Released: 28/05/21
Half Past Human by Cirith Ungol, released on May 28, 2021, via Metal Blade Records, is an EP that revisits the band’s early catalog. Rather than presenting entirely new material, it features four reworked tracks—Route 666, Shelob’s Lair, Brutish Manchild, and the title track—originally written in the 1970s but never fully released. The songs were updated and re-recorded, retaining Cirith Ungol’s signature mystic and heavy metal sound. Recorded around 2020 and produced by Armand John Anthony, the EP continues the band’s tradition of evocative, myth-inspired music, complemented by artwork from fantasy artist Michael Whelan.