''Dol Guldur'' is the third

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by the Austrian

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band Summoning. It was released in 1997, through

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Background

All lyrics are written by P. K. of the

band

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apart from those by

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, who is even credited in the album booklet. The final track, "Over Old Hills", is based on the song "Trapped and Scared" from

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's solo project, Ice Ages' debut album "Strike the Ground". The album's cover was adapted from 'Middle Earth', a painting by Roger Garland, and from a picture of the Ottenstein reservoir in the Austrian

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, showing the ruins of Lichtenfels Castle.Foggy Ottenstein reservoir
(...) at

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Track listing

Credits

– vocals, guitar, keyboards * Silenius – vocals, keyboards * P. K. – lyrics

References

External links

''Dol Guldur''
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