''Requiem – Mezzo Forte'' is the centerpiece of

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's ''Requiem'' trilogy. The album was released on April 3, 2007 in North America on

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and April 13, 2007 in

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. The Massacre release includes a special 2-disc version. The album builds on the styles Virgin Black used in their previous albums, with the band and the

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complimenting one another's sound and given roughly equal prominence.

Track listing

# "Requiem, Kyrie" – 7:42 # "In Death" – 8:00 # "Midnight's Hymn" – 4:57 # "...and I Am Suffering" – 10:55 # "Domine" – 8:06 # "Lacrimosa (I Am Blind with Weeping)" – 9:59 # "Rest Eternal" – 2:29 ;Bonus retrospective CD + video (on Massacre special edition only) #"Mother of Cripples" (''Virgin Black'' demo) #"Whispers of Dead Sisters" (''Trance'') #"Museum of Iscariot" (''Sombre Romantic'') #"Our Wings Are Burning" (''Elegant... and Dying'') #"Our Wings Are Burning" (video clip)

Personnel

*Rowan London –

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*Samantha Escarbe –

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*Grayh –

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*Luk Faz –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Requiem - Mezzo Forte 2007 albums Virgin Black albums The End Records albums