''Beyond the Sea'' is the fifth full-length album by Spanish
neo-classical metal band
Dark Moor
Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker. Afterwards, the ...
.
Recorded in 2004, it was released in early 2005.
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
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* Big, of great size or degree
Film and television
* ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
* ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show
* ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show presente ...
.
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
# "Vivaldi's Winter (Bonus track)", (includes 2-minute silence and a hidden piano-only track) - 7:40
# "Innocence" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:06
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
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Geography
The D ...
" of
H. P. Lovecraft.
* "Green Eyes" is based on the story of
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
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(Spanish poet 1836-1870)
* "Julius Caesar" and "Alea Jacta" are based on
Julius Caesar
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, a Roman military and political leader.
* "Vivaldi's Winter" is a metal version of an
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widesprea ...
's composition. This track includes a silence about 5 min 40 sec in between "Vivaldi's Winter" and "noname Piano Music".
References
2005 albums
Dark Moor albums
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