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Cirith Ungol - Forever Black



7.4 | 95 votes |
Release date: 24 April 2020
Style: Doom metal, Heavy metal

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38 have it
9 want it


01. The Call
02. Legions Arise
03. The Frost Monstreme
04. The Fire Divine
05. Stormbringer
06. Fractus Promissum
07. Nightmare
08. Before Tomorrow
09. Forever Black

Staff review by
nikarg
Rating:
7.0
Cirith Ungol's last album came out in 1991 and shortly after that the main cogs of this heavy/doom machine gave up making music altogether. You can read about how the sleeping giant was awakened here. For Forever Black's cover art the band once again collaborated with longtime friend and fantasy artist Michael Whelan, and it is one that directly hints at the music; that is, ballsy heavy metal saturated with ominous doom.

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published 03.06.2020 | Comments (5)

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Comments: 13   Visited by: 284 users
19.02.2020 - 19:26
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Neeeeeeeeeew Cirith Ungoooooooooooooooool

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19.02.2020 - 22:37
nikarg
Staff
Hyped af for this
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22.02.2020 - 14:04
Rating: 9
Metal Diogenes
Damn, son. My hype sense is tingling.

Edit. It's awesome. The raw vocals aren't the best in the world, but they do have a very distinctive personality.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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13.04.2020 - 21:46
Rating: 9
Rulatore
Still has the same shitty vocals, very average
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13.04.2020 - 21:56
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Shitty vocals....
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Album Release day (April 24, 2020)
26.04.2020 - 11:40
Aries Rising
It's almost like they think those shit vocals are a gimmick and a part of their "signature" sound. Shame since the music is pretty good.
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26.04.2020 - 15:38
Rating: 9
Răzvan
I find it amazing that this album fits so well with the rest of their discography. There's nothing about it to suggest that almost 3 decades separate it from their previous effort, it feels like an organic extension of what came before. Interestingly, this not only extends to the music itself, but also to its production. My personal highlights for this album are Legions Arise and the final two songs of the album, Before Tomorrow and Forever Black, though none of the other songs feel weak either. I'd also like to give shout-out to the single which preceded this album, even if it wasn't included here: Witch's Game is a bloody great song and I feel it's a shame it may get overlooked because it's not part of this album / the main discography.

Also I'm gonna break the echo chamber effect that's developing by saying that not only that I don't think the vocals are shit, but I in fact enjoy them.
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26.04.2020 - 17:38
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Tage Westerlund
I think folks expect from this band super album, what I can not agree. They want even 10 times betetr as 80's but guess what band can not do it. Get rid of that idea and all will be fine. band has good tunes, somehow ''serious'' music, good lyrics what they can think, good heavy riffs , good compositions and experience. Remember Conan died one day and life were after him as well, wenches, beer, metal and swords. Life goes one but this album I vote best come beck album in 2020. Its heavy a bit doom, many 80's bands must learn, and specially manowar
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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03.07.2020 - 13:58
Rating: 6
metalbrat
I loved the vocals. I have to admit that I found the music a bit old stylish and not refreshing. Production sucks big time.
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In the beginning I was made of clay. Then I bit the apple and they changed me to metal 🤘
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03.08.2020 - 13:15
Rating: 9
Metal Diogenes
Dirty and mean old-school metal without your generic 2000's metal production or overdose of flowers. Just the way I like it.
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24.09.2020 - 18:28
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Metal Diogenes on 03.08.2020 at 13:15

Dirty and mean old-school metal without your generic 2000's metal production or overdose of flowers. Just the way I like it.

Image all 80's metal bands would have access to such good mix n master, studio sound, 80's metal would be much better.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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12.10.2020 - 21:34
R3SP4UN
I LOVE IT
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19.02.2021 - 00:32
Rating: 6
Redel
Moderator
Written by Răzvan on 26.04.2020 at 15:38

I find it amazing that this album fits so well with the rest of their discography. There's nothing about it to suggest that almost 3 decades separate it from their previous effort, it feels like an organic extension of what came before. Interestingly, this not only extends to the music itself, but also to its production.

That is indeed astonishing.
The most remarkable fact though about this album, for me.
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