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Cirith Ungol
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Ventura, California
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1971
- Genre:
- Epic Heavy/Doom Metal
- Themes:
- Fantasy, Humanity, Science fiction
- Current label:
- Metal Blade Records
- Years active:
- 1971-1992, 2015-present
| Current | |
| Greg Lindstrom | Bass (1971-1980), Guitars, Keyboards (1980-1982, 2015-present) |
| See also: Falcon, ex-Titanic | |
| Robert Garven | Drums (1971-1992, 2015-present) |
| See also: ex-Titanic | |
| Tim Baker | Vocals (1976-1992, 2015-present) |
| Jim Barraza | Guitars (1988-1992, 2015-present) |
| See also: ex-Prophecy | |
| Jarvis Leatherby | Bass (2016-present) |
| See also: Night Demon, ex-Jaguar (live), ex-Satan (live), ex-Black Opal, ex-Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats, ex-No Motiv | |
| Past | |
| Jerry Fogle | Guitars (1971-1987) |
| (R.I.P. 1998) See also: ex-Titanic | |
| Neal Beattie | Vocals (1975-1976) |
| Michael Vujea | Bass (1981-1987) |
| See also: ex-Possession | |
| Vernon Green | Bass (1988-1992) |
| Past (Live) | |
| Armand Anthony | Guitars (2018-?) |
| See also: Night Demon, ex-Gygax | |
| Michael Vujea | Bass (2019, 2020-?) |
| See also: ex-Possession | |
| Greg Lindstrom | Bass (1971-1980), Guitars, Keyboards (1980-1982, 2015-present) |
| See also: Falcon, ex-Titanic | |
| Robert Garven | Drums (1971-1992, 2015-present) |
| See also: ex-Titanic | |
| Tim Baker | Vocals (1976-1992, 2015-present) |
| Jim Barraza | Guitars (1988-1992, 2015-present) |
| See also: ex-Prophecy | |
| Jarvis Leatherby | Bass (2016-present) |
| See also: Night Demon, ex-Jaguar (live), ex-Satan (live), ex-Black Opal, ex-Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats, ex-No Motiv | |
| Jerry Fogle | Guitars (1971-1987) |
| (R.I.P. 1998) See also: ex-Titanic | |
| Neal Beattie | Vocals (1975-1976) |
| Michael Vujea | Bass (1981-1987) |
| See also: ex-Possession | |
| Vernon Green | Bass (1988-1992) |
| Past | |
| Armand Anthony | Guitars (2018-?) |
| See also: Night Demon, ex-Gygax | |
| Michael Vujea | Bass (2019, 2020-?) |
| See also: ex-Possession | |
The band's name, Cirith Ungol, is taken from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and means "Pass of the Spider". It was a high pass in the land of Mordor where the monster known as Shelob lurked.
The correct way to pronounce the name Cirith Ungol is kee'reeth oo'ngol, but the band pronounces it with a soft c (see'reeth oo'ngol).
After Paradise Lost, the ...