Although this web site is concerned primarily with Tolkien-inspired music, the search for Middle-earth references in songs inevitably leads to encounters with Tolkien-inspired band names and other marginalia. The discovery of such names might as well be documented. I have arranged this section more or less in the same format as the discography, boldfacing names that relate to Middle-earth. Band/album names already listed in the discography are not repeated here.

There are innumerable lacunae in this laundry list and very likely some errors as well. In many cases I am not even certain whether a given band has not recorded any Tolkien-inspired songs. If it can be shown that they have, I will naturally move them to the discography. If anyone can help fill in the blanks or offer corrections, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

1420 (MILCUATROVEINTE) (Argentina) - prog

ABAZAGORATH (USA) - black metal project of Morgul, Nazgul et al

ABYSSARIA (Germany) - abysal dark metal project of Val Melkor, Adrahil et al

A THEORY OF AN ISOLATION EFFECT (USA) - alternative metal
Live from the Gallows of Lothlorien (CD ?) [self-released]

ACID ICE FLOWS (USA) - darkwave/goth
project of Gollum
Dol Guldur (CDR 2001) [One Ring Records]
Angbad (CD 2003) [One Ring Records]
Utumno (CD 2005) [One Ring Records]

AERE AETERNUS (Italy) - pure ambient horror
solo project of Ordog (member of THRONED)
Lammoth (demo ?) [Beyond Productions]

AGARWAEN (Finland) - ?
Rehearsal Demo (demo 1993) [self-released]

AINUR (Columbia) - metal

AKALLABETH (Poland) – ?
project of NIRNAETH

AKALLABETH (USA) - alternative metal

AMON DIN (UK) - space rock
early '70s project of John Lingwood, Dave Anderson, Huw Lloyd Langton and John Butler (ex-HAWKWIND/AMON DUUL)

AMON GOETH (Czech Republic) - black metal [formerly AMON]
Realm of Evil (demo 1990) [self-released]
Knihe Smrti (demo 1991) [self-released]
Alive in Hell (tape 1995) [self-released]
Call Thy Master (CD 1996) [Nazgul's Eyrie Productions]
The Worship (CD 1997) [Nazgul's Eyrie Productions]
In The Shade Of Death (demo 2000) [self-released]
Book Of Death (demo 2001) [self-released]
Realm Of Evil (demo 2001) [self-released]
Zrozeni Smrti (CD 2002) [Barbarian Wrath Records]

AMON HEN (Hungary) - electro/grind/goth rock
Skeleton Dances (tape ?)

AMON HEN (Spain) - gothic death metal [reformed as RUNIC]

AMON OLORIN FLUTES (USA) - native american
Flute-maker.

AMON SUL (France) - ?
Goat Mit Uns (demo 1995)

ANARION MACINTOSH (UK) - celtic

ANCALAGON (France) – hardcore
project of Arathorn et al
Ancalagon (demo 1991) [self-released]

ANCALAGON (France) – viking metal
First Age: Entering Legenda (CD 2002) [Nihil Voices]

ANCALAGON
Recording label.

ANDENOID MUSIC GROUP (Sweden) - ?
project of Arathorn et al

ANDROMEDA (UK) – psychedelic/prog
Live At Middle Earth '67 (LP 1994) [Kissing Spell Records]

ANDUIN (?) - ?
project of Christian Alvestam et al

ANGBAND (Chile) - black metal
project of Shagrat, Lagduf and Gorbag

ANGMAR (Finland) - black metal
Planet Satan (CDR 2002)
The Razorblade Redemption (CD 2003) [Bestial Burst]

ANGMAR (Sweden) - ?

ANGMAR (?) - experimental electronic [renamed GELGOLETH]

ANGMAR
Black metal magazine.

ANGRENOST (Portugal) – astral black metal
Evil (demo-CD 1998) [And Records]

ANGRIST (Germany) - freestyle rock
No laughing remains (demo-CD 2001) [?]

ANGRIST (Spain) - ?
Pain (CD ?) [?]

ANNATAR (Netherlands) - symphonic dark metal

ANNON VIN (Germany) - technical prog metal
project of Erik Grösch, Tom Brenneis and Uwe Ruppel
A New Gate (CD 1996) [Zardoz Music]

ANÔRIÈN (France) - jazz
Sable Ou Alors (CD ?) [Collectif Ishtar]
La règle des 3 (CD ?) [Ektic]

APOCALYPSE SURVIVORS (Belgium) - ?
project of Tinuviel (member of DAGORLAD)

APOTHEOSIS (Malta) – symphonic dark/black metal
project of Sauron et al

ARAGORN (?) - ? [traxinspace]

ARAGORN (UK) - metal
project of Jon Hull, Chris Dunne and Mike Ellis
Black Ice/Noonday (single 1981) [Neat Records]
Lead Weight (comp CD 1981) [Neat Records]

ARAGORN (South Africa) - new wave metal

ARAGORN AND FRODO (USA) - hardcore

ARAGORN BALLROOM (USA) - concert hall

ARANRÚTH (Denmark) - black metal
project of Hugin (Alex Wieser, member of HROSSHARGRASNI)
Aranrúth (demo-CD 1998) [?]

ARATHORN (Germany) – symphonic black metal
Niemals Koroenender Als was Einst War (CD 1997) [Folter Records]

ARGONATH (Argentina) - melodic death metal

ARCANA LITURGIA (Italy) - electronic
Ars Moriendi (tape 1998) [self-released]
The release was dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien.

ARWEN (UK) - garage

ARWEN (Spain) - symphonic metal
Memories of a Dream (CD 2002) [Arise Records]

ARWEN MOUNTAIN (USA) - bluegrass
Five of a kind (LP 1977) [Chelsea House]

ASGAROTH (Spain) – black metal

ASH NAZG (USA) - ?
The Lay of Leviathan (CDR 2003)

ASPHYXIA (?) - ?
project of Arathorn et al

ATHELAS SINFONIETTA COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - classical

AVATHAR (Ireland) – black metal

AVATHAR (Norway) - black metal
Black Magician Kings (CD 1996) [?]
Chronicles Over Druig (demo 1997) [?]

AVATHAR RECORDS

B BOY BAGGINS (USA) -drum and bass, house, breakbeat, trance

BAG END
Recording studio in Alum Rock, Birmingham.

BAG END
Loudspeakers.

BAG END MUSIC
Recording label.

BAG END LIGHT SOUND
Recording equipment.

BAGGINS & FOP (?) - ?
Party Time (12" ?) [Union Jack/Crosstrax]

BAGSHOT ROW (USA) - rock'n'row [power pop]
"A band from Chicago, from the the mid 70's has reformed and is currently performing with all original members. The bass player (nicknamed Bilbo) was a huge fan of Tolkien and turned on a community to Middle Earth. He was once given an F in his freshman year in high school on a book report of The Hobbit. 'Book reports on nursery stories would not cut it in high school,' he was told. By his senior year, The Hobbit was required reading. This band, originally formed in the mid 70's, parted ways, but 26 years later, destined to reform, for it was written: One of the first things done in Hobbiton, even before removal of the Old Mill, was the clearing of the Hill and Bag End, and the restoration of Bagshot Row."

BAGSHOT ROW (USA) [Omaha, NE] - punk
"Bagshot Row is an early 90's style punk. Why this name? Because we're a bunch of nerds..."

BAGSHOT ROW (USA) [Utah] - punk

BAGSHOT ROW (USA) [St. Louis] - ?

BALROG (Argentina) - metal

BALROG (France) - black metal
Kill Yourself (CD 2002) [DBM Productions]

BARAD-DUR (Germany) - black metal

LINARD BARDILL (?) - ?
Gimli Der Zwerg (CD ?) [?]

