Minas Morgul
The band continued as a duo after the departure of Trifixion, releasing "Minas Morgul" in 1995. This was the band's first release in their new style, an epic and atmospheric style utilizing guitar purely as a background instrument and synth almost as a lead, using re-recorded early songs. "Dol Guldur", in 1997, continued this style and saw an influence from Protector's darkwave project "Ice Ages". It also credits J.R.R. Tolkien for lyrics. Later in 1997, the "Nightshade Forests" EP was released, and has since been included on the recent Dol Guldur pressings. After this, the band ceased all work for nearly two years, and also stopped work with many of their other music projects. But in 1999, Summoning returned with "Stronghold" which, while still in the classic Summoning style, focused more on guitar work to create melodic lines rather than keyboards and synthesizers than in previous releases.