Cirith Ungol surprised me last year with their new album, Forever Black. That thing came out of nowhere, and can easily go toe to toe against what is considered their classic output from the 80's. Almost 30 years since their last album, it was amazing to hear the band deliver something that good. When it was announced that the band had a few more songs being released as an EP, I didn't hesitate to get in there for the preorders.
Half Past Human contains four songs from the band's demo days, dating back to the mid-70's. The songs contained here are kind of obscure, so they still feel like new songs to me. Even if they were written back in '76, they fit in with the Forever Black songs so perfectly that you'd have no idea the songs were that old. Pretty cool that they have had Michael Whelan doing the cover art for them for every record since their first album, Frost And Fire, back in 1981. Consistency is key.
500 pressed on a dark red marbled vinyl.
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