BARON WILDERNESS (?) - satire/parody
New LOTR Music CD
  • Weathertop Rock
  • The Green, Green Grass of Rivendell
  • Hey Big Spider
  • Dont Go Breaking my Horn - by Borimir
  • Oops, I hid it again - by Bilbo Baggins
  • You Shall Not Pass *itch - by Hot DAWGandalf
  • Temptation - Heaven 17 and Galadriel
  • Orc this Way - by Lurtz and The Fighting Urukhai
  • Everybody Hurts.. but it is not our choice, we must do our best - by Gandalf
  • The Final MountDoom - by Sam and Europe
  • Eowyn-d of Change - by Faramir and the Gondorians
  • Dont Let Poor Sam, Go Down To Bree - George Michael Delving
  • Ring of Fire - by Sauron
  • A Day in a Ranger - by Arwen
  • Balrog around the Clock - by Buddy Holly and Pals (Orcs mostly)
  • I Would Do Anything For Love, but I wont throw the ring into the fire - Frodo and Meatloaf
  • Rainy Days and Mordor Always Get Me Down - by Sam and The Carpenters
  • Regulators - by Witch King and the Ringwaiths (TM)
  • Sting - by Frodo and..... Sting
  • Ar-When I fall in Love - by Aragorn and the Rangers
  • Under Precioussss - By Queen, Bowie and Smeagol

    THE BARROW DOWNS (Denmark) - ?
    project of Simon M. Friborg
    [releases unknown] [Aren Promotion Productions]

    LEE BARRY (USA) - prog
    Creatures of Hobbit (CD 1994) [?]

    BELERIAND (Latvia) – ambient synth music

    BELERIAND (Argentina) - ?

    BELTHIL (Poland) - black metal

    BILBO BAGGINS (UK?) - ?
    Saturday Nite (single? 1974) [?]
    It's a shame/Please Sir (single 1976) [Polydor Records]
    Back Home/What's goin' on (single ?) [?]

    BILBO BAGGINS (?) – techno

    BILBO BAGGINS (USA) - flute

    BILBO BAGGINS (USA) - funk/punk

    BILBO BAGGINS (Canada) - punk and indie rock covers

    BILBO BAGGINS (Poland?) - ?
    Impaled sodom (tape ?)
    live 07.12.96r.Miedzychód (tape 1996)
    live 05.12.97r.Miedzychód (tape 1997)

    BISHOP OF HEXEN (Israel) - ?
    project of Dimrost

    BLACK MANTA (USA) - bomb rock
    vocalist describes his contribution to the music as "wormtongue"

    BLACK RIDERS (UK) - metal
    A Chosen Few (LP ?)

    BLACK RIDERS (Italy) - prog

    BLASPHEMOUS EVIL (Finland) - black metal
    project of Nazgul (member of HORNA)

    BLOOD ALLIANCE (?) - ?
    project of Nazgul

    BLODSRIT (Sweden) - black metal
    project of Nazgul

    BLUE WIZARDS CULT (?) - satire/parody
  • Towers On Flame
  • NA-262
  • Golden Age of Byrnies
  • Fire of Secret Origin
    Istari
  • Les Valar
  • Istari
  • Blue Wizards Cult
  • I Am The Tom You Warned Of
  • The Siege and Investiture of Denethor's Tower of the Watch
  • In The Presence Of A Further West
  • Shadowfax
  • Ring of Illusion

    BLUTORDEN (?) - ?
    project of Gorthaur (member of OSCULUM INFAME?)

    BOMBADIL (UK) - prog [pseudonym of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST]
    Breathless/When The City Sleeps (45" 1972) [Harvest]

    BOMBADIL RECORDING STUDIO (USA) - black metal
    Panama City Beach, Florida.

    BORING (Belgium) - experimental
    project of Istari and Remy

    IAIN BOUD (New Zealand) - dance book
    The Lord of the Ring Collection (?) [?]

    BRAINDEAD (Switzerland) - metal
    Aglarond (demo-CD 1997) [self-released]

    BRANDYWINE BRIDGE (UK) - folk

    CARADHRAS (Germany) - [renamed DRACONIS SANGUIS]

    CARCHAROTH (Sweden) - death metal

    CARCHAROTH (Hungary) - black metal

    CARCHAROTH (Spain) - black metal

    CARCHAROTH (USA) - death metal
    Death metal magazine.

    SAGE CARSON & THE BLACK RIDERS (Germany) - ?

    CELEBORN (Sweden) - metal
    project of Jörgen Bylander, Magnus Sahlgren, Jon J Klingberg, Robert Eriksson and Kjell-Erik Eriksson
    Metal North (CD 1993) [Massproduktion]

    CHEMIN DE HAINE (?) - ?
    project of Gorthaur et al

    COBALT LONDON SMAUG (USA) - alternative

    CORONA FERREA (Italy) - white power

    COSMOSIS (UK) - psychedelic trance
    project of Bilbo Bagginz
    Intergalactic (CD ?) [Transient Records]

    COUNTESS (Netherlands) - black metal
    project of Frodo et al

    CREBAIN (Sweden) - ?

    CRUCIFIED WHORE (?) - black symphonic art
    project of Ferron Delduwath et al

    CRUENTUS (Greece) - atmospheric black metal
    project of Rohirrim et al

    CULURIEN STRING QUARTET (USA) - classical

    DAEMONHEIM (Germany) - black metal
    project of Carcharoth et al

    DAGORLAD (Belgium) - dark atmospheric metal
    project of Tinuviel et al
    On The Moonless Nights (demo 1997) [self-released]
    Incantations (CD 1998) [self-released]
    The Warriors of The Ancient Battles (demo 1999) [self-released]
    The End of The Dark Ages (CD 2002) [self-released]

    DAGORLAD (Finland) - folk

    DAGORLAD STUDIOS (France)
    Recording studio.

    DARK MORDOR (Slovakia) - death metal
    Corpus Delicti (CD 1997) [?]
    Dark Millennium (CD 1999) [?]

    DARKNESS (UK) - black metal
    project of Caranthir

    DECAPITATED (Poland) - death metal
    project of Sauron et al

    DEMENTIA (Germany) - genius death metk metal
    project of Nazgul et al

    DENETHOR (Netherlands) – black metal

    DIABOLISM (?) - black metal
    project of Agarvaen, Angrist et al

    DIMMU BORGIR (Norway) – evil hi-fi black metal
    project of Shagrath, Nagash et al

    DJ FRODO (Germany) - ?

    DOMINIUM (?) - ?
    project of Ancalagon* et al

    DOR DAEDELOTH (Netherlands) - metal

    DRAGONFLY REEL (USA) - celtic gypsy ethereal world trance
    project of Terry Sindar et al

    DRAUGWATH (Russia) – black metal [renamed INTO THE PENTAGRAM]

    DRENGIST (?) - ?
    Webzine.

    DRUADÁN (?) - ?
    Druadán (CD 2002)

    DUNEDAIN (Spain) - world/ethnic

    DUNGORTHEB (France) - death metal
    Intended To... (CD 2002) [Perennial Quest Records]

    DUNGORTHEB (Russia) - black metal

    DUNHARROW MUSIC (Canada) - ?
    Publishing and distribution label.

    DURANDAL (France) – white power metal

    DURIN'S BANE (USA) - prog
    project of Dr. William C. Russell et al

    DWALIN (Chile) – prog
    The Green Book (CD 1999)

    E'A'RENDIL (Japan) - metal

    EBLIS (Poland) - symphonic black metal art
    project of Nazgul and Smrtan (member of NIRNAETH)

    JULIA ECKLAR (USA) - filk
    Brandywine (CD ?)

