Album: Paradise Lost by Cirith Ungol (1991)
Genre: Heavy Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Restless Records
Format: Album

Description: Paradise Lost is the final Cirith Ungol LP. It was released in 1991 on Restless Records and re-released as a bootleg several times. The band broke up in 1992 over unresolved issues with their new record label. It was finally officially re-released in 2007/8 on Noble Rot.

Artist Background: Cirith Ungol is an American heavy metal band formed in late 1971 in Ventura, California. This early doom and power metal group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery). The band took their name from the mountain pass Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings. Throughout the 1970s, the band generally played a style of heavy metal heavily rooted in hard and progressive rock. Its first studio album, Frost and Fire (1981), featured a... Part of the Ventura, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Manilla Road, Eternal Champion, Pagan Altar, Smoulder

Music Scene: Part of the Ventura, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Heavy Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Restless Records


Paradise Lost is the final Cirith Ungol LP. It was released in 1991 on Restless Records and re-released as a bootleg several times. The band broke up in 1992 over unresolved issues with their new record label. It was finally officially re-released in 2007/8 on Noble Rot.

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