Frost & Fire [Import]

Cirith Ungol | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B00001R3NT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,417 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rockin like the wind!!!!!!!!!!!!!, July 31, 2001

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"blueindian66" (loveland, co United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frost & Fire (Audio CD)

Cirith Ungol's first album is by far their best one that they put out. With great bass playing by flint on classics like I'm Alive to the great guitar riffs of Axe man Jerry Fogle on the title track , I would recommend this to someone who really digs some great early 80's metal and pabst blue ribbon beer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Tales that speak of Frost and Fire", December 31, 2005

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ProEvil (MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frost & Fire (Audio CD)

Although this is Cirith Ungol's weakest album it is nothing short of excellent. The flaws of this album lie mainly in Tim Baker's singing and in the production. Tim hadn't really developed his spine-tingling schrieking yet and the production is a little on the trebly side (obscuring the awesome bass playing). With any other band this would mean failure, but this band was so powerful even at half-steam that it will still kick your ass sideways. CU were sort of an anomaly in the thrash sweepstakes of eighties metal, as they still had one foot firmly planted in the seventies - and were all the more great for it. Recommended for fans of early Blue Oyster Cult, the MC5 (the production actually resembles 'Back in the USA' to some extent), Stooges, Pentagram etc.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cirith Ungol, one of the best metal bands ever?, December 9, 2001

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Uriah Rose II "uriahdeath" (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frost & Fire (Audio CD)

First off, if you're new to Cirith Ungol the vocals may or may not turn you off. I LOVE his (Tim Baker's) voice. If nothing else, it's distinctive. You'll KNOW without question who is singing as it's very unique.

I got this album when it first came out (on vinyl) and I still listen to it (along with their other 4 albums, Metalblade just came out with a new CD not to long ago) on a regular basis. I think they really picked up the pace on King Of The Dead and One Foot In Hell, but Frost And Fire is STILL classic metal.

Standout tracks (to me) are I'm Alive, Frost And Fire, and Edge Of A Knife. Maybe That's Why is a interesting instrumental. If you like classic heavy metal, give it a listen. You could do a lot worse.