Beyond the Sea (Dark Moor album)
| Beyond the Sea | ||||
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| Studio album by Dark Moor | ||||
| Released | 31 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | New Sin Studios, M20 Studios, May-October 2004 | |||
| Genre | Neo-classical metal, power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 50:23 | |||
| Label | Arise | |||
| Producer | Luigi Stefanini, Enrik García, Big Simon | |||
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Beyond the Sea is the fifth full-length album by Spanish neo-classical metal band Dark Moor.
Recorded in 2004, it was released in early 2005.[1] It is the band's first record to feature new bassist Dani Fernandez. The song "Beyond the Sea" was featured on a compilation in the memory of producer Big Simon.
Track listing
- "Before the Duel" - 3:50
- "Miracles" - 6:11
- "Houdini's Great Escapade" - 4:59
- "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" - 0:52
- "The Silver Key" - 6:15
- "Green Eyes" - 4:36
- "Going On" - 4:41
- "Beyond the Sea" - 3:57
- "Julius Caesar (Interlude)" - 2:23
- "Alea Jacta" - 5:01
- "Innocence" (japanese bonus track) (originally from the Between Light and Darkness EP, as "the Sea") - 6:40
- "Vivaldi's Winter (japanese Bonus track)", (includes 2-minute silence and a hidden piano-only track) - 7:40
Personnel
- Alfred Romero - vocals & choirs, acoustic guitars
- Enrik García - guitars, guttural voice
- Dani Fernández - bass
- Andy C. - drums, piano
Additional musicians
- Dobrin Ionela - choirs
- Mamen Castaño - choirs
- Nacho Ruiz - choirs
- José Garrido - choirs
- Kiko Hagall - choirs
- Marcial Ortiz - choirs
- Juan Vidal - choirs
- Elena Canales - choirs
- Lucia Ribera - choirs
- Tina Alonso - choirs
- Yolanda Alonso - choirs
Concepts
- "The Silver Key" is based on the "Dreamlands" of H. P. Lovecraft.
- "Green Eyes" is based on the story of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spanish poet 1836-1870)
- "Julius Caesar" and "Alea Jacta" are based on Julius Caesar, a Roman military and political leader.
- "Vivaldi's Winter" is a metal version of an Antonio Lucio Vivaldi's composition. This track includes a silence about 5 min 40 sec in between "Vivaldi's Winter" and "noname Piano Music".
References
- ↑ "Dark Moor - Beyond the Sea". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21.