Gates of Oblivion

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Gates of Oblivion
Gates of Oblivion cover
Studio album by Dark Moor
Released 2002
Genre Power metal Symphonic Metal
Length 56:27
Label Arise Records
Dark Moor chronology
The Fall of Melnibone
(2001)
Gates of Oblivion
(2002)
Dark Moor
(2003)

Gates of Oblivion is the third full-length album of the power metal band Dark Moor, released March 21, 2002 on the Jvc Victor label. This album had the collaboration of the Valcavasian Choir and the singer Dan Keying of Cydonia. It was produced by Luigi Stefanini.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "In the Heart of Stone" - 4:36
  2. "A New World" - 5:52
  3. "The Gates of Oblivion" - 1:38
  4. "Nevermore" - 4:43
  5. "Starsmaker (Elbereth)" - 5:42
  6. "Mist in the Twilight" - 0:50
  7. "By the Strange Path of Destiny" - 5:46
  8. "The Night of the Age" - 4:33
  9. "Your Symphony" - 4:27
  10. "The Citadel of the Light" - 1:10
  11. "A Truth for Me" - 5:03
  12. "Dies Irae (Amadeus)" - 11:09
  13. "The Shadow of the Nile (Bonus Track)" - 5:58

[edit] Miscelanea

  • "Starsmaker (Elbereth)" is about Varda, a Valier (Goddess) in J.R.R Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
  • "Dies Irae (Amadeus)" is a tribute to Amadeus Mozart.