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.
The Sound of the Blade
Dark Moor Lyrics
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Darken my shield of victory
Is my fate doomed to hell on earth?
A shift in the wind guides me to to home
I stare in the mirror now
Who is that under my bloody mail?
I bury my lance and I kneel on this field
I rend the air with my old sword
I'm fatally hurt but not by a knight
When I hear the sound of the blade
I recall all the blood shed in vain
I bury my lance and I knell on this field
I rend the air with my old sword
I commend my soul...
Wherever I turn my eyes I only see the lives
I shattered and they'll never find the path of the sun
Wherever I turn my head I only see the dead
I left behind, they'll never find the path of the sun
The lyrics of Dark Moor's "The Sound of the Blade" narrate a knight's return from battle, where he is haunted by the memories of the lives he has taken and the dead he has left behind. The song begins with a bleak imagery of lowering clouds in the glowing sky, symbolizing the ominous feeling that looms over the knight, encased in his shield of victory. The knight questions whether his fate is doomed, foretelling an impending doom that he has brought upon himself due to his violent deeds. However, a shift in the wind guides him home to face his internal struggles.
The knight confronts his reflection in the mirror, seeking to recognize the person he has become after all the bloodshed. He buries his lance and kneels on the battlefield, acknowledging the cost of war. As he rends the air with his old sword, the knight commends his soul to God, suggesting a desire for redemption that has stemmed from his realization of the true cost of violence. However, as the song progresses, the knight is confronted with the ghosts of the lives he has shattered, who will never find the path of the sun.
Overall, "The Sound of the Blade" is a haunting portrayal of the aftermath of war and the regret that follows the senseless loss of life. It conveys a powerful message about the true cost of violence and the lasting damage it can inflict on both the victims and the perpetrators.
Line by Line Meaning
Lowering clouds in the sky aglow
The dark clouds above indicate something ominous is approaching.
Darken my shield of victory
The once triumphant shield is now shadowed with doubt and uncertainty.
Is my fate doomed to hell on earth?
The singer is questioning if their destiny is already set to an unchangeable, horrible outcome.
A shift in the wind guides me to to home
The artist feels a change in the air that leads them towards safety and comfort.
I stare in the mirror now
The artist reflects on their past actions and mistakes.
Who is that under my bloody mail?
The singer questions their sense of self and identity after experiencing so much violence and death.
I bury my lance and I kneel on this field
The singer is exhausted and defeated, symbolized by their relinquishing of their weapon and kneeling in submission.
I rend the air with my old sword
The artist still has fight left in them, as shown by their violent swinging of their blade through the air.
I commend my soul to God
The artist is preparing for death and asking for forgiveness.
I'm fatally hurt but not by a knight
The artist is mortally wounded, but not by a chivalrous foe, making their death feel even more senseless.
When I hear the sound of the blade
The singer is triggered by the sound of a weapon, which brings them back to traumatic memories.
I recall all the blood shed in vain
The artist revisits images of needless violence and death that haunt them.
I bury my lance and I knell on this field
The singer is once again overwhelmed with weariness and defeat, reverting to their defeated stance from earlier in the song.
I rend the air with my old sword
The singer still has some fight in them, as implied by their brandishing of their sword once again.
I commend my soul...
The singer is once again preparing for death and asking for salvation.
Wherever I turn my eyes I only see the lives
The artist is tormented by the many deaths they have caused and cannot escape the guilt that comes with it.
I shattered and they'll never find the path of the sun
The artist has ruined the lives of those they have killed, and they will never be able to move forward towards a brighter future.
Wherever I turn my head I only see the dead
The singer is haunted by images of the corpses they have left behind, unable to escape the memory of their past actions.
I left behind, they'll never find the path of the sun
The singer has caused permanent damage to the lives of those they have killed, and their victims will never be able to find happiness or peace.
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Jair Hernando Ciendua Olmos
solo con esuchar ese piano al inicio dan ganas de llorar, que cancion tan hermosa.
Sofia Kostoglou
Those lyrics are so poetic...so epic.
Phoenix
This song actually makes me get teary eyed. It makes me think of the Noldor and their fruitless victory and long defeat. BRB gonna go have some sad Elven feels!
Yannick André Saxon KLEIN
Linda canção ❤
Rotten
Hermosa canción :)
_ Manks
what a wonderful voice
Juan Cruz
Simplemente hermoso
FrenchLegoBoy
Their most marvelous album and one of the best power neoclassical album of all times imho.
Peace
JEAN BENDEZU
Thank you for this piece of art :)
RoyalRobbie
... Am I the only one who thinks this song is about a knight committing suicide after the horrors of war get to him? Good grief that's depressing.
Either way, this song is absolutely beautiful. Says a lot that a symphonic metal band can put out something so melancholy and beautiful.