Cirith Ungol (band)

Cirith Ungol is an American heavy metal band formed in late 1971 in Ventura, California. An early doom and power metal group, Cirith Ungol 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 psychedelic rock.