Oath Bound

Oath Bound
Studio album by Summoning
Released	April 25, 2006
Genre	Black metal
Length	69:08
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Summoning
Summoning chronology
Lost Tales (2003) Oath Bound (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Oath Bound is the sixth full length album by Summoning. Not counting certain pieces from the soundtrack of Lord of the Rings, "Mirdautas Vras" is the first song ever to be written entirely in the Black Speech of Mordor. 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". To date it is Summoning's longest release, being 21 seconds longer than Dol Guldur.

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Protector & Silenius, except where noted. (2006 Summoning/Iron Avantgarde Publishing)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bauglir"	2:58
2.	"Across the Streaming Tide"	10:20
3.	"Mirdautas Vras" (Protector, Silenius, Stefan Huber)	8:13
4.	"Might and Glory"	8:26
5.	"Beleriand"	9:27
6.	"Northward"	8:39
7.	"Menegroth"	8:12
8.	"Land of the Dead"	12:50

Notes

• The name Oath Bound was selected because of its relationship with the Silmarillion theme the album has, which is in reference to the Oath of Fëanor.^[2]
• The album cover, as well as pages in the booklet, were made from paintings made by German-American painter Albert Bierstadt.
• A mini-CD was supposed to be released in 2007 containing at least one song that did not have space on Oath Bound, due to Summoning not wanting the album to go over 70 minutes.^[3]

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

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Summoning | Interview | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - Issue 58: april 2006
3. ^ Metal Reviews - Metal Coven Webzine - Metal Reviews - Interview - Summoning