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Lugburz is something I never listen to. Not necessarily a bad album, but just.. boring and disordered in comparison to other albums.

And drum machine fits Summoning perfectly - but I still, usually, like real drums better. Gives wider "organic surface" for a human to grab on - it's like resonance. Two waves (one wave for drums and one for myself) that match create resonance, but with real drums, that -usually- create more dynamic sound, the wave (to be matched to my wave) changes more, thus more likely to get the match.. But part of the Summoning sound is the movement outward from human. Humans often aren't very epic creatures..
Tee hee, crazy metaphor.

Doubt if drum machines would ever replace real drums. Simply because to add the "swing" (often not appreciated in metal, tho) you should make each beat their own kind, so much job that it's just plain easier and faster to do with real drums. This is until we understand human brains enough to create algorithms that give out pleasing sound patterns - not likely to happen very soon. And I'd claim that you get better understanding of drum sounds when you actually play ones. Where you can just grab the sticks, beat different drums instead of slowish and complex clicking of buttons with a program - becomes complex clicking once you try to add the "swing" to sound..