Gaia is a 2003 album by Spanish folk metal

Folk metal

Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...

 band Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz is a Spanish folk/heavy metal band from Begoña, Madrid formed in mid-1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio. In 1992, the band were finalists in the Villa de Madrid contest. Then, they went onto achieve great success in Spain, and in 1995, were declared Revolution Rock Band...

. It is the first rock opera of a trilogy. The album tells of a man, the reincarnation of Azzak (or Gaia), who after his execution, is relieved of his soul: the soul of Azzak. Gaia, now free of her mortal skin, uses an e-mail to converse with the man who ordered her execution and tells him the story of Azzak and her affair in Colonial times. Upon his finishing the e-mail, she appears before him and it is left as a cliffhanger for Gaia II: La Voz Dormida to finish.

Track listing

1. "Obertura MDXX" (Overture MDXX [1520]) 3:55
2. "Gaia" 11:03 (incorporating the 23rd Psalm
   Psalm 23
   In the 23rd Psalm in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the writer describes God as his Shepherd. The text, beloved by Jews and Christians alike, is often alluded to in popular media and has been set to music....
   
    and The Lord's Prayer)
3. "La Conquista" 5:07 (The Conquest)
4. "Alma" 6:39 (Soul)
5. "La Costa del Silencio" 4:40 (The Shore Of Silence)
6. "El Árbol de la Noche Triste" 4:48 (The Night of Sorrows' Tree)
7. "La Rosa de los Vientos" 4:16 (The Compass Rose)
8. "La Leyenda de la Llorona" 4:21 (The Legend Of La Llorona
   La Llorona
   La Llorona is a widespread legend in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America. Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria killing her children by drowning them, in order to be with the man that she loved. When the man rejects her, she kills...
   
   )
9. "Van a Rodar Cabezas" 6:31 (Heads Are Going to Roll)
10. "El Atrapasueños" 4:16 (The Dreamcatcher)
11. "Si te vas" 5:58 (If You Leave)
12. "La venganza de Gaia" 11:03 (Gaia's Vengeance)

DVD

1. "Introducción
2. "Gaia y su concepto
3. "El álbum y su proceso
4. "Canción a canción
5. "La sesión de fotos
6. "La grabación del vídeo-clip
7. "El diseño gráfico
8. "La Costa del Silencio (Video)
9. "Créditos