    ECLIPSE (Norway) - black metal
    project of Morgoth, Lomion et al

    EDHELS (France) - symphonic prog
    Apparently an attempt to pluralize Edhel ("Elf"). The correct plural would be Edhil (as in Ost-in-Edhil).

    EITHEL SIRION (France) - black metal

    EKKAIA (Spain?) - grindcore
    Unsane Crisis/Ekkaia (split-CD ) [La Idea Records]

    ELBERETH (Spain) – gothic doom metal
    "...and Other Reasons" (CD 1995) [?]

    ELDAR (Italy) - nationalist

    ELEDHEL (Czech Republic) - black metal

    ELENDIL (France) - indie rock
    Chants de colza (CD 1998) [Memorial Records]

    ELESSAR (USA) – metal
    Defy the King (EP ?)

    THE ELFSTONE (USA) - psychedelic
    Louisiana Teardrops/Beat The Clock (single 1968) [World Pacific]

    ELFSTONE (?) – fantasy/demo

    ELFSTONE (USA) - rock
    Story of Antavio (CD 2003) [self-released]

    ELROND (Germany?) - ?

    ELROND'S CUPBOARD (?) - mixed/eclectic, cutting edge grooves, electronic trip hop

    ELWING (Greece) - power metal
    Immortal Stories (CD 2002) [Cult Metal Classics]

    EMANCER (Norway) - extreme metal art
    project of Mithrin and Gorbag

    EMERALD ROSE (USA) - celtic
    Songs for the Night Sky (CD 2004) [self-released]
    "This cd is a commemorative limited edition dedicated to the producers, cast and crew of Peter Jackson's stunning "Lord of the Rings" cinematic masterpiece. Emerald Rose is proud to provide entertainment for the onering.net at the "Return of the King" oscars' cast party, and to present this limited edition cd to party participants."

    ENEDWAITH (?) - true dark metal

    EOWYN (France) - irish music
    project of Eric Lavarec, Gaëlle Lavarec, Sarah Groves, Erwann Jézéquel
    Eowyn (CD ?) [Keltia Musique]

    EOWYN (USA) - christian rock

    EPHEL DUATH (Italy) - black metal
    Opera (demo 1998) [self-released]
    Phormula (CD 2000) [code666]

    EPHEL DUATH (France) -ambient [now the TALIESANS BARDS ORDER]

    ERED (Belgium) - metal [formerly ERED LITHUI]
    Northern Sky (demo 1996) [self-released]
    Soul Hunter (demo-CD 1999) [self-released]
    Promo 2000 (CD 2000) [self-released]

    ERIADOR RECORDS (USA) - early music
    Recording label.

    ESGAROTH (Greece) – black metal
    Dark Passion/Kingdoms of a Darker Side (split CD 1998) [Sempiternal Productions]

    ESGAROTH (Poland) - melodic doom/black metal
    Certificate Of Death (demo 1997)

    ESGAROTH (Norway) - black metal
    Esgaroth (demo 1999)
    Incarnation of the Soul (demo 2001)
    Behold the Land of No Dawn (demo 2001)

    ESGAROTH (Italy) - prog
    project of Ivan Perugini
    Esgaroth (demo 1997)
    Il Confine (demo ?)
    Quindici minuti (demo 1999)
    My revolution (2001)
    I.F.F. (2003)

    ESTEL (Ireland) - indie
    Estel (demo 1999) [self-released]
    Little Plastic Tapes (7" 2000) [self-released]
    Angelpie I think I ate your face (LP ?) [?]

    EVEMASTER (Finland) - dark metal
    project of Nazgul von Armageddon

    EVENDIM (?) - ?
    project of Christian Alvestam et al

    EVERMIND (Columbia) - dark goth metal
    Inner Equillibrium (demo-CD 2001) [Debelis Records]

    EVERMIND (Sweden) - euro/trance

    EZGAROTH (Greece) - black metal
    D.C.L.X.V.I.: The Order (CD ?) [?]

    FACE (USA) - eclectic
    Mirrormere (tape 1994) [Omegaverse]

    FANGORN (Russia) - rock?

    FANGORN (Sweden) - ?
    project of Marcus Andersson
    Platser Där Du Aldrig Varit (tape 1998) [self-released]

    FANGORN AUDIO/VIDEO (Russia) - ?
    Recording label?

    FANGORN SOUND (USA) - ?
    Theatrical sound design and composition team.

    RICHARD & MIMI FARINA (USA) - folk
    Reflections in a Crystal Wind (LP 1965) [Vanguard Records]
    In the jacket notes, the artists write "What we'd like to do is thank [....] J.R.R. Tolkien for the flight of Frodo."

    FËANOR (Germany) - melodic metal

    FËANOR (Fran ce) - hard blues rock

    FËANOR (Argentina) - metal
    project of Gustavo Acosta et al
    Esto Es Para Vos (CD 2001) [self-released]

    FEN HOLLEN (USA) - prog folk-rock
    Fen Hollen Sprouts (CD 1999?) [self-released]

    FLAMES OF UDUN (Germany) - [renamed DRACONIS SANGUIS]

    FOO FIGHTERS (USA) - alternative rock
    More Maximum Foo Fighters: The Unauthorised Biography (CD 2005) [ORC]
  • The Road Goes Ever On [interview segment]

    FORCHTENSTEIN (Austria) - metal
    project of Morgul von Forchtenstein et al

    FORGOTTEN TOMB (?) - ?
    project of Azog* et al

    FORNOST (Germany) – black metal
    project of Draug and Thauron

    FREIE HORTE ALQUALONDE (Germany) - yiddish music

    FRODE HOLM (Norway/USA) - ?
    Frodo CPU (CD 2000) [CPU Productions]

    FRODO (Afghanistan) - ?

    FROGMORTON (UK) - electric folk rock
    At Last (LP 1976) [Philips]

    FUNERAL WINDS (Netherlands) – black metal
    Gorgoroth

    GALADHRIM (UK) - neofolk

    GALADRIEL (Spain) - neo-prog
    Muttered Promises From An Ageless Pond (LP 1988) [Mindchild Records]
    Chasing The Dragonfly (CD 1992) [Muséa Records]
    Mindscapers (CD 1997) [Muséa Records]

    GALADRIEL (UK) - folk
    Airborne (LP 1982) [?]

    GALADRIEL (Spain) - power metal

    GALADRIEL (France) - folk dance

    GALADRIEL (Austria) – new age
    project of Pippa Armstrong (associate of GANDALF)

    GALADRIEL (Australia) - blues/psychedelic rock
    Galadriel (LP 1971) [Polydor Records]

    GALADRIEL (Italy) - folk

    THE GALADRIEL ENSEMBLE (UK) - classical/contemporary flute and strings

    GANDALF (USA) – psychedelic
    Gandalf (LP 1968) [Capitol Records] Get It Here

    GANDALF (Finland) – death rock
    Rock Hell (CD 2001) [Wicked World]

    GANDALF AND THE DREAMERS (?) - ? [source]

    GANDALF MURPHY AND THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS (USA) - folk

    GHALADRIEL (Spain) - metal

    GIGOLO AUNTS () -
    The One Before Last (CD 2000) [Bittersweet Records]
  • Sulk with Me
    ["This is the first song Fred ever played with us. We recorded it several different times, but this version has the best energy. A different version (featuring Jon's 'Middle Earth' guitar solo."]

    GILRAIN (Germany) - folk rock
    Energy Road (CD 1990) [J&P]
    Halleluja... (CD 1994) [self-released]
    Gold and Blue (CD 1997) [Dest Records]
    Rockwise Direction (CD 2001) [Housemaster Records]

    GILTONIEL (?) – prog rock

    GLAMDRING (?) - metal

    GLOOMY GRIM (Finland) - symphonic black metal
    project of Morgoth et al

    GOLLUM (USA) - hard rock/psychedelic
    Desert Heat/Prayer Of Despair (45" 1974) [Kiderian]

    GOLLUM (USA) - aggressive music
    Promise of Nightfall (CD ?) [?]

