Dark Moor is the fourth full-length album of the Spanish power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Dark Moor

Dark Moor

Dark Moor is a Spanish 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...

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Shortly before releasing The Gates of Oblivion, the band announced their split. Due to musical differences, Elisa C. Martín

Elisa Martin

Elisa Candelas Martin is a Spanish singer who has been the vocalist for power metal bands Dark Moor, Hamka, Fairyland and Dreamaker.- Career :Elisa started singing in metal bands when she was only 12 years old...

, Albert Maroto and Jorge Saez left the band, and formed Dreamaker

Dreamaker

Dreamaker is a Spanish power metal band, formed by three former Dark Moor members, following the band's split.-Biography:Dreamaker begun when vocalist Elisa Martin, guitarist Albert Maroto and drummer Jorge Sáez left Dark Moor, in 2003, due to musical differences...

. Enrik Garcia

Enrik Garcia

Enrik Garcia is a Spanish guitarist. He is known as the guitarist of Spanish neoclassical metal/power metal band Dark Moor. He is the only constant member through all of Dark Moor's fifteen years, and writes most of their lyrics as well. For their album Tarot, he did all of the orchestral...

 and Anan Kaddouri remained with Dark Moor

Dark Moor

Dark Moor is a Spanish 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...

. Alfred Romero joined the band as the new lead singer. Jose Garrido (guitars) joined shortly after, followed by Andy C. on the drums. They traveled to Italy

Italy

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 to record Dark Moor.

Track listing

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

Concepts

• "A Life for Revenge" is based on the adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
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• "The Bane of Daninsky (The Werewolf)" is a homage to spanish actor Jacinto Molina ("Paul Naschy
  Paul Naschy
  Paul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
  
  "), as Waldemar Daninsky (a wolfman he played in 12 movies) was one of his most famous roles.
• "Philip, the Second" is about the life of Philip
  Philip II of Spain
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  , the King of Spain from 1556 until 1598.
• "Cyrano of Bergerac" is about Cyrano de Bergerac
  Cyrano de Bergerac
  Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist. He is now best remembered for the works of fiction which have been woven, often very loosely, around his life story, most notably the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand...
  
  , 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, 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 E. Feist
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