comprehend why EPs are actually “shorter” even though they sound like they’d be “longer”. Understand the reason “you’ve got to get your vasectomies early (and often)” and just know that “you’re not gonna make it better” talking about “roast beef sandwiches” unless you “pull out a pack of Arby’s sauce” and JOIN US as we go INSIDE THE METAL with the decade defying, anachronistic anomaly of doom and power metal that could only be known as CIRITH UNGOL.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “We could totally do that…” / #startmeup / “Was the battle always between The Stones and The Beatles?” / #areyouastonesguy or #areyouabeatlesguy / “They’re different…”/ “…but they like it.”/ #TheRollingStones vs #TheBeatles #moderndayanalogy #genre / “What would be the modern-day analogy?” / #Zeppelin / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “That’s delicious…”/ #LuxardoEspresso / “That’s got a little more #spicyzing on the end…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “wish I had my own…song.” / “How ‘bout that?” / #whoareyou / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode (“I’ve got the same one from the last one…”) / ***CHECK THE #SHOWNOTES FOR #THEDOCKET OR SKIP AHEAD ABOUT 20 MINUTES IF YOU NEED TO GET TO THE MEAT POST HASTE!!!*** / #bubblywater / “Basically it tastes like it has no joy in life…”/ ***Hit us up on #Instagram at #metalnerderypodcast at #facebook and #youtube and #youvoobs or email us at [email protected] ***/ or hit us up and leave us a voicemail at 980-666-8182 , yeah? / ***PATREON SHOUTOUT*** / #metalnerderypodcastpatreon / “Dyer maker…dyers eve?” / #totallydifferent / We DO have emails… / 

(07:19): “We got a request…” / #thedogs / Some correspondence from #EmberingEffigy regarding #YonderwaysMetalFest #FuckTonne / “we could do interviews with the bands…maybe the girls will show us their tits…”/ September 13 & 14 / #zoom / “Cheeseburger?” / #Doomsicle #Decimation #Ascension / “#blackmetal bands specifically…” / #unreadablelogos (“We don’t wanna be known by anybody…”) / “Just look at the basic shapes…”/ #ancientgeometery / “I accept you…”/ #dill #bigdill / “Did I mention the #AgnosticFront #documentary …?” / “That sounds like a mobsters name…”/ “You know what? It made him #hardasballs …”/ “Kinda like we have with our old thrash friends…”/ #longliverock / “It’s the #schnitzel of #Feschtivals …”/ #theymadeareallygoodpoint / “They’re trying to be more mainstream than the anti-mainstream…”/ “It’s like #fightclub …”/ “Looks like we got an email from across the pond…” / #DoubleMarvellous #CorkIreland #BodyDrinkers / ***WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!!***/ CORPOREAL SLURRY – WITCH BRIDE / “It’s like #deathmetal plus #blackmetal plus #thrash …”/ “#YES put out 3 song albums…”/ #LP vs #EP #longplays vs #extendedplays / “Once it gets swole…”/ #herewego / “That’s impressive…”/ #earlyandoften / “I would get one every other year…I need to get my gears stripped…”/ “Did y’all enjoy the drinking holiday we had recently?”/ #irishcarbomb #recipe / “What else is going on?” / “Dude, you could TOTALLY get laid…that would be so cool.”/ “It probably is…”/ #newmath / “You just wanna get this outta the way?” / #justbeyourself / “It’s a crazy first impression…”/ “You do pretty good down here…” / #yallacceptme / “I wouldn’t talk about #roastbeefsandwiches …” / “You’re not gonna make it better…” / “Just pull out a pack of #ArbysSauce …”/ #letsgo #sexualutilitybelt / “It’s all about the meats…”

