Beyond the Sea (Dark Moor album)

Beyond the Sea is the fifth full-length album by Spanish neo-classical metal band Dark Moor.

Beyond the Sea
Studio album by
Dark Moor
Released28 February 2005
RecordedNew Sin Studios, M20 Studios, May–October 2004
GenreNeo-classical metal, power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal
Length50:23
LabelArise
ProducerLuigi Stefanini, Enrik García, Big Simon
Dark Moor chronology
Dark Moor
(2003)		 Beyond the Sea
(2005)		 Tarot
(2007)

Recorded in 2004, it was released in early 2005.[1] It is the band's first record to feature new bassist Dani Fernández. The song "Beyond the Sea" was featured on a compilation in the memory of producer Big Simon.

Track listing
  1. "Before the Duel" - 3:50
  2. "Miracles" - 6:11
  3. "Houdini's Great Escapade" - 4:59
  4. "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" - 0:52
  5. "The Silver Key" - 6:15
  6. "Green Eyes" - 4:36
  7. "Going On" - 4:41
  8. "Beyond the Sea" - 3:57
  9. "Julius Caesar (Interlude)" - 2:23
  10. "Alea Jacta" - 5:01
  11. "Vivaldi's Winter (Bonus track)", (includes 2-minute silence and a hidden piano-only track) - 7:40
  12. "Innocence" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:06

Personnel
  • Alfred Romero - vocals & choirs, acoustic guitars
  • Enrik García - guitars, guttural voice
  • Dani Fernández - bass
  • Andy C. - drums, piano

Additional musicians
  • Dobrin Ionela - choirs
  • Mamen Castaño - choirs
  • Nacho Ruiz - choirs
  • José Garrido - choirs
  • Kiko Hagall - choirs
  • Marcial Ortiz - choirs
  • Juan Vidal - choirs
  • Elena Canales - choirs
  • Lucia Ribera - choirs
  • Tina Alonso - choirs
  • Yolanda Alonso - choirs

Concepts
  • "The Silver Key" is based on the "Dreamlands" of H. P. Lovecraft.
  • "Green Eyes" is based on the story of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spanish poet 1836-1870)
  • "Julius Caesar" and "Alea Jacta" are based on Julius Caesar, a Roman military and political leader.
  • "Vivaldi's Winter" is a metal version of an Antonio Lucio Vivaldi's composition. This track includes a silence about 5 min 40 sec in between "Vivaldi's Winter" and "noname Piano Music".

References
  1. "Dark Moor - Beyond the Sea". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21.



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