The first album of the legendary band Cirith Ungol, Frost and Fire, an album that could possibly be one of the starters of the new wave of heavy metal back in the 80's, together with Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Demon and many more other unique bands with great history.
Even though it is a heavy metal album, with lyrics flooding with epicness, talking about adventures and life, it spreads its roots back to the rock n roll days, something that can be pretty easy to understand by only noticing the structure of some songs of the album like "Edge of a Knife".
Like most of the bands back to those days, Cirith Ungol have great solos and pretty well-structured compositions, all connected perfectly with the lyrics, which make most - if not all - of the songs beautiful and interesting. The most remarkable, of course, is Tim Baker's vocals, or better shouts, which express the deepness and the strength of the lyrics!
Another remarkable thing, is the artwork of the album. Lord Elric standing upon a broken statue or an altar, with his Stormbringer in his hand and behind him that great green background. All these together match up to make a great and epic atmosphere, something that gives the listener a first impression of what they are going to hear in this hell of an album!
Frost and Fire is a classic that everyone who loves Old Heavy Metal should hear...better in vinyl, keeping the good old ways alive!
"I feel it burning and I feel the freeze! The frost, the fire, it burns inside of me!"
Album info: Metallum Page
Even though it is a heavy metal album, with lyrics flooding with epicness, talking about adventures and life, it spreads its roots back to the rock n roll days, something that can be pretty easy to understand by only noticing the structure of some songs of the album like "Edge of a Knife".
Like most of the bands back to those days, Cirith Ungol have great solos and pretty well-structured compositions, all connected perfectly with the lyrics, which make most - if not all - of the songs beautiful and interesting. The most remarkable, of course, is Tim Baker's vocals, or better shouts, which express the deepness and the strength of the lyrics!
Another remarkable thing, is the artwork of the album. Lord Elric standing upon a broken statue or an altar, with his Stormbringer in his hand and behind him that great green background. All these together match up to make a great and epic atmosphere, something that gives the listener a first impression of what they are going to hear in this hell of an album!
Frost and Fire is a classic that everyone who loves Old Heavy Metal should hear...better in vinyl, keeping the good old ways alive!
"I feel it burning and I feel the freeze! The frost, the fire, it burns inside of me!"
Album info: Metallum Page
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