    GOLLUM (Sweden) - black metal

    GOLLUM FRIENDS (Spain) - fusión/mestizo
    Nueva Teoria de la Comunicacion (demo 1994)[?]
    La maleta del Fugitivo (CD 1998) [Tralla Records]

    GONDOLIN (Germany) - multimedia opera
    project of Frank Niehusmann, Helge Haas and Jo Wermter

    GONDOLIN (Portugal) - electronic
    Vil Machine (CD 2003)[Corroios/Floyd Records]

    GONDOLIN (Poland) - rock/metal
    Webzine

    GONDOLIN STUDIO (?) - ?

    GONTYNA KRY (Poland) - aryan black metal
    project of Thargelion et al [or perhaps this name is meant to recall the Greek month of the same name]

    GORBALROG (Germany) – black metal
    Dor Firn-i-Guinar (demo 1995) [self-released]
    Nebelwald ["Mirkwood"?] (demo 1996) [self-released]
    Untergang (CD 1999) [?]

    GORTHAUR (Germany) black metal
    To Conquer Middle-Earth (demo 2003)

    GORTHAUR (Spain) – black metal

    GORTHAUR (Poland) - death metal

    GORTHAUR'S WRATH (Croatia) - black metal

    GOTHMOG (Austria) – black space metal
    We Fuck Your Brain (tape 1988) [self-released]
    Fat Moon Engine (tape 1989) [self-released]
    Melodius Volumeus Maximus (demo 1991) [self-released]
    Cosmic Brain Strip (demo 1990) [self-released]
    Stardust Go (demo 1990) [self-released]
    Void (CD 1994) [Dark Matter Records]
    Killa Ass (CD 1995) [Dark Matter Records]

    GOTHMOG (Norway) - nazi black metal

    GOTHMOG (USA?) - power metal?

    GREY HAVENS RECORDS (?) -
    Used record shop.

    GREYFLOOD (?) - ?

    GROND (Poland) - medieval/keyboard music

    GROND (Sweden) - black metal

    GROND (Germany) - back metal
    Winterkrieger (CD 2000)

    GROND (Finland) - black metal
    Massacre (demo 1998)

    GURTHANG (Belgium) - eclectic barbarian metal [formerly ECLIPTICA]
    The Avenger (demo-CDR 2001)
    Gurthang Live (tape 2002) [Christcrusher Productions]
    The Irony of Death (CD forthcoming)

    HAAR (?) - ?
    project of Melkor

    THE HAIRY LEGGED LENTIL EATERS (South Africa) - rock, barn-dance & folk
    [title of release unknown] (CD ?) [3rd Ear Music]

    HALFLING THIEF (Greece) - medieval/folk/epic black metal
    The Legend of the Hidden Gem (demo-CD 1998) [self-released]

    THE HALFLINGS (USA) - poppy punk
    project of George Halflings et al
    Memory Lapse (7" ?) [Creep RecVINCI (France) - experimentaords]
    Melissa (7" ?)[?]
    A Kiss For Christmas" (7" 1995) [Switchblade Records]
    Exploitational Sampler (CD ?) [Creep Records]
    Got a Minute? (CD ?) [Microcosm Publishing]
    What are you looking at? (CD 1997) [Switchblade Records]
    So Punk, Barely Visible To The Naked Eye (CD 1996) [Ripped Records]

    PEGGY HAMILTON (USA) - dance songs
    The Middle Earth Collection (dance book 2000) [Royal Scottish Country Dance Society]
  • Around the Party Tree
  • Bombadil, Maggot and Mushrooms
  • Brandywine Bridge
  • The Cat on the Fiddle
  • The Entwives
  • Evenstar
  • Galadriel's Mirror
  • The Green Dragon
  • The Lady of Lothlorien
  • The River Woman's Daughter
  • Rosie Cotton
  • A Shieldmaiden of the Rohirrim

    HARADWAITH (Belgium) - melodic death metal

    THE HEAD STOPS (Italy) - goth [formerly EPHEL DÙATH]

    HELCARAXE (Canada) - grim black art
    Grond - Cold Northern Epochs (demo ?) [?]

    HELEVORN (Spain) - gothic doom metal
    Prelude (demo-CD 2000) [self-released]

    HELM'S DEEP (USA) - alternative christian

    HELMS DEEP (USA) - black metal
    The Beginning (demo ?)

    HELMS DEEP (Canada) - melodic hard rock

    HELMS DEEP (Ireland) - rock
    project of Joyce et al

    THE HESPERUS DIMENSION (Poland) - ?
    project of Nahald et al

    BILL HICKS (USA) - stand-up comedy
    Live In Brighton (CD ?) [bootleg]
  • I'm Bilbo Hicks

    HIDDEN IN THE FOG (Germany) - black metal
    project of Ghâsh, Gorbag, Draug Carcharoth et al

    HIRILORN (France) - black metal
    Hirilorn/Merrimack (split demo 1998) [Drakkar Productions]
    Legends Of Evil And Eternal Death (CD 1998) [Drakkar Productions]
    A Hymn to the Ancient Souls/Umr at Tawil (split CD 2000) [Sempiternal Productions]

    HOBBIT (USA) - ?
    Recording label.

    HOBBIT (UK) - vocal percussion

    THE HOBBIT (USA) - garage
    [mid-'60s Phoenix, AZ, band]

    THE HOBBITS (UK) - ?
    project of Mark Rae et al

    THE HOBBITS (Canada) - folk trio
    project of Stanley Allison Rogers, Terri Olenick and Nigel Russell

    HOBBITS IN SPACE (Netherlands) - ?

    THE HOBBITS OF OLAF (UK) - prog cover

    HOUSE OF ELROND (?) - ?
    Recording label.

    THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR (USA) - metal
    The Lidless Eye (LP ?) [Magister Ludi]

    ILLUIN (USA) - hardcore
    project of Reverend Skippy Colon

    INFERNUM (Poland) - national socialist black metal
    Taur-nu-Fuin (CD 1996) [Astral Wings]

    INFORMATION SOCIETY (USA) - synth-pop
    project of Kurt Valaquen[yar] et al

    ISENGARD (USA) - prog metal
    We Destruct the World (CD ?) [Etched in Stone Records]

    ISENGARD (Poland) - [renamed EASTCLAN]
    Label/distro of Rob Darken (member of GRAVELAND).

    ISENNGARD (Mexico) - darkwave
    Nothing (CD 2001)
    Nocturne Intentions (CD 2001)

    ISILDUR (Sweden) - black metal
    project of Fredrik, Totte, Mange and Tom
    Isildur (7" 1997) [WSR-records]

    ISTARI LASTERFAHRER (Germany) - hardcore

    ISTARI RHYTHM ENSEMBLE (USA) - world percussion
    project of Ed Contreras and Chad Johnson

    KARBUNKULS (Latvia) – experimental
    Greve Gollum

    KHAZAD-DHUM (?) - black metal
    Blackest (CD 1996) [Mind Art Productions]

    KHAZAD DOOM (USA) – rock

    KHAZAD-DUM (Brazil) - black metal

    KHAZAD-DUM (?) - trance [also spelled KHAZAD DHUN]
    Come Together (12" 1998) [Time Unlimited]

    KHAZAD-DUM (Germany) - ?
    Side label of CCP Records.

