Summoning--Dol Guldur

[NFU]

sure, summoning is a "metal" band. theyre not "ambient". theyre not "darkwave". theyre certainly not "indie" or "pop" or whatever else. their roots are in black metal for a multitude of obvious reasons (as well as their debut album). but theyre simply a band which transcended a specific tag, and deservedly so. besides...who really gives a shit? theyre one of the absolute very few "metal" bands who you know exactly for sure who it is when you listen to it and cant mistake them for anyone else.

 

[Demilich]

^ good post imo. you're on a roll lately!

 

[Kenneth R.]

sure, summoning is a "metal" band. theyre not "ambient". theyre not "darkwave". theyre certainly not "indie" or "pop" or whatever else. their roots are in black metal for a multitude of obvious reasons (as well as their debut album). but theyre simply a band which transcended a specific tag, and deservedly so. besides...who really gives a shit? theyre one of the absolute very few "metal" bands who you know exactly for sure who it is when you listen to it and cant mistake them for anyone else.

there it is.

 

[NFU]

^ good post imo. you're on a roll lately!

thank you. ^_^

 

[Sadguru]

Thumbs up to Bloodsword & NFU posts (#60, #61). Can we say case closed?

 

[BloodSword]

sure, summoning is a "metal" band. theyre not "ambient". theyre not "darkwave". theyre certainly not "indie" or "pop" or whatever else. their roots are in black metal for a multitude of obvious reasons (as well as their debut album). but theyre simply a band which transcended a specific tag, and deservedly so. besides...who really gives a shit? theyre one of the absolute very few "metal" bands who you know exactly for sure who it is when you listen to it and cant mistake them for anyone else.

Thank you. And I give a SHIT!! The post was to dicuss Dol Guldur musically as opposed to other albums by this band, and to determine what others thought on this forum.

 

[naboo]

I asked for Minas Morgul for Christmas. I can't wait until I get it heh. Then comes Dol Guldur...

 

[Armageddon's Child]

sure, summoning is a "metal" band. theyre not "ambient". theyre not "darkwave". theyre certainly not "indie" or "pop" or whatever else. their roots are in black metal for a multitude of obvious reasons (as well as their debut album). but theyre simply a band which transcended a specific tag, and deservedly so. besides...who really gives a shit? theyre one of the absolute very few "metal" bands who you know exactly for sure who it is when you listen to it and cant mistake them for anyone else.

Any band worth its salt transcends genre to some extent (that is, can appeal to intelligent listeners who are not necessarily fans of a genre).

On the other hand, I think a lot of people who enjoy Summoning have an animus against black metal for one reason or another, and they would rather the band not be considered black metal, though they clearly are.

 

[NFU]

plenty of top quality bands dont necessarily transcend genres. but thats not something we need to argue here i think.

and i totally agree that much of summonings fanbase kicks and screams that theyre not some super elite genre tag rather than black metal, in which they cant stomach the mainstays and typical bands of that style.

 

[Armageddon's Child]

My point is more that one doesn't have to be a huge death metal fan to enjoy Morbid Angel or a huge speed metal fan to enjoy Slayer or huge hardcore fan to enjoy Dishcharge, even though they're all emblematic examples of their styles. Great art transcends style inasmuch as it appeals to something beyond a love of a particular aesthetic approach.

 

[NFU]

that goes without saying id say. youre not setting the world on fire with that concept, nor is it entirely relevant to this thread to keep going on about it anyway i dont think.

 

[Demilich]

My point is more that one doesn't have to be a huge death metal fan to enjoy Morbid Angel or a huge speed metal fan to enjoy Slayer or huge hardcore fan to enjoy Dishcharge, even though they're all emblematic examples of their styles. Great art transcends style inasmuch as it appeals to something beyond a love of a particular aesthetic approach.

seriously, do you TRY to post in as many words as possible? this barely even needed saying whatsoever.

 

[Kenneth R.]

shhh you'll pop his ego.

 

[Armageddon's Child]

seriously, do you TRY to post in as many words as possible? this barely even needed saying whatsoever.

Where would the fun be if I didn't leave plenty of words out there for every Scheisskopf with an overblown sense of importance to deconstruct with inane 'gotchas'?

 

[Kenneth R.]

Where would the fun be if I didn't leave plenty of words out there for every Scheisskopf with an overblown sense of importance to deconstruct with inane 'gotchas'?

translation: Yes. Because it makes me hard.

 

[Armageddon's Child]

translation: Yes. Because it makes me hard.

You know Dilbert?

 

[Kenneth R.]

I know that anus fans/contributors are about as lucid as concrete.

 

[NFU]

lol

 

[Armageddon's Child]

I know that anus fans/contributors are about as lucid as concrete.

Not the question...

Try again.

 

[Demilich]

He just gets better and better doesn't he