''Transylvania'' is the fourth album by

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. This album is a musical tribute to Bram Stoker's '' Dracula''. The duo employs their musical storytelling concept to take their listeners through chapters of the classic novel—beginning with Jonathan Harker's voyage into the Carpathian Mountains, a ride in Dracula's ominous black coach, arriving at Castle Dracula, a rendezvous with Dracula's brides, and a foray into a

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encampment, and finally into the lair of the

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. As with previous CDs, the booklet artwork is supplied by Joseph Vargo, with illustrations and quotes from Harker and

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. The duo's website also offers some historical background for the inspiration of their album. Nox Arcana took their subject matter very seriously when composing the music for ''Transylvania''. The album was also used to score a televised edition of the 1922 silent film ''

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Track listing

#"Transylvania Overture" – 2:01 #"The Voyage" – 2:54 #"Gossamer Mist" – 2:39 #"The Black Coach" – 2:35 #"Sentinels of Stone" – 0:44 #"Into the Shadows" – 2:59 #"Castle Dracula" – 2:56 #"Visitors in the Night" – 0:57 #"Brides to Darkness" – 2:34 #"Grande Masquerade" – 4:14 #"Memento Mori" – 2:28 #"The Howling" – 1:20 #"Nocturne" – 2:55 #"Bats in the Belfry" – 0:35 #"Gothic Sanctum" – 2:43 #"Gypsy Caravan" – 4:13 #"From Dusk Till Dawn – 0:53 #"Night of the Wolf" – 3:59 #"Echoes from the Crypt" – 2:37 #"Shadow Hunters" – 2:51 #"Lair of the Vampire" – 3:18 (+hidden track)

References

External links

Nox Arcana official website

* ''Transylvania''at

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