    KHAZAD-DÛM STUDIOS (Spain) - black metal

    KICK THE HOBBIT STRING BAND (USA) - eclectic

    KINGSFOIL (USA) - acoustic rock

    LAMMOTH (?) - black metal

    LATHSPELL (Finland) - black metal

    LAURELIN (USA) - christian metal/hardcore
    member connection to STAR OF EARENDIL

    LAURELIN MUSIC (USA) - folk
    Recording label of Hugh T. Mcgowan.

    LAURELIN STRINGS (Scotland) - string quartet

    LEMBAS (UK) - ?
    Lembas (CD ?) [self-released]

    LIAR OF GOLGOTHA (Netherlands) – black metal
    project of Gorgoroth et al

    LOKI AND LEGOLAS (?) - ?

    LORD (France) – black metal
    Nazgul, Aragorn* et al

    LORD OF THE RINGS (Italy) - electronic: techno
    The Apparent (12" 1995) [Out Of Orbit]

    THE LORD OF THE RINGS COLLECTION (NZ) - traditional dance music
    project of Iain Boyd
    Dance arrangements for LotR themes.

    LORIAN (Germany) - prog

    LORIEN (Italy) - musica alternativa
    Historical archive of Italian nationalist music.

    LORIEN (Italy) - prog

    LORIEN (Italy) - piano

    LORIEN (UK) – ?

    LORIEN (?) - rock

    LORIEN (USA) – symphonic rock

    LÓRIEN PATTON (USA) - acoustic
    Quest (CD 1998)
    Waterline (CD 2000)

    LORIEN (Czech Republic) – folk rock

    LORIEN (Poland) - gothic rock
    Lorien (demo 1996) [self-released]
    Lothlorien (CD 1998) [Venture Beyond Records]
    Czarny Kwiat Lotosu (CD 2002) [?]

    LÓRIEN (?) - pop rock
    Somnis immortals (CD 1998) [Dindi Records]

    LÖRIHEN (Argentina) - metal
    Utopia (CD 2000) [?]
    Antes de Tiempo (CD 2001) [?]
    Paradigma (CD 2003) [Virtual Records]

    LOT LORIEN (Bulgaria) - world/folk

    LOTHLORIEN (Sweden) – melodic black metal

    LOTHLORIEN (Sweden) - power metal
    The Primal Event (CD 1998) [Black Mark Productions]

    LOTHLORIEN (Italy) – prog
    Il sale sulla coda (CD 1998) [Lizard]

    LOTHLORIEN (Australia) - extreme black metal [renamed BLOOD WITCH]

    LOTHLÓRIEN (NZ) - celtic
    Greenwood Side (CD 2000) [self-released]

    LUGBURZ (Belgium) - black/death metal
    Band support site.

    LUNAR AURORA (Germany) - black metal
    project of Sindar et al

    LUTHIEN (?) - power metal

    LUTHIEN (USA) - black metal

    LUTHIEN (USA) - celtic folk

    MAEGLIN (Germany) - ?

    MALLORN (Netherlands) - hardcore
    Newborn (CD ?)

    MANU NEGRA (?) - acid jazz?
    project of Denise Sauron

    MANWE (Russia) - eclectic
    project of Alexander Matchugovsky

    MARILLION (UK) – art rock
    Originally SILMARILLION, but forced to change for reasons of copyright.

    MEDIUM AVATHAR (Spain) - metal

    MELKOR (Argentina) – thrash metal?

    MELKOR (UK) - death metal

    MELKOR'S DISHARMONY (Netherlands) - metal

    MELIAN (?) - ?
    Melian (CD 2000)

    THE MEN OF WESTERNESSE (?) - ?

    MENEGROTH (?) - black metal

    METALHEAD (Poland) - speed metal
    The Iron Hills (demo 1999) [?]

    METHEDRAS (Italy) - thrash metal
    Promo 2001 (CD 2001) [Mae Productions]

    THE MEWLIPS (Finland) – filk?

    MIDDLE EARTH (USA) - rock
    Former name of BOSTON.

    MIDDLE-EARTH (USA) - indie rock

    MIDDLE EARTH (USA) - psychedelic
    Bitter Sweet/About You (45" 1966) [Mutual]

    MIDDLE EARTH (USA) - punk [fictional band]
    Hotrock Surfer (CD ?)

    MIDDLE EARTH (South Africa) - ?
    project of Mauritz Lotz, Rob Granville, et al

    MIDDLE EARTH (USA) - ?
    project of Matt Silbert et al

    MIDDLE EARTH (?) - ?
    project of Strangio John et al

    MIDDLE EARTH (?) - ?
    World Jam - Wild Side (comp CD ?) [?]
  • Look Around

    MIDDLE EARTH (USA) - rock
    project of Dean Gittings, John Solinski et al

    MIDDLE EARTH (UK)
    Recording label "Named after the 60's underground club we went to at Covent Garden and the Roundhouse across the road (showing our age!), because we saw lots of psychedelic similarities."

    MIDDLE EARTH & AXE (UK) - psychedelic
    Middle Earth & Axe (1969-1974) (LP ?) [Kissing Spell Records]
    Side 1 is a 4-track demo from '69 by middle earth. Side 2 has 4 tracks from '74 by Axe plus 2 tracks by artists unknown from '71. Includes a version of spirits "i got a line you".

    MIDDLE EARTH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (USA) - folk
    project of Beth Leibowitz, John Laskey, Bill Thompson and Mike Sakarias

    MIDDLE-EARTH ENSEMBLE (USA) - middle eastern

    MIDDLE EARTH MOODS & SAGA SOUNDS (Denmark) - early music
    project of Miriam Andersén and Poul Høxbro

    MIDDLE EARTH MUSIC HALL (USA) - ?
    Performance venue.

    MIDDLE-EARTH REBIRTH (Australia) - folk rock blues

    MIDDLE EARTH RECORDS (USA)
    Record store in Downy, California.

    MIDDLE EARTH STUDIO (USA)
    Recording studio in Lafayette, IN.

    MIDDLE EARTH STUDIOS (USA)
    Recording studio in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

    MINAS ANOR (Switzerland) - black metal

    MINAS MORGUL (Russia) - doom metal [renamed OKTAGON]
    project of Ilya Rogatov, Georgy and Michael Zubik

    MINAS TIRITH (Sweden) - prog
    project of Svetlan Raaket et al

    MINAS TIRITH (Norway) - avant garde metal
    project of Ronny Ostli et al
    Mythology (CD 1993) [?]
    The Art Of Becoming (CD 1996) [Art Productions]
    ...Demons Are Forever (CD 1998) [FaceFront]

    MINAS TIRITH (Norway) - black metal
    project of Gonde (Frode Forsmo), Terje Kråbøl et al

    MINAS TIRITH (?) - prog?
    project of Rudo Jockin et al

    MINAS TIRITH (Italy) - rock

    MINAS TIRITH (Netherlands) – metal

    MINAS TIRITH (USA) – ?
    Minas Tirith Vol. One (?) [?]

    MINAS TIRITH (USA) - rock

    MINAS TIRITH (USA) - prog
    Centrifugal Force (CD 1999)

    MINAS TIRITH (Czech Republic) - metal

    MIRKWOOD (UK) – prog underground
    Mirkwood (LP 1973) [Flams Ltd.]

    MIRKWOOD (USA) - psy-folk
    project of Nick Bensen, Mozart Rottweiler et al

    MIRKWOOD (Austria) – ritual
    solo project of Silenius (member of ABIGOR and SUMMONING)

    MIRKWOOD (USA) - college rock
    Ionic Spring Sampler (CD ) [Ionic Records]

    MIRKWOOD CONVENTION (USA) - ?

