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  Rough Edge: Dark Moor CD Reviews
I was sufficiently impressed at that time to realize that Dark Moor had the goods to separate themselves from the multitude of average power metal bands that seemed to be proliferating with great intensity at that time.
Dark Moor is Alfred Romero on lead and backing vocals, Enrik Garcia on guitars and backing vocals, Daniel Fernandez on bass, and Andy C. on drums.
Dark Moor: Alfred Romero on lead vocals, Enrik Garcia on guitars, Jose Garrido on guitars, Anan Kaddouri on bass, and Andy C. on drums.
www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/d/darkmoor.htm   (640 words)

  
 Metallian.com - Dark Moor
Madrid-based Dark Moor was formed in 1994, although the recording of the debut was only in the summer of 1999.
Dark Moor was recorded at New Sin and mastered at Finnvox in Finland.
The new Dark Moor CD could have easily turned out to be yet another of those so-called power metal albums which are drenched in keyboards that Europeans seem to like.
www.metallian.com /darkmoor.htm   (776 words)

  
       . Epic Dream ...
Dark Moor was formed in 1994 in Madrid (Spain) & recorded their debut album "Shadowland" in the summer of 1999.
Dark Moor began the recording sessions of their second album "The Hall Of The Olden Dreams" in August 2000 at New Sin Studios with the producer Luigi Stefanini.
Dark Moor began the recording of their third album "The Gates Of Oblivion" in the autumn of 2001 at New Sin Studios.Dark Moor signed with the major label J.V.C for the Asia.
fan.shinydust.net /darkmoor/about.php   (376 words)

  
 DARK MOOR official website
Dark Moor han vuelto a superarse a si mismos aportando nuevos elementos que enriquecen sus composiciones pero si renegar de ese sonido sinfónico tan propio.
Dark Moor thrive on gigantic, epic sing-along choruses, meaty riffing and sweeping distorted electric guitar runs that are of a sonority that typifies the group as a power metal act.
Dark Moor is still trying to find their niche with their new line-up and I really like the songs and the sound of this album but it just doesn't have enough killer tracks to give it a much higher score as an outstanding album.
www.dark-moor.com /reviews.htm   (13666 words)

  
 Dark Moor biography @ Tartareandesire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dark Moor was formed in 1994 in Madrid (Spain).Dark Moor recorded their debut album ``Shadowland´´ in the summer of 1999.This Cd was released in Germany & Brazil, getting also a big success in the Japanese market.
Dark Moor began the recording sessions of their second album ``The Hall Of The Olden Dreams´´ in August 2000 at New Sin Studios with the producer Luigi Stefanini (Labÿrinth, Domine, White Skull...
Dark Moor signed with the major label J.V.C for the Asian market, ``The Gates Of Oblivion´´ was the first Dark Moor´s album licensed for U.S.A & Canada, furthermore in all the countries where ``The Hall Of The Olden Dreams´´ was licensed.
www.tartareandesire.com /bands/darkmoor.html   (275 words)

  
 Album Review DARK MOOR-The Hall of the Olden Dreams :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
That said, Dark Moor fits pretty comfortably in what Steppenvvolf calls "elfes and wizards metal"; the band's particular penchants make me think "Disney metal" would be a better tag.
Dark Moor's arrangements are quite well done, avoiding the cookie-cutter patterns that bands like Primal Fear employ without end.
While Dark Moor's drummer is without a doubt skilled and does the job he is given perfectly well, the band relies primarily on only the few principle tried and true Euro power metal beats, without much variety.
www.maelstrom.nu /ezine/review_iss4_110.php   (381 words)

  
 Metal Express   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I had the pleasure to see Dark Moor on home turf a year and a half ago, and they stripped down the orchestra parts a bit and crushed as a twin guitar attack.
Anyway, Dark Moor has found the right person for the job, and I am sure they will be able to present their full back catalogue in a successful way with Alfred centre stage.
Though Dark Moor has released a fine record, it is not their best to date, in my always very humble opinion.
www.metalexpress.no /showreviews.asp?id=502   (717 words)

  
 Dark Moor interview @ Tartareandesire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This interview with the guitarist Enrik Garcia of Dark Moor was done through e-mail in May 2003 by Sam Chronic.
He is very good for Dark Moor, I like his voice very much and I think that our fans will accept him very well.
Dark Moor wants to mean a melancholic place where the Art is over the money.
www.tartareandesire.com /interviews/darkmoor2.html   (653 words)

  
 Dark Moor | MUSICA.MUSTDIE.RU
DARK MOOR their new album will be entitled "Beyond The Sea", the band has just finished the recording sessions at New Sin Studios in Italy.
DARK MOOR have finished the recording of their fourth album іDark MoorІ at New Sin Studios.
Dark Moor 4 new tracks have been recorded for a special edition album to be released on 21.04.2003.This album will contain in total 8 tracks where fans can we find 4 tracks never released in the European market, too.
musica.mustdie.ru /en/band/dark_moor   (563 words)

