One of the world's most iconic music venues - the Sunset Strip's Roxy Theatre- hosted a legendary 2024 gig by one of the world's most iconic metal bands, CIRITH UNGOL. The one-night-only performance was an album release show for the band's 2023 Dark Parade LP. It captured the lineup at the height of its considerable powers, performing Dark Parade in its entirety, along with a set of classic songs including "Join The Legion," "Frost And Fire," "Black Machine," and "Atom Smasher." The end result is a stellar live album and DVD.
There was no choice other than the Roxy for CIRITH UNGOL to record this momentous live collection. "It's owned by a Hollywood music legend, Lou Adler," notes cofounding drummer Rob Garven, "and is next door to the famous Rainbow Bar and Grill. It's a landmark Hollywood club, which includes the Whisky and The Starwood [now gone] so every time we played one of these historic venues, it was a special occasion. It was great to see many of our friends and fans from all over the world at the show."
Garven compares Live at the Roxy to legendary concert albums like Live at Leeds by The Who and Uriah Heep Live (1993): “It’s hard to capture a concert’s energy, but I think we did it.” While proud of the release, Cirith Ungol is already planning their next move: “This will hold fans over until our next crushing seventh studio album!”
2CD/ DVD/ 2LP:
01. Velocity (S.E.P.)
02. Relentless
03. Sailor On The Seas Of Fate
04. Sacrifice
05. Looking Glass
06. Dark Parade
07. Distant Shadows
08. Down Below
09. Atom Smasher
10. I'm Alive
11. Frost And Fire
12. Black Machine
13. Blood And Iron
14. Chaos Descends
15. The Frost Monstreme
16. Fire
17. Death Of The Sun
18. Master Of The Pit
19. King Of The Dead
20. Join The Legion