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.
Dies Irae
Dark Moor Lyrics
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Flammis acribus addictis.
When the sun is flustered
And the moon is free
The great little master
Write a bitter melody
Aches to be away
Eternal wisdom
In glorious kingdom
That is my sole wish
Chorus:
The first violins lead me while the harps
Embrace me like the blood
The madness beats my art
In the stage my baton cuts the air,
I am,
In a world I never made, a man
Dies irae, dies illa,
Solvet saeclum in favilla:
Teste David cum Sybilla
Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus.
The sound is around
Long life to the king
Never falling down
Rex gloria, Rex gloria
Witness of the time
Spirit is sublime
No more feels of pain no more hate
A revenge is going away
Where is my destiny?
Where is my fantasy?
I need to free my soul and cry
Someone to pray for me
I need to free my soul and will die
There wells up the only tear
We shed without woe
And ride like the wind because
The music is enthralled
The notes fever's in my breast,
Aches to be away
Eternal wisdom
In glorious kingdom
That is my sole wish
chorus:
The first violins lead me while the harps
Embrace me like the blood
The madness beats my art
In the stage my baton cuts the air,
I am,
In a world I never made, a man
Dies irae, dies illa,
Solvet saeclum in favilla:
Teste David cum Sybilla
Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus.
The soft sleep to your bed
Is not worth pursuing
You will so soon be dead
Death will serve instead
Turn to the thing
He was born to be
A master to the king
Keep your fancy free
In the deep of the sea
Salva me, fons pietatis.
chorus variation:
The first violins lead me while the harps
Embrace me like the blood
The madness beats my art
In the stage my baton cuts the air,
I am,
In a world I never made, a man
Dies irae, dies illa,
Solvet saeclum in favilla:
Teste David cum Sybilla
Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus.
The lyrics to Dark Moor's song "Dies Irae" address themes of death, judgment, and musical passion. The first stanza references "Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis," which translates to "the accused being convicted, sent to the fierce flames" and comes from the Latin Requiem Mass. Yet, the following lines diverge from this religious context, describing a musical creator writing a "bitter melody" that causes "fevers in my breast" and "aches to be away." The chorus invokes the power of music to transport the singer beyond the confines of their "world," while the final verse offers a somewhat cryptic message about serving a "master to the king" and keeping "your fancy free in the deep of the sea."
One possible interpretation of "Dies Irae" is that it portrays a musician who feels trapped between the ordinary mortal realm (symbolized by death and judgment) and the transcendent realm of creativity, symbolized by music. The Latin phrases serve both to provide a somber, ritualistic setting and to contrast with the more personal, emotional lyrics that follow. The singer longs for escape from their internal pain and struggles to hold onto their sense of self and individuality in a society that values conformity and service to authority. The song concludes with a plea for salvation ("Salva me, fons pietatis") that underscores the urgency of the singer's search for meaning and direction.
Line by Line Meaning
Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis.
The damned are defeated, sentenced to eternal flame.
When the sun is flustered And the moon is free The great little master Write a bitter melody The notes fevers in my breast, Aches to be away Eternal wisdom In glorious kingdom That is my sole wish
When the world is in turmoil, the composer creates a haunting melody that reflects their longing for a serene afterlife ruled by a divine wisdom.
The first violins lead me while the harps Embrace me like the blood The madness beats my art In the stage my baton cuts the air, I am, In a world I never made, a man
In the midst of artistic inspiration, the composer feels transported beyond their earthly existence to a realm where music is all that matters.
Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sybilla Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando iudex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus.
The day of wrath, the end of the world, when all will be destroyed and judged by God, and everything will be examined and accounted for.
The sound is around Long life to the king Never falling down Rex gloria, Rex gloria Witness of the time Spirit is sublime No more feels of pain no more hate A revenge is going away Where is my destiny? Where is my fantasy? I need to free my soul and cry Someone to pray for me I need to free my soul and will die
In the midst of a grand musical performance, the composer reflects on the transience of life and the need to be free from suffering by finding solace in a higher power.
There wells up the only tear We shed without woe And ride like the wind because The music is enthralled The notes fever's in my breast, Aches to be away Eternal wisdom In glorious kingdom That is my sole wish
In the midst of emotional turmoil, the composer finds comfort in the beauty of music and yearns for an eternal afterlife in a divine kingdom.
The soft sleep to your bed Is not worth pursuing You will so soon be dead Death will serve instead Turn to the thing He was born to be A master to the king Keep your fancy free In the deep of the sea Salva me, fons pietatis.
The composer advises against seeking the comfort of sleep as death is inevitable, urging others to embrace their true purpose in life and seek mastery over their art while remaining true to their artistic vision.
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@gilsonmozart1530
226 years have passed and Mozart still rules.
@DEATH14269
That shit is crazy when you think about it yet still most new age artists cannot be compared...but when its remade its like... omg it got refreshed
@DEATH14269
Amadeus the true king of rock
@cheeseandonions9558
Ironically the Requiem is very atypical of Mozart style... More like Bach.
@megasharkking7158
Make that 228 years m8
2019 for Mozart
@TR-bk1ts
Dies irae isn't Mozart's though
@Archeon233
If Mozart were still alive.... he'd be a metalhead
@markchapman6576
Mozart WAS a metalhead!
@IrjeNassar
He IS alive!
@FishfaceTheDestroyer
He's Mozart!