Ancestral Romance
Ancestral Romance is the eighth full-length album by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor, released on 24 November 2010.
Track listing
- "Gadir" - 4:59
- "Love From the Stone" - 4:02
- "Alaric de Marnac" - 4:42
- "Mio Cid" - 6:39
- "Just Rock" - 2:35
- "Tilt at Windmills" - 5:19
- "Canción del Pirata" - 5:39
- "Ritual Fire Dance" - 3:58
- "Ah! Wretched Me" - 4:59
- "A Music in my Soul" - 7:31
Concepts
- "Canción del Pirata" means "Song of the Pirate" in Spanish and is based in a poem written by José de Espronceda.
- "Ah! Wretched Me " is based on the "Life is a Dream" by Calderon de la Barca
- "Tilt at Windmills" is based on Don Quixote de La Mancha
- "Mio Cid " is inspired by the legend of the Spanish hero El Cid,
- "Alaric de Marnac" is an adaptation of Paul Naschy's latest book of the same title
- "Love from Stone" tells of the legend of the lovers of Teruel
- "Gadir" is inspired by the first city founded in Europe: Cádiz
- "Ritual Fire Dance"is based on "Danza Ritual del Fuego" by Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer
References