Beyond the Sea (Dark Moor album)
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Beyond the Sea | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 February 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 | |||
Dark Moor chronology | ||||
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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 Fernández. The song "Beyond the Sea" was featured on a compilation in the memory of producer Big Simon.
Track listing
[edit]- "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
- "Vivaldi's Winter (Bonus track)", (includes 2-minute silence and a hidden piano-only track) - 7:40
- "Innocence" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:06
Personnel
[edit]- Alfred Romero - vocals & choirs, acoustic guitars
- Enrik García - guitars, guttural voice
- Dani Fernández - bass
- Andy C. - drums, piano
Additional musicians
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- ^ "Dark Moor - Beyond the Sea". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21.