Cirith Ungol - Looking Glass (LYRIC VIDEO)

“Looking Glass” marks the beginning of a conceptual four-song sequence that introduces listeners to “The Dark Parade,” a visceral and poignant multi-song presentation that leaves little room for happy endings. “Is it a nightmare tale of self-reflection or just another journey through the cracks in our reality and the curse of broken dreams?” asks vocalist Tim Baker, shedding a little light on the “darkness” within. “It’s not quite what Lewis Carroll [author of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking-Glass etc.] had in mind, but an even more bleak and deadly vision. Alice found that her visions were the complete opposite of her dreams, but here they are one and the same. Will waking dispel the nightmares, or are our waking hours just the extension of them? Once we smash the mirror, there is no turning back.”

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, rather than passively channeling their influences, the band was driven to forge an altogether heavier, darker, more apocalyptic sound the world had never experienced before. It was obscure and arcane, mysterious and eccentric, epic and expansive, but most of all, unfailingly, bone-crushingly heavy, dark, and doom-filled.

Wasting no time to ride the molten wave they started with their 2020-released studio comeback Forever Black, CIRITH UNGOL started writing songs for Dark Parade as soon as Forever Black was released. Then, like everyone else, they were hamstrung by the global pandemic, struggling through illness, seclusion, grief, and depression in their quest to create dark, vibrant art. But like the greatest warriors, they persevered, working on one song at a time, fueled by personal misery and the tragedy of worldwide collapse.

[Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

52 years ago they formed. Can you believe it? Listen to them! They STILL sound as good as they did back in 1971! hahaha I smiled just seeing this video up, as I already knew it wasn't going to disappoint. Another killer tune! \m/

[M.V.Lyritsis_Channel]

This is no guitar solo, it's spell weaving, it's PURE MAGIC, damn it! The mighty Cirith Ungol show the world what the REAL DEAL is - once again!

[EM-kmem]

Clean tight well composed riffs.

This is true classic material on the same vibe as Slayers first album and Judas Priest.


What makes this stuff good is minimal clean rhythms.

[arno-luyendijk]

I already went through the roof at their 2020 comeback, but THIS they don't disappoint as ever. It seems as if their epic sound has found new paths, the reverb sounds more roomfilling than ever, and those background synths just add something GRAND to the music. Have never been more glad than now being a CU fan since my introduction by a fellow student newbie in the late 1980's.

[joeallegra]

That solo reminded me of Tony Iommi. Soulful, creative and not overblown. Good stuff!

[eerievon]

pls do not disband… we nd more albums after this…. \m/

[marston]

NICE NICE VERY Respekt Respekt RESPEKT NWOTHM Marston great Job Guys 💯🌊🫵