  
 Album Review DARK MOOR-The Gates of Oblivion :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Once again, Dark Moor shows that it is improving in huge leaps from album to album.
Dark Moor is also stepping away from sounding a great deal like their idols Angra.
The Dark Moor sound that was strongly established on The Hall...
www.maelstrom.nu /ezine/review_iss9_387.php?osCsid=719a7e7f47c31759666aad61b6cee139   (520 words)

  
 .: Metal Storm - Dark Moor - Beyond The Sea - review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Spain’s largest Metal act, Dark Moor, returns with their sixth full-length album, their second after the big departure, when half the band left and created a new band, Dreamaker, and among them one of Dark Moor’s largest hallmarks, the female vocalist Elisa C. Martin.
Now Dark Moor is just a four-piece band, since the only remaining original member and band leader Enrik decided that he would be the only guitarist, and new bassist Daniel Fernandez joined.
The new Dark Moor is still developing, and where it will end I don’t know, but as long Enrik goes on writing good songs and Alfred is singing as good as he does, I’m not afraid.
metalstorm.ee /bands/review.php?id=3077&band_id=dark_moor&...   (812 words)

  
 THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - DARK MOOR - s/t
This is the fourth proper full-length from DARK MOOR and their first after the much-publicized split that divided the band in two.
Now I was never a huge DARK MOOR fan to begin with, so I was more than willing to give this a listen and the advance single "From Hell" sounded really good.
"Dark Moor" certainly proves that there is still life in this band and that they have real potential, but it falls prey to too many of the same flaws that have always kept this band from the first rank.
www.metal-observer.com /articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=3338   (488 words)

  
 Slake Archive - Upon A Moon-Dark Moor
And Maggie knew from the first day she saw her cousin that he was as mysterious and untameable as the moors that stretched endlessly along the sea.
She had lived a virtual prisoner in a mansion haunted by dark secrets, a father's cruelty, and a stepmother's cunning.
On the starlit moor the seeds of a forbidden desire would grow, spawning a love so strong that no power on this earth could deny its rapture-though its consequences could destroy them both...
www.slake.com /rnd/book.asp?bid=6234   (257 words)

  
 KamForum - Official Kamelot Discussion Board -> darkmoor
She left Dark Moor and went to Fairyland (another great band, if you like dark Moor you'll like them too, they have some of the best orchestrations I've ever heard).
The thing that puts fairyland ahead is their keyboards and orchestrations, Dark Moor had far better guitars.
dark moor are a great band, one of the few power metal bands here at spain.
www.kamelot.com /kamforum/index.php?act=findpost&pid=65263   (756 words)

  
 dark_moor
By now Spanish Dark Moor should be a band that needs no further introduction but some major changes have occured.
The press release states that Dark Moor is more intense, more original and heavier than previous releases and I have to say that for once the information is quite true.
The biggest difference between the old and the new Dark Moor though, is of course in the vocal department.
www.metalcovenant.com /pages/cdreviews/dark_moor.htm   (1015 words)

  
 eBay - dark moor, CDs, Music items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
DARK MOOR the gates + 1 (epic female vocals) rhapsody
Upon a Moon Dark Moor by Rebecca Brandewyne; Rebecca Br
The Moor Is Dark Beneath the Moon - Watmough, Dav *NEW
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=dark+moor&newu=1&krd=1   (544 words)

  
 PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY BJØRNAR BEVOLDEN
Dark Moor is blessed with an excellent, powerful, masculine sounding vocalist in Elisa Martin [yes, that is female - Non-Female Editor (PPO)].
Even though I prefer their previous disc over their new CD, the new album is damn close in quality and should take Dark Moor to new heights.
Dark Moor belong in the elite of the genre and with this album I am positive that they will gain even more fans worldwide.
www.progressiveworld.net /darkmoor.html   (370 words)

  
 Transcending the Mundane: Interview with Dark Moor
In the meantime the former members of Dark Moor have formed a new band called Dreamaker.
for collectors and true fans of Dark Moor but I can´t consider it just as an e.p., there are eight tracks, four new exclusive tracks and the bonus tracks which were included in the Korean and Japanese editions of our previous albums, I think most of the people will not have them.
The new Dark Moor is a new project full of music and work.
www.basementbar.com /InterviewN1.asp?ID=297   (670 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DARK MOOR Part Ways With ARISE, Seek New Label Home
Spanish metallers DARK MOOR have parted ways with Arise Records and are currently seeking a new label home.
DARK MOOR's latest album, "Beyond the Sea", was issued in early 2005 via Arise Records.
The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46279   (171 words)

  
 BNR Metal Pages -- Dark Moor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dark Moor is one of Spain's leading power metal bands, having formed in 1993 and releasing a string of albums starting with Shadowland in 1999.
It's well done, but the songs are a tad samey, and apart from being fronted by a female vocalist (the very capable Elisa Martin), there's not really a lot to distinguish Dark Moor from the many other bands playing this style -- at this juncture they have yet to forge a truly unique identity.
Martin has since surfaced in Fairyland, while the remaining duo has recruited a new lineup and continues to flourish.
www.bnrmetal.com /groups/damo.htm   (172 words)

