Oath Bound

For the 1922 silent film, see Oath-Bound.

Oath Bound
Studio album by Summoning
Released	March 31, 2006
Genre	Atmospheric black metal
Length	69:08
Language	English, Black Speech
Label	Napalm
Producer	Summoning
Summoning chronology
Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001) Oath Bound (2006) Old Mornings Dawn (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	Positive [2]

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. ^[3] 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.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bauglir"	2:58
2.	"Across the Streaming Tide"	10:20
3.	"Mirdautas Vras" ("A Good Day to Kill") (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
Total length:		69:08

Notes

Mountain Out of the Mist by Albert Bierstadt, depicted in the album cover.

• The name Oath Bound refers to the Oath of Fëanor, in keeping with the album's Silmarillion theme. ^[4]
• 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. ^[5]

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. Mason, Stewart. "AllMusic Summoning Oath Bound". AllMusic . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
2. Taylor, Laura (March 31, 2006). "Summoning Oath Bound" . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
3. Black Speech lyrics & English translation
4. Summoning | Interview | Lords of Metal E-zine - Issue 58: April 2006
5. Metal Coven Webzine – Interview: Summoning