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Dark Moor began its emergence into the metal world in Madrid in 1993 as the brainchild of guitarists Enrik Garcia and Javier Rubio. Three years later the first recorded material surfaced on the demo Tales Of The Dark Moor. After two male singers left the band, and the eventual departure and replacement of founding member Javier Rubio the band would find themselves a female vocalist by the name of Elisa C. Martin who would contribute to two demos, two EPs and three full-length albums. Along the way the band shed its skin of many members including Elisa in 2003.
As of this review the only founding member left with the band is Enrik Garcia and they’ve once again employed the talents of a male singer in Alfred Romero. This new album, Beyond The Sea, is his second with the band after 2003’s self-titled release. Once again we find the band playing a fairly typical form of European power metal — their only flaw: mid- to high-range vocals (occasionally including some almost-death metal growls), big hooks, fast staccato riffs, solos, keyboards, double bass, all the usual suspects.
Dark Moor has always been a great power metal band and even with the loss of the excellent Elisa Martin on vocals they still continue to produce excellent material. Never skipping a beat. This new album will not disappoint fans of old, nor turn away newcomers interested in the band. If you like power metal, you’ll like this album; you’ll like all of their albums.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Before The Duel |
| 2. Miracle |
| 3. Houdini’s The Great Escapade |
| 4. Through The Gates Of The Silver Key (Interlude) |
| 5. The Silver Key |
| 6. Green Eyes |
| 7. Going On |
| 8. Beyond The Sea |
| 9. Iulius Caesar (Interlude) |
| 10. Alea Jacta |
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