Is Summoning good?

WNxScythe

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I've heard both very good and very bad things about Summoning and I'd like to hear some more opinions on them. Some have called them just a crappier version of Bal Sagoth while others have compared them to the genious of Wagner.
 
I have heard about 5-10 songs, and yes they are fucking awesome... Ive been meaning to buy an album for ages... from what i have heard they deserve of the blowjobs they get. :D
 
They are great.
I am not a fan of pop-bm at all, and hearing that they rely heavily on keyboards might make you think of them being like COF.
But this is not true.
You should not expect raw old school bm, but rather a mix of soundtrack music or ambient with black metal in the background.
That's Summoning.
 
They are great. But don't expect them to sound like Burzum or anything. They aren't even really black metal; they play epic neoclassical music with a metal backbone. True, the keyboards often carry the melody, with the guitars in the background, giving the music its edge.
 
Naggamanteh said:
I'd like them more if it wasn't for the incessant shrieking in their music, kind of spoils the atmosphere for me.
Normally yeah, but for some reason with Summoning it just works.
 
Décadent said:
I would have thought the constant fellation of Summoning on these boards would have been proof enough of their genius.
I think this happens because they are a very easy listening band that is generally accepted in the "true" black metal underground which gives all those people who suppress their desires to listen to some more catchy black metal bands a chace to indulge and still be true. Nevertheless Summoning are a very good band with excellent melodies and very strong atmosphere. Definitley worth checking out...
 
crimsonfloyd said:
I think this happens because they are a very easy listening band that is generally accepted in the "true" black metal underground which gives all those people who suppress their desires to listen to some more catchy black metal bands a chace to indulge and still be true. Nevertheless Summoning are a very good band with excellent melodies and very strong atmosphere. Definitley worth checking out...
Summoning is without a doubt the most accessible band in perhaps the whole of extreme metal...they're also one of the most subtly complex and artistically brilliant.
 
Certainly, there isn't another extreme metal band I can think of which caters so expertly for both the artsy crowd and the entertainment crowd.
 
Planetary Eulogy said:
Summoning is without a doubt the most accessible band in perhaps the whole of extreme metal...they're also one of the most subtly complex and artistically brilliant.

Extreme metal? Haha, you've got to be kidding. Summoning are about as extreme as a paper bag zipping along the highway on rollerblades at the whopping speed of .000000005 miles per hour. Get out.