''Dark Moor'' is the fourth full-length album of the Spanish

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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 ...

. Shortly before releasing '' The Gates of Oblivion'', the band announced their split. Due to musical differences, Elisa C. Martín, Albert Maroto and Jorge Saez left the band, and formed Dreamaker. Enrik Garcia and Anan Kaddouri remained with

. Alfred Romero joined the band as the new lead singer. Jose Garrido (guitars) joined shortly after, followed by

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on the drums. They traveled to

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to record ''Dark Moor''.

Track listing

#"A Life for Revenge" - 5:48 #"Eternity" - 4:23 #"The Bane of Daninsky (The Werewolf)" - 5:30 #"Philip, The Second" - 6:45 #"From Hell" - 3:51 #"Cyrano of Bergerac" - 7:41 #"Overture (Attila)" - 2:48 #"Wind Like Stroke (Attila)" - 5:16 #"Return for Love (Attila)" - 4:19 #"Amore Venio (Attila)" - 0:55 #"The Ghost Sword (Attila)" - 4:53 #"The Dark Moor" - 8:36 #"The Mysterious Maiden" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:55

Band

* Alfred Romero - lead vocals & choirs * Enrik García - guitars, choirs * Jose Garrido - guitars, choirs * Anan Kaddouri - bass * Andy C. - drums

Additional musicians

* Beatriz Albert - soprano on #06, 10 & 12, choirs * Isabel Garcia - pianos & keyboards * Mamen Castaño - choirs * Choir of Scciola Media 'Montegrappa' - choirs

Concepts

* "A Life for Revenge" is based on the adventure novel by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

. * "The Bane of Daninsky (The Werewolf)" is a homage to Spanish actor Jacinto Molina ("

Paul Naschy Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina Álvarez, September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009) was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures— The Wolfman, ...

"), as Waldemar Daninsky (a

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he played in 12 movies) was one of his most famous roles. * "Philip, the Second" is about the life of

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

, the

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from 1556 until 1598. * "Cyrano of Bergerac" is about

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...

, a French dramatist and duelist who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story. * "Overture", "Wind Like Stroke", "Return for Love", "Amore Venio" and "The Ghost Sword" are based upon the life of

Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...

, the Hun. * "The Dark Moor" (as well the name of the band) is based upon the Riftwar Saga, a series of fantasy novels by

Raymond E. Feist Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...

References

External links

Dark Moor Official Website
{{Authority control 2003 albums Dark Moor albums