Name: Dark Parade
Brand: Cirith Ungol

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Release date

2023-10-20

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160492

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Cirith Ungol

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Metal Blade

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Metal

Cirith Ungol is a heavy metal band hailing from Ventura, California. Formed in 1971 by Robert W. Garven Jr., Jerry Fogle (R.I.P.), and Greg Lindstrom, the band played their first live show in February of that year. After breaking up in May 1992, they reunited at the second annual Frost and Fire Festival in October 2016 with Tim Baker, Robert Garven, Jim Barraza, and Greg Lindstrom.

The name Cirith Ungol comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth language and translates to "pass of the spider." Known for their unique sound and powerful performances, Cirith Ungol has become an influential force within the heavy metal genre.

With a discography spanning several decades, Cirith Ungol has left a lasting impact on the music scene. Their style can be compared to similar artists such as Manilla Road, Omen, Witchfinder General, Brocas Helm, and many others.

Metal Blade is an independent heavy metal label that was founded in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 1982 by Brian Slagel. Over the years, Metal Blade has gained a reputation for launching the careers of numerous popular metal bands including Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, and many others.

The label has gone through various changes in its label codes and variants throughout the years. From 1982 to 1983, they used "tan labels and axe with blood stains" for most releases. However, there were exceptions such as "black labels" available only on the Metal Massacre compilation and "custom tan labels" for certain releases like Bitch's Damnation Alley.

In 1984, Metal Blade switched to using "silver labels and axe with blood stains," which were actually used only in that year. Some pressings from this period with earlier dates are actually from 1984. These silver labels were also reused in the 2016 reissues of Slayer's Show No Mercy album. Additionally, some releases sold in 1987 featured these silver labels but were likely old stock distributed in new sleeves.

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Few bands in the history of the heavy metal underground have a story as remarkable, improbable, or uplifting as that of Cirith Ungol. Formed in Ventura, California, in the early 1970s, Cirith Ungol created a sound the world had never experienced before. Rather than passively channeling their influences, the band was driven to forge an altogether heavier, darker, more apocalyptic sound. It was obscure and arcane, mysterious and eccentric, epic and expansive, but most of all unfailingly, bone-crushingly heavy, dark and doom-filled. On Dark Parade, Cirith Ungol have created an unrelenting triumph of pessimism and pain. The album is propulsive and insistent, reflecting the band’s love for metal, instinct to destroy, and disgust for mankind. “The band has always had the dual personality torn between fantasy and doom related themes,” furthers Garven. “As the world spirals out of control, the doom side of this personality has ascended -- an unrelenting cacophony of Tim’s prophetic view of mankind’s twisted future.” Annihilation has rarely sounded so good.

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