    MIRKWOOD SLIP (USA) - rock

    MITHRANDIR (USA) – symphonic prog
    For You The Old Women (LP 1976) [self-released]

    MISTER UNDERHILL (USA) - hard rock

    MITHRANDIR (UK) - metal
    Magick (7" 1982) [New Leaf]
    Dreamers of fortune/After tomorrow (7" 1982) [SVC]

    MITHRANDIR (Sweden) – pagan black metal

    MITHRIL (USA) - ?

    MITHRIL (USA) - celtic
    Banish Misfortune (CD 2003) [Flying Frog Music]
    Winter's Day (CD 2004) [Flying Frog Music]
    Live In Concert (CD 2005) [Flying Frog Music]

    MITHRIL (?) - ?
    project of Billy Zoom et al

    MITHRIL (Belgium) - ?

    MITHRIL HALL (USA) - black metal

    MITHRIL (Turkey) - metal

    MOR DAGOR (Germany) - black metal

    MORANNON (Sweden) - black metal
    Uruloki (spilt-demo 1997)

    MORDAEHOTH (?) - black metal
    project of Draugluin et al

    MORDOR (?) - ? [renamed FORGOTTEN WOODS]

    MORDOR (Switzerland) - metal [ = MORDOR in main discography]
    Odes (CD 1995) [Wild Rags Records]
    Csejthe (CD 1995)

    MORDOR (Germany) - ?
    Mordor (LP 1986) [?]

    MORDOR (Germany) - metal

    MORDOR (Poland) - prog metal
    The Earth (CD 1996) [Ars Mundi]

    MORDOR (Poland) – symphonic doom/death metal
    "Prayer to..." (CD 1997) [Arctic Serenades]

    MORDOR (Denmark) - metal [renamed EXMORTEM]

    MORDOR (Argentina) - metal [renamed AZEROTH]

    MÖRDOR (Spain) - rock [renamed ZENZAR]

    MORDOR (Spain) - ?
    project of Raúl Serrano, Javier Prieto et al

    MORDOR (Spain) - ?
    Hogar, dulce Hogar (CD 1994) [?]

    MORDOR (Russia?) - ?
    project of Gerard Niemczyk et al

    MORDOR (Germany)
    Black/death metal magazine.

    MORDOR PRODUCTION (France) - ?

    MORDOR RECORDS (Russia) -

    MORDOR RUIDO (Spain) - hardcore
    El Hombre y la Tierra (CD ?) [Potencial Hardcore]

    MORDOR STUDIOS (Norway?) - ?

    MORGOTH (Germany) - death metal
    Cursed (CD 1991) [Century Media]
    Odium (CD 1993) [Century Media]
    Feel Sorry For The Fanatic (CD 1996) [Century Media]

    MORGOTH (Norway) - [renamed UTUMNO]

    MORGOTH (Italy) -gothic electronic

    MORGÖTH (Germany) - death metal [renamed FLESHCRAWL]

    MORGUL (Norway) – black viking metal
    Vargvinter (demo 1995) [self-released]
    In Gowns Flowing Wide (demo 1995) [self-released]
    Lost In Shadows Grey (CD 1997) [Napalm Records]
    Parody of the Mass (CD 1998) [Napalm Records]
    The Horror Grandeur (CD 1999) [Century Media]
    Sketch Of The Supposed Murderer (CD 2001) [Century Media]

    MORGUL (Switzerland) - black metal
    Forlorn (demo 1997) [Mornaur]

    MORIA (Germany) - hardfolk

    MORIA (Bulgaria) - black metal

    MORIA FALLS (UK) – neo-prog

    MORIA RECORDS (Brazil) - metal
    Recording label.

    MORIQUENDI (Argentina) - symphonic metal

    MORNINGSTAR (Finland) – oldstyle black metal
    Rivendell (CD 1995) [MoonLight Records]

    MORTHIRIM (Sweden) - black metal
    Morthirim (CD 1998) [?]

    MORTHOND (USA) - ?
    Somber Deathwinds (CDR ?) [self-released]

    MORWEN (Germany) – melodic metal
    Morwen (? 1996) [?]

    MR. UNDERHILL (?) – ?

    MUNDO NARGOTHROND
    Página de promoción de los grupos españoles e hispanos que empiezan a tocar.

    A MURDER RAPE (Brazil) - black metal
    project of Nargothrond, Dagorlad et al

    MYRKVID (Norway) – black metal [formerly GOTHMOG]
    project of Nazarbûl, Grond, and Orcslayer*

    MYRKSKOG ["MIRKWOOD"] (Norway) - black metal

    MYSTICAL FULLMOON (Italy) - black metal
    project of Lord Erebor et al

    NAN CURUNIR STUDIOS (?) - ?
    Recording studio.

    NAN DUNGORTHEB> (Germany) - black metal [renamed VERNICHTUNG]

    NAN ELMOTH (Poland) - ?

    NANTATHREN (Switzerland) - celtic
    There and Back Again (CD 2004) [self-released]

    NARRENSCHIFF (Norway) - black metal
    project of Seregon et al

    NARGATHROND (Russia) – dark ambient
    Carnal Lust And Wolfen Hunger (split-CD 2000) [More Hate Productions]
    ...For We Blessed This World With Plagues (CD 2001) [War Is Imminent]

    NARGOTHROND (UK) - industrial/folk noir [renamed ALBERICH]

    NARGOTHROND (USA) - black metal [renamed NAUGLATH]
    project of Brett Krout, J. Thor Walker, Josh Krout and Eric Walker
    The Death of Light (split demo 2001)

    NAROG (Australia) - black metal

    NARSIL (India) - black metal

    NARSIL (USA) - metal

    NARSILION (USA) - death metal
    Narsilion (demo-CDR 2001) [self-released]
    The Hate Lay Hidden (CD ?) [Lifeless Records]

    NARSILION (Japan) - hard melodic prog

    NAZHGUL (Sweden) – black metal
    project of Gorthaur et al

    NAZGÛL (USA) - metal
    Hot Wind out of Mordor (LP 19??)
    NazgûL (LP 19??)
    The band and album appearing in Geroge R.R. Martin's book, The Armageddon Rag (New York: Poseidon Press, 1983) "…had a kind of Tolkienesque cover, hobbits cringing in the pastel underbrush while volcanoes belched red fire in the distance and the dark riders wheeled above on their scaly winged steeds." P. 17

    NAZGUL (?) - old school metal
    Under Blood Red Eyes (demo ?) [?]

    NAZGUL (NZ) - ?
    Good Demons (12" EP 1987) [?]

    NAZGUL (UK) - rock

    NAZGUL (UK?) - goth/industrial/electronic/avant?
    Habitual (12" 2001) [?]

    NAZGUL (USA) - rock [now the PETE KELLY BAND]

    NAZGUL (?) - black metal [now SAMAIN]

    NAZGUL (Spain) – national socialist black metal
    From the throne of winter (demo 1997) [Chanteloup Creations]
    Return of the Wolves (demo-CD 2000) [Battlefield Records]
    Awakening of the Battle Ravens (CD 2004) [Blasphemy Records]

    NAZGÛL (Spain) - epic rock

    NAZGUL (?) - ?
    Ibiza Chill Mix: Night & Day (2-CD 2001) [Chill Out]
  • Distant Voices (?) [?]

    NAZGUL (France)
    Black metal magazine.

    NAZXUL (Australia) – black metal
    Nazxul (tape ?)
    Black Seed (CD ?)
    Totem (CD ?)
    Live (LP ?)

    NEBIRAS (Malaysia) - metal
    Feanor

    NELDORETH (Croatia) - black metal
    featuring members of CASTRUM and ASHES YOU LEAVE

    NEMESIS AETERNA (Spain) - death metal
    project of Elessar et al

    NIGHTFALL IN METAL EARTH (France) - metal webzine

    NIRNAETH (Poland) – black/symphonic, extremely Elend-like
    Opus Nirnaeth (CD ?) [?]
    Haudh' En' Nirnaeth (CD 1996) [?]
    Nirnaeth Arnoediad (forthcoming) [?]

