Minas Morgul (album)

Minas Morgul is the second full-length album by the Austrian black metal band Summoning. The band and many of their fans consider this album to be their debut album as it developed the "Summoning sound" and brought the band to a larger audience due to its lyrics involving J. R. R. Tolkien's themes.[1]

Minas Morgul
Studio album by
Summoning
ReleasedOctober 16, 1995
GenreAtmospheric black metal
Length67:52
LabelNapalm
ProducerSummoning
Summoning chronology
Lugburz
(1995)		 Minas Morgul
(1995)		 Dol Guldur
(1996)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal1Info[2]
Medienkonverter[3]
Sputnik Music[4]
Metal Storm[5]
Blood Chamber[6]

The album received dominantly positive reviews. It was criticized for the vocals and Kraftwerk-esque drum sound, but was praised for its context referencing Tolkien.[3][6] Sputnik describes the band's sound as bombastic and unique because the synths provide medieval sounds, giving it an amazing result when fused with guitars.[4][2] Metal Storm considers the album as one of the most appreciated black metal releases.[5][7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Soul Wandering" (Instrumental)2:33
2."Lugburz"7:14
3."The Passing of the Grey Company"9:16
4."Morthond"6:44
5."Marching Homewards"8:11
6."Orthanc" (Instrumental)1:40
7."Ungolianth"6:36
8."Dagor Bragollach"5:06
9."Through the Forest of Dol Guldur"4:46
10."The Legend of the Master-Ring"5:28
11."Dor Daedeloth"10:16
Total length:67:52

Credits

Illustration

The front illustration of the album comes from Mark Harrison's painting, The Call of the Sword, originally done in 1988 to illustrate the Roger Taylor's novel of the same name. [8]

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See also
  • Minas Morgul (Middle-earth)

References
  1. "Summoning Interview". Tartarean Desire. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. "CD-Review: Summoning - Minas Morgul". Metal1Info. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. "Summoning - Minas Morgul". Medienkonverter. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. "Summoning - Minas Morgul". Sputnik Music. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  5. "Summoning - Minas Morgul review". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. "Summoning - Minas Morgul". Blood Chamber. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. "Summoning - Minas Morgul". Metal.de. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  8. The Call of the Sword title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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