(25:40): “Are we toggling back and forth?” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: CIRITH UNGOL – INSIDE THE METAL / #JRRTolkien #CirithUngol #backstory #BattleOfEvermoreASMR (“this is such nerd shit…”) / “They broke the oath…”/ “The first time I ever saw it…was on #RichardPryor #LiveOnTheSunsetStrip …” NOTE: It was not The Roxy, it was the Whisky A-Go-Go / “I think I was close, but it’s almost like fucking up #StarWars …”/ “The first #doommetal band…”/ Ventura, California / Est. 1971 / “They didn’t get signed until…1980?” / The best #albumcovers ever / Frost And Fire – 1981 / FROST AND FIRE #killeropener / “I bet #GeneSimmons is that dude’s biggest influence…”/ #cokelines A LITTLE FIRE (“I like that tone…it’s just nasty.”) / “I’ve never heard bass that loud…”/ EDGE OF A KNIFE (“It’s almost like a doomy Skynyrd…”) / #JudasPriest and #RobHalford vibes / “Music wise, it’s like Priest & Skynyrd…”/ #thegoodstuff

(34:34): King of the Dead – 1984 / “That’s my biggest problem with #MollyHatchet …”/ “That dude’s awesome!”/ #cokelineinventory BLACK MACHINE / #Fire / “We’re not fisting…”/ “They’ve got a LONG one…” / CIRITH UNGOL #ExciterMoment (“Is that part of the album…or is that your thing?”) / “That’s doom all day…”/ #MoreFire / #uhhhkay / “That’s what she gets when she doesn’t put out…” / FINGER OF SCORN (“All of this sounds like the 70’s…almost like a band out of time…”) / #thatwasdeep #youmovedme / #earlydoom / “I feel like this is ’73 all day…”/ “What the fuck is that?” / “Is that rap music?” / “I don’t know WTF happened, but that was Savage and the song is called Immortal…”

(42:20): One Foot In Hell – 1986 / #MetalBlade #BrianSlagel / 5 years before #TheBlackAlbum / #cokelines everywhere!!! / BLOOD & IRON / “Sounds like #TheOldMasquerade …”/ “Can we listen to track 3?” / #fireplaylist / THE FIRE (“that sounds like fire, dude…”) / NOTE: This is 1986, NOT 1985…but also kinda probably 1985. / 100 MPH (“Now THAT sounds like Priest…”) / “Krokus? That’s a reach…”/ DOOMED PLANET / “Almost sounds like God of Thunder, Part II…”/ “That riff sounds real familiar…”/ “Be honest…that’s what this place is about.”/ “It’s probably like an #acquiredtaste thing…”/ 

(49:30): “It’s #ABA …” (#AfterBlackAlbum) / “Everything’s Pre-Black Album and Post-Black Album / Paradise Lost – 1991 / #killeropener JOIN THE LEGION / “Reminds me of #Savatage almost…”/ “The dude sounds like the dude, man…”/ “It’s got a hook…”/ “They’ve got another song called FIRE…”/ “Yeah come on!!!” / FALLEN IDOLS (“that sounds metal as fuck…before it was 70’s, and now it’s 80’s…”) / “Let’s try THE TROLL …”/ “It sounds like it could be the slower song on a thrash album…

(54:38): “That album cover…” / Forever Black – 2020 / “Again, with ALL the fucking #cokelines …”/ “Wouldn’t that be insane?”/ LEGIONS ARISE (“We just had some legions earlier…”) / STORMBRINGER (“Now that sounds like ‘80’s style…”) / NIGHTMARE (“Not overly produced…”) / “I’m learning…”

(1:00:10): Dark Parade – 2023 / “They started in ’71…”/ “That dude…”/ “Here’s a #lovenote from everybody in Georgia to #pollen …”/ “Is that a chick or is that a dude?” / “They’re dudes with tits…”/ #killeropener VELOCITY (S.E.P.) / “Renaissance metal?” / DARK PARADE (“Sounds racist to me…”) / “I’ll bet they’re killer live…”/ “I kinda like the fact that they’re out of time…”/ “We should do more #educationalseries like this…”/ “They’re BIG on FIRE!” / “Can you name 4 songs on it?” / “I guess you’re out of the podcast then…you named too many!”/ “alright, that’s enough!” / #okayturnitoffnow / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! AND THANK YOU TO OUR #PATREONMEMBERS !!!*** / #untilthenext #getit / ***STOP BY THE BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE AND PICK UP SOME MERCH AT metalnerdery.com/merch *** / #outroreel