◇ image via WikipediaCirith Ungol
Cirith Ungol is a Doom metal act. Their sound grew out of Lucifer's Friend, Mountain and Grand Funk Railroad. Those roots explain a lot about how Cirith Ungol arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angel Witch, Witchfinder General, Reverend Bizarre and Virgin Steele, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Angry Samoans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Cirith Ungol, reaching back through Lucifer's Friend and forward to Angry Samoans. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Cirith Ungol connections
Cirith Ungol grew out of Lucifer's Friend, Mountain and Grand Funk Railroad, shares an orbit with Angel Witch, Witchfinder General, Reverend Bizarre and Virgin Steele, went on to shape Angry Samoans. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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