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I must say that Dark Moor have done a bold move with their
brand new album "Between Light And Darkness". Those of you who know this
band from before are probably quite fond of their melodic neo-classical power
metal riffing and powerful choruses but this is something you will have to do
without on this album. Instead the band have decided to make this an all
acoustic and orchestral album which really doesn't have that much to do with
metal at all but is more of classical music. It opens up with the beautiful
acoustic lullaby "Memories" with Elisa's charming Spanish accent, an accent
that unfortunately grows a little annoying in a few songs. I am actually a fan
of this Madrid based band since before and I really enjoy classical music when
it is done well but unfortunately Dark Moor have failed slightly for the first
time in their career. While the music itself isn't that bad at all the vocals
from Elisa doesn't go very well with it and like many other power metal bands
Dark Moor doesn't quite show themselves at their best when they do calm
songs. This album isn't all about acoustic guitars and classical
orchestration though and towards the end there are a couple of metal songs as
well, including "Mistery Of Goddess" where you can at least get a feeling of
the real Dark Moor. There are plenty of guest musicians featured here, among
them musicians playing harp, violins, piano and cello. The vocalists from
fellow Madrid inhabitants and label mates Arwen also contribute with their
voices. It is far from being a bad album but we all know that Dark Moor can do
better than this. It will nonetheless be interesting to see if Dark Moor can
go on as before now that the majority of the band members have left the band,
including the female vocalist Elisa. Fans of orchestral music į la Rhapsody
who don't mind a smoother less metallic sound should be able to enjoy this
album. Stand-out tracks: "Memories", "Mistery Of Goddess", "Dies
Irae".
| Tracklist |
1. Memories |
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2. From Dawn To Dusk 3. A Lament Of Misery 4. Echoes Of The |
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Sea 5. Mistery Of Goddess 6. The Shadow Of The Nile 7. |
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Dies Irae 8. The Fall Of Melnibonč |
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