Dark Moor began the recording sessions for their second album, The Hall of the Olden Dreams, in August 2000 at New Sin Studios with producer Luigi Stefanini. During these recording sessions, the band recorded their cover of "Halloween", which was included on the CD The Keepers of Jericho part I - A Tribute to Helloween (Arise Records).
Their E.P. The Fall of Melnibone was released in June 2001. This E.P was a limited edition; 1500 copies were released and only for the Spanish market.
Dark Moor began the recording of their third album, The Gates of Oblivion, in Autumn 2001 at New Sin Studios. Dark Moor signed with the major label JVC for the Asian release. The band played 18 gigs at festivals such as Rock Machina, Viña Rock and Nit De Reis. After the first part of the tour, keyboardist Roberto Peña left the band and they were forced to finish the tour with a guest musician.
In August 2003 Dark Moor recorded four new exclusive acoustic tracks along with a string quartet, to be included in Between Light and Darkness, which was released in April 2003. Due to differing points of view regarding the musical direction for the next Dark Moor album, vocalist Elisa Martin, guitarist Albert Maroto and drummer Jorge Sáez decided to leave Dark Moor to start a new band.
The two remaining members of the band decided to start a search for new members. After the auditions, they accepted vocalist Alfred Romero, guitarist Jose Garrido, and drummer Andy C.
In August 2003, the band started recording their fourth album, Dark Moor, at New Sin Studios in Italy. Following a month of recording sessions, the album was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.
On 23 November 2006, the band announced the departure of their drummer on their official website, due to "incompatibility with his other musical projects." He would go on to play drums for Saratoga. His replacement, Roberto Cappa, was previously in the Spanish metal band Anima Sola.
In January 2009, their seventh album Autumnal was released.
The band made an announcement on their website, dated 4 June 2010, that their eighth album was in the works. It featured Berenice Musa as a guest vocalist. The album is titled Ancestral Romance and it was released in November 2010.
On 18 June 2013 the band released their ninth album Ars Musica, with the Japanese limited version including a bonus CD with five bonus tracks. They toured Mexico and Asia the same year, as well as few dates in Europe in 2014 to support the new album.
Dark Moor started recording their 10th studio album, Project X, on 27 July 2015 and released it in Europe on 6 November 2015 on Scarlet Records.
On 21 July 2018, Enrik Garcia, guitarist and founder of the band, announced via Facebook that their next album would be called Origins and that, after the parenthesis they did with ufology themes on Project X, they would return to their habitual themes; Origins will be about the celtic world, also adding celtic instruments on their new songs. This album has been released on 12 December 2018.
Devil in the Tower
Dark Moor Lyrics
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He whispers lies that will bring your doom
The Devil (Devil...)
He walks with his hoofs of goatish male
Chaining the men to the egoism jail
The Devil (Devil...)
For black magic power
Fills your heart of ire
Promise of desire
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your mind
Beam falls down from a clean sky
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, Devil in the tower
Looks over his column at the human fall
No more time, Devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
Two men are falling down
The souls cry and the thorns
Will be your crown
The scepter in my left hand
I ever reign in the material land
You will red the book of Thoth
Then you will feel madness
Screaming from your throat
Humanity enemy
I am the guardian of the mystery
Beam falls down from a clean sky
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, Devil in the tower
Looks over his column at the human fall
No more time, Devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
In the nightfall
You will be a thrall
Of his evil lies
Cruel nightmare
Like black prayer
Full of scorn and vice
The end of the balance
Is your defeat
While you dance the Devil's suite
Climb the tower
It's the hour
Dream the reality
Out your flesh husks
In the soul dusk
Come your agony
You're falling down
So falls the mask
It's time to answer and ask
Silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
Silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil - the tower,
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The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil,
The Devil - the tower...
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your heart of ire
Promise of desire
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your mind
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, Devil in the tower
Looks over his column at the human fall
No more time, Devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
The bells chime, Devil in the tower
Looks over his column at the human fall
No more time, Devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
Hidden in the silence of your room
He whispers lies that will bring your doom
Devil...
The lyrics of Dark Moor's song Devil in the Tower portrays the danger of indulging in black magic. The Devil is presented as a manipulative force who speaks lies that bring destruction. He walks with goatish hooves, chaining people to their own egoism jail. The lure of the promise of desire brings people to the high, majestic tower, which fills their hearts and minds with black magic power. However, this power leads to ruin, as represented by the beam falling down from a clean sky, bringing destruction to the singer's friend.
The singer is warned of the Devil's danger, but still decides to climb the tower to seek black magic power. However, as he indulges in the power, he feels the toll on his mind and soul, with madness screaming from his throat. He falls down from the tower, and the Devil looks over his column at the human fall, with the bells chime becoming a constant reminder of the singer's mistake. The final lines of the song warn that indulging in black magic will ultimately lead to doom, with the Devil hiding in the silence of the room, whispering lies and bringing destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
Hidden in the silence of your room
The Devil is lurking in the quietness of your personal space.
He whispers lies that will bring your doom
The Devil seduces with falsehoods that will lead to your downfall.
The Devil (Devil...)
Reiterating the presence of the Satan throughout the song.
He walks with his hoofs of goatish male
The Devil is depicted as a demonic creature with cloven feet.
Chaining the men to the egoism jail
Satan enslaves humanity to the prison of self-absorption.
For black magic power
The Devil offers arcane power.
High, majestic tower
The Devil resides in a lofty, imposing stronghold.
Fills your heart of ire
Pride and anger consumes those who accept the Devil's offers.
Promise of desire
The Devil promises fulfillment of one's desires.
Beam falls down from a clean sky
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
Misfortune befalls those who follow the Devil, even in unexpected ways and times.
The bells chime, Devil in the tower
Looks over his column at the human fall
No more time, Devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
The Devil revels in the downfall of humanity, and will always haunt the minds of those who fall for his temptations.
Two men are falling down
The souls cry and the thorns
Will be your crown
The scepter in my left hand
I ever reign in the material land
You will red the book of Thoth
Then you will feel madness
Screaming from your throat
Humanity enemy
I am the guardian of the mystery
This section speaks of the physical and spiritual destruction that the Devil causes, and how he claims dominion over the material world through madness and mystery.
In the nightfall
You will be a thrall
Of his evil lies
Cruel nightmare
Like black prayer
Full of scorn and vice
The end of the balance
Is your defeat
While you dance the Devil's suite
Climb the tower
It's the hour
Dream the reality
Out your flesh husks
In the soul dusk
Come your agony
You're falling down
So falls the mask
It's time to answer and ask
This part of the song describes the remorseless and nightmarish nature of the Devil's influence, and how it traps and torments those who fall into its grasp.
Silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
In the room silence,
Repeating the importance of silence as a vehicle for the Devil to operate unnoticed.
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
The Devil lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Lies in the nightfall,
Draws attention to the fact that the Devil's influence tends to be strongest in darkness and obscurity.
The Devil - the tower,
Summing up the entire song by establishing the Devil and the tower as the central themes.
Contributed by Nora L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.