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Summoning - Dol Guldur



8.5 | 360 votes |
Release date: 19 January 1997
Style: Atmospheric black metal

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Additional info
Released by Napalm Records.
Recorded and mixed at Tonstudio Hörnix by Georg Hrauda from 21-23.10.1996.
Inner sleeve castle painting was drawn for Summoning exclusively by Christian Sinn.
"Unto a Long Glory" is dedicated to Doris B.

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dark awakening
Rating:
9.0
I noticed this band only a few months ago, but since the first notes it immediately caught my attention. The two "Tolkien-epic-men" Silenius and Protector are two great musicians; and the proof is their melodic reserch into each song. Infact, if you listen to this Summoning's album, there's always a keyboard part that gives strong emotions, completes the base riffs in a really catchy way and creates that atmosphere characteristic of the Atmospheric/Black Metal (a genre in which this band rules since 1993).

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published 26.08.2006 | Comments (7)

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15.03.2011 - 13:41
Luneth
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Better than Stronghold imo.
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16.05.2013 - 14:34
guill62

Different than Stronghold imo.
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30.06.2013 - 15:33
Rating: 9
NocturnalStalker
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I simply love this album.
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22.12.2013 - 02:09
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Already much better than OMD.
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29.03.2014 - 22:40
Rating: 9
Erik M.

Written by LeKiwi on 22.12.2013 at 02:09

Already much better than OMD.


It's interesting that you think so. You know me, I love all their albums, but I still think OMD is better than this.

In any case, I recommend you to check out Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame. It was the last album of their discography I checked out but it's my favourite nonetheless. It really doesn't get more epic and majestic than that album. Honestly, Dol Guldur is rather boring compared to that one. Hell, even the likes of Joe love that album. It's a true masterpiece of epic black metal and it also has the most variety going on out of all Summoning albums, no doubt about that.
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13.02.2015 - 20:58
Rating: 10
me<3mertl

Pure fucking perfection!
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10.01.2018 - 13:06
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Erik M. on 29.03.2014 at 22:40

Written by LeKiwi on 22.12.2013 at 02:09

Already much better than OMD.


It's interesting that you think so. You know me, I love all their albums, but I still think OMD is better than this.

In any case, I recommend you to check out Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame. It was the last album of their discography I checked out but it's my favourite nonetheless. It really doesn't get more epic and majestic than that album. Honestly, Dol Guldur is rather boring compared to that one. Hell, even the likes of Joe love that album. It's a true masterpiece of epic black metal and it also has the most variety going on out of all Summoning albums, no doubt about that.


I think this band tries be epic more epic as epic can be and its their failure, same time I enjoy this a lot, same time I hate all this band concept. I wish more BM; as same ambient things into their music.
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23.01.2019 - 17:42
Rating: 8
nonZero

Not my favourite Summoning album, but still a damn good listen.

I would rank as follows (from the albums I've heard):
1. Stronghold
2. Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
3. Oath Bound
4. Old Mornings Dawn
5. Dol Guldur
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09.06.2022 - 11:47
Rating: 7
GrimReaper85

Vocals here are too Satan like, they annoy me.
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11.08.2022 - 11:29
That's the beauty of it @GrimReaper85
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11.08.2022 - 16:40
Rating: 7
Boxcar Willy
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I agree the vocals aren't the best. The production on the guitars is much too thin as well. This album is one of the few I think would benefit from a remaster.
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