Magnetic Eye Records have recruited tons of great metal artists for their upcoming Black Sabbath covers albums Volume 4 [Redux] and Best of Black Sabbath. The label is now streaming Summoner's contribution to the latter, a cover of Sabbath's "Wicked World".
"The importance of Black Sabbath can't be overstated to the entire genre of metal, and our band is definitely no exception to this", said Summoner guitarist Joe Richner. "Sabbath is basically ground zero of where Summoner are coming from, both musically and how their unique vibe threads throughout every track. Personally, I was introduced to Black Sabbath when I was 11 years old from my father, whose dubbed cassette of 'Paranoid' I played constantly. The crushing riffs and dark imagery resonated with me as a young guitarist immediately.
"To this day, Black Sabbath is the benchmark we all look to. Tackling a Sabbath tune for this release was something we took very seriously, from getting the guitar and drum sounds, and most importantly trying to capture the feel and groove right. There were some liberties we wanted to take, little things where we could add Summoner’s stamp on the track, but overall we felt it should be done fairly faithfully. The parts in 'A National Acrobat' are so iconic and locked in to how the song flows, our own fingerprints are in the overdubs, adding our type of guitar and vocal harmonies, and in the production style. In the end, it came out as something we're all psyched on."
Pre-order both Volume 4 [Redux] and Best of Black Sabbath here.
