This year marks the 40th anniversary of Frost and Fire, the groundbreaking album where the legend and lore of Cirith Ungol began. The fabled kings of the dead are celebrating this momentous occasion with a special, multiformat deluxe reissue of Frost and Fire via Metal Blade Records on November 26, 2021. You may know the tales that speak of frost and fire, but you’ve never heard them quite like this.
In 1981, a little-known visionary quartet known as Cirith Ungol released their self-financed debut, Frost and Fire, via their own Liquid Flames Records imprint. In that unassuming moment, the course of heavy metal history changed forever. You see, the world had never experienced a sound quite like Frost and Fire before. It was mystical and obscure, epic and expansive, but most of all bone-crushingly heavy, dark and doom-laden. For all its primitive and primordial qualities, Frost and Fire is also timeless, as earthshaking tracks like “I’m Alive” and the thunderous title cut remain cornerstones of the Cirith Ungol canon to this day.
In the intervening decades, legions of fans worldwide have been enraptured by Cirith Ungol’s bewitching spell and have fallen under the long shadow cast by these masters of the dark arts. Now, Cirith Ungol invites fans to ride the black machine for a fond look back at Frost and Fire in honor of its 40th anniversary.
Tracklisting:
LP 1 - 40th Anniversary Remix
Side A:
1. Frost and Fire
2. I'm Alive
3. A Little Fire
4. What Does It Take (Goldmine Mix)
Side B:
5. Edge Of A Knife
6. Better Off Dead (Goldmine Mix)
7. Maybe That's Why
LP 2 - 2021 Remaster From Original Tapes
Side A:
1. Frost and Fire
2. I'm Alive
3. A Little Fire
4. What Does It Take
Side B:
5. Edge Of A Knife
6. Better Off Dead
7. Maybe That's Why
CD 1 - 40th Anniversary Remix
1. Frost and Fire
2. I'm Alive
3. A Little Fire
4. What Does It Take (Goldmine Mix)
5. Edge Of A Knife
6. Better Off Dead (Goldmine Mix)
7. Maybe That's Why
CD 2 - 2021 Remaster From Original Tapes
1. Frost and Fire
2. I'm Alive
3. A Little Fire
4. What Does It Take
5. Edge Of A Knife
6. Better Off Dead
7. Maybe That's Why
CD 3 - Frost and Fire Demos
1. I'm Alive (Demo April 23 1977)
2. A Little Fire (Take 2 - April 23 1977)
3. Edge Of A Knife (Take 2 - April 23 1977)
4. I'm Alive (Demo Sept 1980)
5. A Little Fire (Demo Sept 1980)
6. Edge of A Knife (Demo Sept 1980)
7. Maybe That's Why (Demo Full Band Sept 1980)
8. Frost and Fire (Demo - Unknown Date)
9. A Little Fire (Gtr Demo)
10. Whates Does It Take (Demo - Unknown Date)
11. Better Off Dead (Demo - Unknown Date)
12.Maybe That's Why (Demo - Unknown Date)
CD 4 - Frost and Fire Demos
1. KKBZ Radio Interview - Ventura CA
2. KLOS Radio Local Show - Los Angeles CA
3. Rock Punto 7 Radio Interview - CDMX Mexico
4. Answering Machine Fan Messages