    NIRNAETH (Italy) - alternative prog
    project of Marco Lippe (member of TWENTY FOUR HOURS)
    The Psychedheavyceltale in 8 Movements (CD ?) [self-released]

    NOCTURNAL SOLACE (USA) - dark metal [formerly LOST SOUL]
    project of Gollum et al
    In The Beginning... (demo 1993/2000-2002) [self-released]

    NOCTURNAL WORSHIPPER (Brazil) - black metal
    project of Thurinwithal, Radagast, et al

    NORDOR (Greece) – black metal

    NUMENOREAN MUSIC (USA) - film scores
    Soundtrack release label.

    OAKEN SHIELD (France) - black metal label

    OATH OF CIRION (Finland) – symphonic fantasy metal

    OHTAR (Poland) - nazi black metal
    Empire Of White Power (demo ?) [?]

    OLC SINNSIR (France) - black metal
    project of Feanor et al

    OLD MORGUL (Finland) – black metal
    The Keys of New Realm (demo 1998) [self-released]
    From the Dark Streams of Night (demo 1999) [self-released]

    MIKE OLDFIELD (Ireland) – pop
    Amarok (CD 1990) [Virgin Records]
    Liner notes mention a "Glorfindel guitar" as one of the instruments used to perform the songs on this album.

    ON TRIAL (Denmark) - rock
    "Our music has nothing whatsoever to do with tolkien, but our guitarist the Hobbit actually looks like one...

    ORANGE (?) - improvisational jazz
    project of Hobbit et al
    In the Midst of Chaos (LP 1978) [Free Force Records]

    ORCRIST (UK) - rock

    ORCRIST (USA?) - black metal

    ORCRIST (USA?) - prog

    ORCRIST (?) - metal
    Orcrist (?) [self-released]

    ORCRIST (Italy) - black metal
    First Unnamed Rehearsal (demo 2001) [self-released]
    Over Man's Doom Rehearsal (demo 2001) [self-released]
    The Third Imperium (demo/demo-CD 2002) [Aemathien/Third Reich Productions]
    Primitive Damnation (demo-CD 2002) [Third Reich Productions]
    Slaget Ved Trollheim (CD 2003) [Desolate Landscapes]
    Det Hedenske Norge (7" EP 2003) [Hearse]

    ORCRIST - THE GOBLIN-CLEAVER (Norway?) - industrial, mellow synth-pop/techno

    ORK (Bulgaria) - black metal

    ORKUS (Germany) - death metal
    project of Gollum and Legolas

    ORODRUIN (USA) - metal
    Orodruin (demo 1999) [self-released]

    ORODRUIN (USA) - black metal

    ORTHANC (Belgium) - power metal

    ORTHANC (Netherlands?) - metal [renamed THE COLONY]

    ORTHANC* (Finland) – melodic black metal
    project of Shatraug, Gorthaur Katalå, Thauknifur (the first two of whom are now members of HORNA)

    ORTHANC (Russia) – war metal
    project of Boromir et al
    Till the Victory (demo 1996) [self-released]

    PALANTIR (USA) - electronic?
    project of Patrick Shannon McKiernan et al

    THE PANTHEON'S KEY (Portugal) - epic dark metal
    project of Baron Dù Draug Wyvern, Druid Daegaur, Shaman Von Uglúk Gorsedd and Turgon, Lord of Gondolindrin

    PARADISE DREAMS (Finland) - electronic
    project of Cirdan

    PARTH GALEN (Germany) - prog metal [now DREAMSCAPE]

    PRIMIGENIUM (Spain) - black metal
    project of Smaug

    RADAGAST (?) - ?

    RADIGOST (Russia) - ?

    RADIO RIVENDELL

    RAGNAROK (UK) - black metal
    project of Morgoth et al

    RAUGZ AUGA (Sweden) - black metal
    project of Morgan Håkansson (member of MARDUK)

    THE READ SONGBOOK OF WESTMARCH
    "A collection of many (over 50) musical parodies inspired by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Some are in the vein of "derivative filksongs" and some are more offbeat, being the work of us Tolkien Eccentric Unusual Nut-Cases."

    REPRISAL (Italy) - alternative death metal/hardcore
    Where Heavy Gloom Dominate (CD 1998) [Voice of Life Records]
    Album uses artwork by John Howe and Alan Lee (front = Barad-dur; back = Helm's Deep)

    RHUN (Germany) – metal

    RHÛN (Argentina) - metal

    RIDERS OF THE MARK (USA) - pop psychedelic
    The Electronic Insides VINTAGE SOLEMNITY (TurkAnd Metal Complexion That Make Up Herr Doktor Krieg/Gotta Find Somebody (45" 1967) [20th Century Fox]

    RIDERS OF ROHAN (?) - acoustic guitar duo
    project of Greg Rotiek and Mike Batzler

    RIVENDEL (Spain) - neo-prog
    Manifesto (CD 1991)
    The Meaning (CD 1996)

    RIVENDEL (Chile) - hard prog
    Al Sur Del Sol (CD 2001) [self-released]

    RIVENDELL (Spain) - folk

    RIVENDELL (Poland) - celtic

    RIVENDELL (Poland) - folk?

    RIVENDELL (USA) - celtic

    THE RIVENDELL PROGPAGE (Sweden) - prog
    E-zine.

    SAMMATH NAUR (Poland) - black metal

    SAMWISE (USA) - ?

    .DOT (Netherlands) electronic: experimental
    Sára Celebrindal (CDR 2005) [Bloc Noise Electriks]
    Title derived from an invented language called Noimúlac.

    SARUMAN (?) - black metal

    SARUMAN GRASS (UK) - prog [now JADIS]

    SATANIC WARMASTER (Finland) - black metal
    project of Nazgul (member of HORNA) and Torech

    SAURON (USA) - jazz?

    SAURON (Sweden) - black metal

    SAURON (Poland) - melodic death metal
    Wilderness (demo ?)

    SAURON (Poland) - death metal

    SAURON (Argentina) - doom metal
    Sauron (CD 1997) [DBN]
    El color que cayó del cielo (CD 1999) [Vampyr Discos]
    Sobrenatural (CD 2003) [Vampyr Discos]

    SCATHA (Scotland) - grind

    MIKE SCOTT (USA) - ?
    Merry Brandybuck, Sam Gamgee

    SEREGON (Turkey) - epic doom metal

    SEREGON (?) - ? [now RAVENSCAR]

    SHADOWFAX (UK) - metal
    The Russians Are Coming/Calling the Shots (7" 1980) [?]

    SHADOWFAX (USA) – rhythm & blues/modern jazz
    Shadowfax (LP 1982) [Windham Hill]

    SHAGRAT (UK) - instrumental psychedelic
    project of Shagrat the Vagrant (Steve Peregrin Took of TYRANNOSAURUS REX)

    SHATARGAT (Finland) - black metal
    project of Nazgul (member of HORNA)

    SHELOB'S LAIR (Germany) - black metal
    Nightfall In Heaven (demo-CD 2000) [self-released]

    SHINING (?) - techno?
    project of Daeron

    SHIRE (USA) – metal
    Shire (1984?)

    SILMARIL (?) - rock

    SILMARILLION (Norway) - ?

    SILMARILS (France) – metal/fusion
    Silmarils (CD 1995) [Murrayfield Music]

    SILVERLODE (USA) - eclectic

    SILVERLODE (Canada) - folk rock
    Silverlode (EP 1981) [Silverlode]

    SIRION STUDIOS (Amsterdam) - ?

