Oath Bound is the sixth full-length album by Summoning. Not counting certain pieces from the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings, "Mirdautas Vras" is the first song ever to be written entirely in the Black Speech of Mordor.Black Speech lyrics & English translation The songs "Might and Glory" and "Land of the Dead" both feature a self-sung choir chorus similar to that which was used on the Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame song "Farewell". Being 21 seconds longer than Dol Guldur, this album was Summoning's longest release before the release of the version of Old Mornings Dawn containing bonus tracks. It also contains the band's longest song, Land of the Dead.
Track listing All songs written by Protector and Silenius, except where noted.
Notes
The name Oath Bound refers to the Oath of Fëanor, in keeping with the album's Silmarillion theme.Summoning | Interview | Lords of Metal E-zine - Issue 58: April 2006 The album cover, as well as pages in the booklet, were made from paintings by German-American painter Albert Bierstadt. A mini-CD was supposed to be released in 2007 containing at least one song that was cut from Oath Bound to keep the album length under 70 minutes.Metal Coven Webzine – Interview: Summoning
Credits Protector - guitars, drum sounds, vocals on 2, 4 and 8 Silenius - keyboards, vocals on 3, 5, 6 and 7
Production Arranged & Produced By Summoning Recorded & Engineered By Protector
External links Summoning's "Oath Bound" at Discogs
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