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.

Return For Love
Dark Moor Lyrics

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I was to old Rome
And there I did meet
My true love
Back to my real home
Happiness complete
Soul of dove!

But I promised to her

I would return one day
To hear aloud hoorays
As emperor

Return
Like winds which burn
For love
Like gales which shove

In my land I stayed
Thinking of my fate
Fixed in fire
I'd invade
To the gates
Of the empire

I had to demostrate
And make my love observe

How I really deserve
To be her mate

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dark Moor's song Return For Love are telling the story of a man who had to leave his true love in Rome, promising her that he would return one day. The man is reflecting on his happiness and completeness when he met his true love, whom he describes as a soul of dove. He longs to return to Rome so he can hear the loud hoorays as the emperor, but most importantly, so he can be reunited with his true love.

As fate would have it, the man stayed in his land, fixed in fire, thinking of his future plans. He has a burning desire to invade the gates of the empire, but more importantly, he wants to demonstrate and make his love observe how much he deserves to be her mate. The lyrics highlight the enduring strength of love that can withstand time and distance, and the importance of keeping one's promises to those we love.

Overall, the lyrics are powerful, emotional, and poetic, with a strong emphasis on love and the lengths we go to be with the ones we love.

Line by Line Meaning

I was to old Rome
I traveled to ancient Rome

And there I did meet
While in Rome, I met someone

My true love
The person I met in Rome became my true love

Back to my real home
I returned to my home country

Happiness complete
I felt complete happiness

Soul of dove!
I felt pure and peaceful

But I promised to her
I made a promise to my love

I would return one day
I promised to return to Rome one day

To hear aloud hoorays
I wanted to hear cheers and celebration

As emperor
I desired to be emperor of Rome