Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
| Release date: | 31 October 2001 |
| Style: | Atmospheric black metal |
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01. A New Power Is Rising
02. South Away
03. In Hollow Halls Beneath The Fells
04. Our Foes Shall Fall
05. The Mountain King's Return
06. Runes Of Power
07. Ashen Cold
08. Farewell
Top 20 albums of 2001: 7
Top 200 albums of all time: 141
02. South Away
03. In Hollow Halls Beneath The Fells
04. Our Foes Shall Fall
05. The Mountain King's Return
06. Runes Of Power
07. Ashen Cold
08. Farewell
Top 20 albums of 2001: 7
Top 200 albums of all time: 141
Review
Lyrics Richard "Protector" Lederer - vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
Michael "Silenius" Gregor - vocals, keyboards
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Released by Napalm Records
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Rating:
9.7
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Rating: 9.7 |
It is always kinda weird to post a review of an album which means so much for you, you will place ultimate rating just because "you feel it so". I will try to state my reasons why I am rating this album so high anyway. I know many people who claim Summoning are an uninteresting band whose best works were the first ones, when it still was "black enough". I have listened to almost all their works including very first demos, when it was nothing but "ordinary" black metal. As the time flows, they began to develop their specific style, different to almost all other bands. And in my opinion, Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame, is the flashing point of their carrier. Yes, the rest of their albums are great too and I would rate each of them (except Lugburuz) at least 9.5 at once, but LMHSYF means the most for me. Read more ›› |
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| Alex F Slick Dick Rick Posts: 3301 From: USA  |
I'm actually starting to like this band a bit more. Lugburz is still my favorite with Minas Morgul being a close second, but I don't find their other albums quite as boring as I used to. This one in particular is nice
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| Wes Posts: 377 From: Japan |
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| Erik M. Posts: 3104 From: The Netherlands  |
My fucking god, what a totally brilliant album yet again by these Austrian masters of epic black metal.  This is easily their most LotR-themed album and probably most epic one as well. I'm not so sure anymore about Old Mornings Dawn being my favourite album, as this one might top it.
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Account deleted Written by Erik M. on 14.02.2014 at 22:41 I told you about this album  fucking brilliant!
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2211 From: Spain  |
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| Erik M. Posts: 3104 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Guest on 02.11.2014 at 15:28 Indeed you did, but so did a few other MS'ers (Joe and Mr. Doctor, I think). Then again, I would've checked it out regardless of that, seeing as this was the last full-length album of them I had to check out, so I had it on my list for months already. In any case, yeah I can't get enough of this album. True masterpiece indeed! The ultimate Tolkien-themed album, in my opinion.
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| Erik M. Posts: 3104 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Vombatus on 02.11.2014 at 21:07 To me it's the best Summoning album, closely followed up by Stronghold and OMD. But honestly, I love all their stuff except for Lugburz (which is still nice  ).This one is epic, majestic and has a total LotR feel to it and has more variety than most, if not all, other Summoning albums, vocal-wise and sound-wise (melodies). In terms of pure atmosphere I'd go with Stronghold as the best, but overall this album is their best.
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| me<3mertl Posts: 136 From: Romania  |
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| Mr. Doctor Skandino Posts: 16959 From: Sweden  |
Had this album on the entire time while going to my uni and back home. Farewell usually on repeat two or three times before replaying the album. It's incredible how a song so minimal can evoke so much emotion. I love the album but that song in particular has perfect songwriting. One of those rare times you can't describe a song in any other way that isn't simply "Epic".
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Dima Posts: 1593 From: Australia  |
Farewell is their magnum opus. A sculpture carved by brilliance. So straightforward in its design yet so powerful in its delivery. You almost wish it was their last album just so you could look back and marvel at the absolute high they ended on.
---- |A New Power is Rising|
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| Mextremist Posts: 1 From: India  |
I have been listening In Hollow Halls Beneath The Fells repeatedly. It gives a different feeling and atmosphere in mind. Each of their song is so different. Farewell is another example. When i listen this band more, i like it more. I think that after discovering Summoning, i will get very less songs of this music.
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| anathema_1977 Posts: 157 From: Germany |
Took me a couple of spins. Now I like it. South away is the highlight for me. But actually all songs are good here. Overall pretty much at par with Stronghold, I would say. Edit: Actually a lot better than Stronghold. Best Summoning by far, IMO. Incredible how this grew on me over time. I can remember having a 6.4 here initially. Now it is somewhere around 9.5.  I cannot remember such a shift with any other album before.
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| Bad English Masterchief Posts: 46293 From: Sweden  |
To slow, I have a feeling next one will be crap, but if you listen all disco in its time like after week, you can heart that its not so bad
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