Eppur si muove is the third full-length album by the German

Germany

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 symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Haggard

Haggard (band)

Haggard is a German symphonic metal musical group founded in 1991. The group combines classical music and early music with doom metal.-Background:...

. It was released on April 26, 2004 by Drakkar Entertainment

Drakkar Entertainment

Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German record label with its headquarters in Witten. It is a joint venture with Bertelsmann Music Group.-History:...

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The album is based on the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...

 (1564 –1642), who, according to legend, muttered the phrase eppur si muove

Eppur Si Muove

Eppur si muove is the third full-length album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on April 26, 2004 by Drakkar Entertainment....

, meaning "And yet it does move", after being forced to recant, in front of the Inquisition, his belief that the earth moved around the sun.

Track listing

Tracklist

1. • English translations not official.

Limited edition

The limited edition includes two bonus tracks.

1. "De la morte noir" (The Black Death) – 7:59
2. "Robin's Song" – 4:36

It also includes a DVD, containing five Wacken Open Air

Wacken Open Air

Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...

 1998 videos and a bonus video clip.

1. "Requiem"
2. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow"
3. "Cantus firmus" (Chant of Strength)
4. "De la morte noir"
5. "Lost (Robin)"
6. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow" (bonus video clip)

External links

• Eppur si muove at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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