Dark Moor was formed in 1993 in Madrid, Spain, and recorded their debut alb… Read Full Bio ↴Dark Moor was formed in 1993 in Madrid, Spain, and recorded their debut album, Shadowland, in the summer of 1999. Dark Moor played live supporting Demons and Wizards on their Spanish tour.

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.

Going On
Dark Moor Lyrics

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I'm looking inside for
The particles of my past
Putting all together
To compose a neat contrast

And now, in the middle
I have found what ever lasts
Blowing like spring air

Is the love which brings a blast

I feel my prior time
Like a pantomine
In which what is prime
Never comes again

Meanwhile your living
Is going on

Love I have discovered
In the core of human frame
Where all is always changing
Love is every time the same

It's the force of past
To give me impulse to win the game
At the end of my way
Love cleans all my harshest blames away

I feel my prior time
As if was a crime
In which I think I'm
Who feels and gives pain

Meanwhile your living
Is going on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dark Moor's song "Going On" convey a sense of reflection and growth. The singer is introspective, looking inward to find the bits and pieces of his past that have shaped him into the person he is now. He is trying to put everything together in a way that makes sense and presents a contrast between his prior self and who he is becoming. In the middle of this introspection, he discovers the force of love. It's a force that never changes, even though everything else in life is constantly shifting. This love is a catalyst for change, giving him the strength to push forward and overcome any obstacles in his path.

The singer acknowledges that his past feels like a pantomime; a performance where the primary moments never come again. He is coming to terms with the fact that he can't go back and change the things that have happened to him, but he can use those experiences to propel himself forward. Love is the one constant that can clean away the harshest of blame and guilt, and make room for growth.

The final lines of the song contrast the singer's introspection with the idea that life goes on, regardless of how much we might want to pause and reflect. While the singer is taking a moment to examine his past, life is moving forward all around him.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm looking inside for
I am searching within myself

The particles of my past
To find and collect the fragments of my past

Putting all together
Combining all the pieces

To compose a neat contrast
To make a clear distinction or difference

And now, in the middle
Presently, in the midst of it all

I have found what ever lasts
I have discovered what endures

Blowing like spring air
Flowing effortlessly like the gentle breeze of spring

Is the love which brings a blast
Is the love which brings a powerful impact

I feel my prior time
I sense my past experiences

Like a pantomime
Like a theatrical performance

In which what is prime
Where what is most important