Forever Black

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Forever Black
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2020
GenreDoom metal,[1] heavy metal
Length39:05
LabelMetal Blade
Cirith Ungol studio album chronology
Paradise Lost
(1991)
Forever Black
(2020)
Official audio
"Forever Black (Full Album)" on YouTube

Forever Black is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Cirith Ungol. It was released on April 24, 2020, and is the band's first studio album since its reunion in 2016, and its first studio album since Paradise Lost in 1991. Metal Hammer named it the 42nd-best metal album of 2020.[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."The Call"1:04
2."Legions Arise"3:19
3."The Frost Monstreme"5:15
4."The Fire Divine"3:51
5."Stormbringer"5:58
6."Fractus Promissum"4:08
7."Nightmare"5:59
8."Before Tomorrow"3:57
9."Forever Black"5:34

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Forever Black
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 25

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Forever Black – Cirith Ungol". Distorted Sound. April 23, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer. Future plc. January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "The legions arise as [Cirith Ungol]'s Forever Black climbs the Canadian Billboard Charts this week!". Twitter. Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cirith Ungol – Forever Black" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cirith Ungol – Forever Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2020.