  
 DigitalMetal.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But the Spanish six-piece, Dark Moor, offer more than just swashbuckling lyrics and fruity keyboard arrangements.
In fact, their music is rich with fanciful yet often dark (hence the name?) guitar play balanced by mature keyboard work more reminiscent of Blind Guardian than Luca Turilli.
Dark Moor tackles the stylistic side of the genre with the typical conventions, a keyboard intro track and the requisite ballad, but maintains several unique elements in their music.
www.digitalmetal.com /reviews.asp?cid=4144   (332 words)

  
 TI270203-08   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The closure of Moor Avenue at the junction with Moorland Road would not require construction of a ‘turning area’ as it could be provided within the existing junction between Moor Avenue and Dark Lane.
Representations have also been made by Dark Lane residents for the position of the junction between Dark Lane and the New Link Road to be moved south to improve the safety of the new junction.
The original concerns about the provision of a junction between Dark Lane and the new link road were that if large volumes of traffic were turning right into the junction from the link road, traffic may queue back to the new Burford Road signalised junction and cause a safety problem.
www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk /hlpdownloads/TI270203-08.htm   (1882 words)

  
 Metallian.com - Dreamaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dreamaker was conjured in 2003 by former Dark Moor members vocalist Elisa C. Martín, guitarist Albert Maroto, keyboardist Roberto P. Camus and drummer Jorge Sáez who left the latter band for the usual musical differences.
Dreamaker is an offshoot of Dark Moor which is also on Arise Records.
Still, given a limited budget Dark Moor's Beyond The Sea is the way to go.
www.metallian.com /dreamaker.htm   (270 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DARK MOOR Finalize Track Listing For New Album
Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR have finalized the track listing for their fourth, self-titled album, due on November 24 through Arise Records.
So in essence their name means "fl muslim man" Moor as in Othello moor.
Moor as in open land covered in moss.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=15338   (190 words)

  
 DARK MOOR
It is a really important factor in Dark Moor´s music, besides, she is incredible live.
In fact, everybody is important in the band an there is no place here for egocentrism or believing that we are important, we have always worked with humility and we are always willing to talk to our fans.
Elisa has been in Dark moor for many years and in the beginning it was quite difficult for her because there were not many women in metal but I think that is really good that we leave prejudices behind, because a women can make metal music the sam or better than a man.
www.musicextreme.com /darkmoor.htm   (708 words)

  
 THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - DARK MOOR - Between Light And Darkness
"Between Light And Darkness" is the title of a new 8 track CD, which marks the end of an era, the last recording with singer Elisa C. Martin and guitarist Albert Maroto, who left the band (or was she left?) not long ago.
And this side is something very interesting and has a very basic and natural feel, because it puts the song into the foreground, without any bombast or anything and which also shows that DARK MOOR is more than the epic Power Metal that they are known for.
And in a song like "A Lament Of Misery" Elisa also shows us that she has a powerful voice that is a very nice change to the sopranos that we are treated with oh so often within the realms of Metal.
www.metal-observer.com /articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=2370   (290 words)

  
 Metal-Rules.com
Dark Moor is back with their third album THE GATES OF OBLIVION.
None of the speed and power has been lost at all on their third full-length release and in fact things are just better than ever for this band.
For those of you who don’t know much about the band, Dark Moor play speedy power metal with lots of orchestration in the vein of bands like Rhapsody, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Helloween etc. Female vocalist Elisa Martin fronts the band.
www.metal-rules.com /review/viewreview.php?band=dark&album=&post_by=&rating=&month=&year=&pos=10   (587 words)

  
 XV. When I went Home to Mother. Riis, Jacob A. 1901. The Making of an American.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
How, robbed of one-third of their country by a faithless foe, they had set about with indomitable energy to reclaim the arid moor, and in one generation laid under the plough or planted as woodland as great an area as that which had been stolen from them.
I was born on the edge of it, and once its majesty has sunk into a human soul, that soul is forever after attuned to it.
When I see, rising out of the dark moor, the lonely cairn that sheltered the bones of my fathers before the White Christ preached peace to their land, a great yearning comes over me. There I want to lay mine.
www.bartleby.com /207/15.html   (4964 words)

  
 DARK MOOR official website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NEW CD Dark Moor has begun writing new material for their next album, wich is planned to be recorded by the second half of this year 2006.
Dark Moor have finished shooting the video for the song "Before the Duel".Coming soon in this web!.
Dark Moor are confirmed as the second headliner for Italy’s Scaligero Metal Party, taking place on May 7th 2005 in Verona,Italy.
www.dark-moor.com /principaling.htm   (261 words)

  
 Information on Dark Moor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dark Moor began the recording of their third album ``The Gates Of Oblivion '' in the autumn of 2001 at New Sin Studios.Dark Moor signed with the major label J.V.C for the Asia.
After the first part of the Tour,Robert (Keyboards) left the band and it owes to the band to finish the Tour with a guest musician.
Dark Moor is currently signed with Arise Records
www.enslavedbymetal.com /band.html?bandid=14   (410 words)

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