Minas Morgul

by Summoning

Minas Morgul cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 October 1995
  • Label: Napalm
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 1:07:43
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Radically shifting away from the raw, traditional black metal of their debut, the Austrian duo fully embraced an epic, synthesizer-driven aesthetic deeply rooted in J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The complete abandonment of live drums in favor of militaristic, programmed percussion allowed expansive, medieval keyboard melodies to dominate the compositions. This visionary transition essentially established the blueprint for modern epic atmospheric black metal.

Genres

Descriptors: fantasy, atmospheric, medieval, melodic, repetitive, synthesizers, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Soul Wandering (02:32)
  2. Lugburz (07:14)
  3. The Passing Of The Grey Company (09:16)
  4. Morthond (06:43)
  5. Marching Homewards (08:10)
  6. Orthanc (01:39)
  7. Ungolianth (06:36)
  8. Dagor Bragollach (05:05)
  9. Through The Forest Of Dol Guldur (04:46)
  10. The Legend Of The Master-Ring (05:27)
  11. Dor Daedeloth (10:15)

Credits

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