where is the love for SUMMONING?

ts: summoning v ainur v ainulindale

the battle of evermore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vCaXXuUwyk

Need to get back onto them soon.

best band

They were kind of a revelation for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc1kiVhnIUc

literally the best song ever made

stronghold >>>>>>>

^^^ starting to wonder if it's my favorite now. "the glory disappears"! "where hope and daylight die"! "the shadow lies frozen on the hills"!

i know the thing about summoning is that all of their records sound the same but even then oath bound is a weird record

Oath Bound is my favourite one, it has the best guitar tone and the least filler.

I actually think that while their songwriting template and basic melodies have been more or less identical for the past 23 years, there's a quite a bit of difference between Minas Morgul, Stronghold and Oath Bound in sound for example.

for real, it's like the same style but recombined and emphasized in different ways

I assume everyone has heard the Ice Ages records? Richard "Protector" Lederer's over-the-top industrial/darkwave project where he apparently (used to) dump his material that's too dark/depressive for Summoning.

Been listening to Oath Bound, "Mirdautas Vras" is gorgeous.

the only band i want to listen to

absolutely one of the best bands of all time. I'm wearing a summoning shirt this very second lol. but I've found that, when recommending to friends, I usually get "too metal" or "not metal enough" depending on the friend. weak!