Tarot (album)
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Tarot is the sixth full length album
by the Spanish power metal
band Dark Moor
. The songs of the album are all named after the Major Arcana
deck in the Tarot
card game. The first single extracted from the album was "The Chariot". Manda Ophius of the Dutch symphonic metal
band Nemesea
is the guest female vocalist on Tarot.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by 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...
. The songs of the album are all named after the Major Arcana
Major Arcana
The Major Arcana or trumps are a suit of twenty-two cards in the tarot deck. They serve as a permanent trump suit in games played with the tarot deck, and are distinguished from the four standard suits collectively known as the Minor Arcana...
deck in the Tarot
Tarot
The tarot |trionfi]] and later as tarocchi, tarock, and others) is a pack of cards , used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot...
card game. The first single extracted from the album was "The Chariot". Manda Ophius of the Dutch 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 Nemesea
Nemesea
Nemesea is a Dutch female-fronted Symphonic metal band with pop and rock influences, formed in 2002 in Groningen. Their musical style has been compared to that of After Forever-Biography:...
is the guest female vocalist on Tarot.
Track listing
- "The Magician" - 1:29
- "The Chariot" - 4:20
- "The Star" - 4:25
- "Wheel of Fortune" - 3:55
- "The Emperor" - 4:07
- "Devil in the Tower" - 7:49
- "Death" - 4:58
- "Lovers" - 4:04
- "The Hanged Man" - 5:27
- "The Moon" - 11:28
- "The Fool" [bonus] - 4:12
- "Mozart's March [bonus]
Personnel
- Alfred Romero - Vocals
- Enrik Garcia - Guitars / piano
- Daniel Fernandez - Bass
- Roberto Cappa - Drums
- Manda Ophuis - Guest vocals
- Hendrik Jong - Clean guitar
- Andy C. - Guest drums