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.
Time Is the Avenger
Dark Moor Lyrics
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Since those years, the age of deep pain
When I hear the drums of battle
Beats my heart, greedy for revenge
Wait my queen, my wife of the dark death
I'm the damned one, you sucked all my blood
In your fangs my youth was delighted
All hope is revenge, blood for good
[chorus]
Fight, oh! Knights
Recover the kingdom
Army of spectres
Prepare my return
Oh! My lords
Dark is the wisdom
That makes grow my flesh
With the songs of the swords
Night has come, remember old spells
I move my hands, my lungs can now breath
Here I say, hence I must be free
All is true, my body still creeps
Shake your hair, my sweet beast of hell
Tint your claws, I will kiss you soon
You can't hide, your smell I sure know well
Cry loudly now, for it's your last moon
[chorus]
You will see that dream is oblivion
You will feel the hurt of my anger
Now it's the time, all your life is over
And for my soul, time is the avenger
The song 'Time Is the Avenger' by Dark Moor is a tale of revenge and justice. The lyrics speak of someone who was betrayed and left to die, only to return to take vengeance on the ones who did him wrong.
The opening lines 'From the grave I watch in the shadows, Since those years, the age of deep pain' set the tone for this song. The singer has been dead for many years, but he is still watching, waiting for his time to come.
The lyrics then go on to describe how the singer's queen, his wife of the dark death, had betrayed him and sucked all his blood, leaving him for dead. But he is not willing to let this go, and he is hungry for revenge.
The chorus calls on the knights to fight and recover the kingdom. The singer commands an army of spectres, who are all preparing for his return. He promises to grow his flesh with the songs of the swords, using violence as his means of justice.
The second verse speaks of the singer coming back to life, with the help of old spells. He calls his queen 'my sweet beast of hell' and promises to kiss her soon. But he wants her to feel fear, to cry out loudly as the last moon shines.
The final lines 'You will see that dream is oblivion, You will feel the hurt of my anger, Now it's the time, all your life is over, And for my soul, time is the avenger' show that the singer has achieved his goal. He has delivered justice to those who wronged him, and time has been on his side.
Overall, the song is a powerful tale of revenge and justice, backed by the powerful sound of Dark Moor's music.
Line by Line Meaning
From the grave I watch in the shadows
I am dead and I observe everything from the afterlife
Since those years, the age of deep pain
I have been watching from the afterlife since the time of great suffering
When I hear the drums of battle
Whenever I hear the sounds of war
Beats my heart, greedy for revenge
My heart beats with an intense desire for revenge
Wait my queen, my wife of the dark death
I am waiting for my queen, who is also dead
I'm the damned one, you sucked all my blood
I am a cursed being, drained of my life by my lover
In your fangs my youth was delighted
I was happy when my lover drank my blood
All hope is revenge, blood for good
Revenge is my only hope, I seek bloodshed for justice
[chorus]
The chorus repeats the desire for revenge and the call to arms
Night has come, remember old spells
The night has arrived and I remember the magic of my past
I move my hands, my lungs can now breath
As a spirit, I am able to move and breathe again
Here I say, hence I must be free
I declare that I must be liberated from my curse
All is true, my body still creeps
Everything I see is real and it sends shivers down my spirit
Shake your hair, my sweet beast of hell
My demonic companion, shake your hair and adorn your claws
Tint your claws, I will kiss you soon
Color your claws and sharpen them, for we will reunite soon
You can't hide, your smell I sure know well
I can sense and track down my enemy's presence
Cry loudly now, for it's your last moon
My enemy shall cry out before their end on this night
[chorus]
The chorus repeats the desire for revenge and the call to arms
You will see that dream is oblivion
My enemy will realize that their life, their dreams, will end in nothingness
You will feel the hurt of my anger
My enemy will experience the pain of my wrath
Now it's the time, all your life is over
The time of reckoning has arrived, it is the end of my enemy's life
And for my soul, time is the avenger
For my eternal soul, time is the one who will bring my justice
Contributed by Ryan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.