    SKULLCHRUSHER (Finland) - black metal
    project of Nazgul, Gorthaur and Shatraug (members of HORNA)

    SMAUG (UK) - gothic/experimental [traxinspace]

    SMEAGOL (Norway) - ?

    SNAGAH (Belgium) - black metal?

    SOAR THROAT (?) - punk
    project of Smeagol Malicious

    THE SOFT MACHINE (UK) - psychedelic
    Middle Earth (CDR 1999) [bootleg]

    STORMCROW (Italy) - black metal?

    STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (France) - doom metal
    project of Nazgul

    STRIDER (USA) - rock
    project of George Dussault

    STRIDER (UK) - hard rock
    Exposed (LP 1973) [Warner Brothers Records]
    Misunderstood (LP 1974) [GM Records]

    THE STRIDERS (USA) - pop

    EL SUEÑO DE ISILDUR (Argentina) - prog

    SUFFERING SOULS (Germany) - black metal
    Lord Esgaroth, Gor Mordor

    SVARTKRIST (Belgium) - black metal
    project of Eric 'Smaug' Heuschen

    SWARMS OF DARKNESS (France) - black metal
    project of Argonath et al

    T-SNAKE (USA) - rave
    Middle Earth: The Rave (1996)
    "Brought on by T-Snake's love of a trading card game (Middle Earth: The Wizards) and Tolkien in general... we played the animated features:The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and Return of the King projected on one wall inbetween the two main rooms. One chill room had jungle and ambient, the other room, trance, acid and sheesh, don't remember. Justin Johnson was the only non Burlington DJ to grace us. Others included: Tricky Pat, DJ Prime, Ricochet, Puzzle(aka Aqua), Keith and Twist. Only $2 at the door and people were quite shocked at how fun it was..."

    TALATH DIRNEN (Poland) - prog
    project of Darek Lisowki (member of SATELLITE)

    10 INCH BILLY

    TERRE DI MEZZO (Italy) – nationalist folk
    Terre di Mezzo (tape 1996) [Rupe Tarpea Produzioni]

    TERRE DI MEZZO TRIO (Italy) - ethnojazz fusion
    project of Simone Zanchini and Emiliano Rodriguez
    Terre di Mezzo (CD 2001?) [?]

    THEATRE DES VAMPIRES (Italy) - goth metal
    project of Count Morgoth et al

    A THEORY OF AN ISOLATION EFFECT (USA) - alternative metal
    Live from the Gallows of Lothlorien (CD ?) [self-released]

    THORNSPAWN (USA) - black metal
    project of Gothmog

    THORONATH (Finland) – coldhearted black metal

    THOU ART LORD (Greece) – arcane black metal
    project of Orc Moon, Orc Star

    THUNDERBOLT (Poland) - national socialist black metal
    project of Uldor et al

    TILION (Italy) - rock

    TINUVIEL (Norway) - prog

    TINUVIEL (Sweden) - metal

    TOL-IN-GAURHOTH (Bulgaria) - black metal

    TOLKIEN (France) – ?

    THE TOLKIEN HEADS (?) - satire/parody
    Tower of Sauron
  • Dawn from inside the hollow willow
  • the tower of sauron
  • journey over dale and hill
  • ascension on sauron's domain
  • brief respite
    THORNSPAWN (USA) - black metal
    project of Gothmog

    THORONATH (Finland) – coldhearted black metal

    THOU ART LORD (Greece) – arcane black metal
    project of Orc Moon, Orc Star

    THUNDERBOLT (Poland) - national socialist black metal
    project of Uldor et al

    TILION (Italy) - rock

    TINUVIEL (Norway) - prog

    TINUVIEL (Sweden) - metal

    TOL-IN-GAURHOTH (Bulgaria) - black metal

    TOLKIEN (France) – ?

    TOLKIEN (Israel) - rock
    "If you can't change the world, why not make up one of your own? It's only as real as it feels."

    THE TOLKIEN HEADS (?) - satire/parody
    Tower of Sauron
  • Dawn from inside the hollow willow
  • the tower of sauron
  • journey over dale and hill
  • ascension on sauron's domain
  • brief respite
  • taken at last
  • retrieval
  • celebration

    TOM BOMBADIL (Italy) - ?
    project of Pier Paderni, Rossella Cominelli and Marco Damiani

    TOM BOMBADIL FOLKBAND (Germany) - folk

    TREEBEARD (Ca dark metal
    project of Val Melkor, Adrahil* et al

    nada) - alternative power pop
    Transitway Champion (EP 1996)
    Pacemaker (CD 1997)
    The Effect Is The Key (CD 1998)
    Duotone (EP 1999)
    Someone Lost The Map Of France (CD 2001)
    Suburban Frontier (CD 2005)

    TROLL (Norway) – black metal
    project of Nagash, Glaurung et al

    TSJUDER (Norway) - black metal
    project of Draugluin et al

    TURAMBAR (USA) - doom metal

    TURAMBAR STUDIOS (?) - ?

    TYRRANOSAURUS REX (UK) – acoustic, guitar and bongos
    project of Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrine Took
    My people were fair and had sky in their hair, but now they're content to wear stars on their brows (LP 1968) [Regal Zonophone]
    There Was a Time: Live at 'Middle Earth' September 23rd 1967 (CD 2001) [TREX ACTION GROUP]

    UDDERLY RIDICULOUS (USA) - ?
    project of Rivendell et al

    UGLUK (Italy) – trendy viking metal

    UNGOLIANT (Sweden) – black metal
    project of Witchking

    UNGOLIANTHA (?) - metal?

    UNHOLY MORGOTH (Brazil) - black metal

    URUK-HAI (Spain) - black metal
    project of Thorgul (Nazgul)
    In the Side of Eternal Eclipse (CD 2001) [Battlefield Records]

    UTGARD (Finland) – black metal
    project of Orch, Glaurung (member of WYRMFALL)* et al

    UTUMNO (Sweden) – death/power metal
    The Light Of Day (7" 1991) [Cenotaph Records]
    Across The Horizons (CD 1993) [self-released]

    VALHALLA (Russia) - melodic atmospheric metal
    project of Mor Dagnir et al

    VALAR (Italy?) - power metal
    Valar (?) [?]

    VALRAUKAR (CZECH REPUBLIC) - black metal
    Lair of Heloth (demo-CDR 2005) [Naga Productions]

    VALINOR (Italy) - doom with techno/psychedelic influences

    VALINOR'S TREE (Sweden) - prog
    Kingdom of Sadness (CD 1998)
    ...And Then There Was Silence (CD 2000)

    VANTAGE (?) - ?
    project of Gimli

    VANYAR (?) - alternative punk/grunge

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (?) - techno
    Songs for Luthien Tinuviel (CD ?) [Nashmeja]

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (?) - ?
    The Nazgul's Hoard (CD ?) [Nazgul's Eyrie Productions? Nazgul Magazine?]

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (?) - energetic melodic psy-trance
    Gandalf (CD 2001) [Ketuh Records]

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (Latvia) - fantasy metal
    Unto a Long Glory (comp-tape ?) [Elven Witchcraft]

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (UK) - psychedelic
    Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers (2-CD set 2001) [?]
    Disc One: Down To Middle Earth
    Disc Two: Gandalf's Garden

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (?) - black metal
    Angmar Compilation Vol. 1 (CD ?) [Angmar magazine]

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (Australia) - rave
    Lothlorien: A Forest Rave

    VARIOUS ARTISTS (Germany) - black metal
    Mordor Black Metal Sampler Vol. 1 (CD 200?) [Mordor Magazine]

    YAVANNA (Germany) - pop
    Terra Nostra (CD 2006) [Edenmusic]