Eppur si muove (album)

Eppur si muove
Studio album by
Haggard
Released2004
GenreSymphonic metal, death-doom
Length50:16
LabelDrakkar Entertainment
ProducerDieter Roth
Haggard chronology
Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico
(2001) 		Eppur si muove
(2004) 		Tales of Ithiria
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Storm[1]
Tartarean Desire[2]

Eppur si muove is the third full-length album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on 26 April 2004 by Drakkar Entertainment.

The album is based on the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), who, according to legend, muttered the phrase eppur si muove, meaning "And yet it does move", after being forced to recant, in front of the Inquisition, his belief that the earth moved around the sun.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 23rd best symphonic metal album.[3]

The following is a musical theme recurring in many tracks on the album (as All'inizio è la morte, Per Aspera ad Astra and the titletrack Eppur si muove):

\relative c' {\clef treble \key c \major r8 a'8 a4 e'8 e4 d8 c8 \times 3/2 {a4} | a8 a8 g4 d'8 d8 c8 b8 g8 \times 3/2 {r4} | g'8 g8 a4 e8 e4 d8 c4 d8 e4 c8 d4 d8 d8 c8 b8 b8 \times 5/4 {r2} | \times 3/2 {c4} c4 g8 c4 d8 e4 c8 d4 d8 d8 c8 b8 \times 3/2 {b8} | b16 a8 g8 b8 g8 a2 }

Track listing

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No.TitleEnglish translation*Length
1."All'inizio è la morte"At the Beginning stands Death6:50
2."Menuetto in Fa-minore"Minuet in F-minor1:16
3."Per Aspera ad Astra"Through Hardships, to the Stars6:40
4."Of a Might Divine"-8:20
5."Gavotta in Si-minore"Gavot in B-minor0:58
6."Herr Mannelig"Sir Mannelig4:50
7."The Observer"-4:40
8."Eppur si muove"And Yet, it Moves8:19
9."Larghetto / Epilogo adagio"Tempo / Epilog Adagio2:13
10."Herr Mannelig (short version)"-6:10

* English translations not official.

The short version of Herr Mannelig clocks at 3:20; after two minutes of silence, a hidden track starts.

Limited edition

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The limited edition includes two bonus tracks.

  1. "De la morte noir" (The Black Death) – 7:59
  2. "Robin's Song" – 4:36

It also includes a DVD, containing five Wacken Open Air 1998 videos and a bonus video clip.

  1. "Requiem"
  2. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow"
  3. "Cantus firmus" (Chant of Strength)
  4. "De la morte noir"
  5. "Lost (Robin)"
  6. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow" (bonus video clip)

References

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  1. ^ Metal Storm review
  2. ^ "Tartarean Desire review". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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