Dark Moor

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Dark Moor
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General information
Genre (s) Power metal , symphonic metal
founding 1993
Website www.dark-moor.com
Founding members
Enrik García
guitar
 Javier Rubio (up to?)
Current occupation
Alfred Romero (since 2003)
guitar
 Enrik García
Mario García (since?)
Roberto Cappa (since 2006)
former members
singing
 Elisa C. Martín (1999-2003)
guitar
 Albert Maroto (1999-2003)
Drums
 Jorge Sáez (1999-2003)
bass
 Anan Kaddouri (1999-2004)
Roberto Peña De Camus (1999-2002)
guitar
 Jose Garrido (2003-2004)
Drums
 Andy C. (2003-2006)
bass
 Daniel Fernández (2004–?)

Dark Moor is a power metal band from Spain . Since it was founded in 1993, it has released eight albums and survived a re-formation in 2003.

history

Dark Moor was founded in Madrid in 1993 by the two guitarists Enrik García and Javier Rubio and in the first few years it was mainly characterized by the comings and goings of band members. It was not until 1999 when Elisa C. Martín and Albert Maroto joined Enrik García, Anan Kaddouri and Jorge Saez that the band became more stable. Shortly after signing a record deal with Arise Records , the members decided to add a keyboard player to their lineup, who was found in Roberto Peña De Camus. In the summer of 1999, the debut album Shadowland was released , followed by a tour of Spain as the opening act for Demons & Wizards , which brought the band to fame.

In August 2000, the New Sin Studios in Italy began recording the second studio album The Hall of the Olden Dreams with producer Luigi Stefanini, who is also the producer for most of the band's other projects. Appearances at some festivals and participation in the Helloween - tribute album The Keepers of Jericho - A Tribute To Helloween the band gain a name for itself outside Spain. Nevertheless, the EP The Fall Of Melnibone was released in June 2001 with a circulation of 1,500 copies exclusively for the Spanish market.

During the recording work for the third album The Gates Of Oblivion in autumn 2001, the band signed a distribution contract for the Asian region with the JVC label . During the following tour, keyboardist Roberto Peña De Camus left the band, so Dark Moor had to do the rest of the gigs with guest musician Isabel García.

In August 2003, Dark Moor recorded four acoustic tracks with the assistance of a string quartet, which appeared on the album Between Light and Darkness . During the work on this album, differences of opinion arose regarding the musical direction, whereupon front woman Elisa C. Martin, guitarist Albert Maroto and drummer Jorge Sáez left the band and founded the Dreamaker project . For the next album, Enrik García and Anan Kaddouri found a new singer in Alfred Romero. The lineup was supplemented by Andy C. and José Garrido, the latter of whom was gone shortly after the recording of Dark Moor was finished. Since Anan Kaddouri also left the band, from 2004 only Enrik García of the first line-up is over. Daniel Fernández is replacing Kaddouri. In 2005 Beyond the Sea was created with this line-up .

In early 2006, Arise Records canceled the contract with Dark Moor. The band started work on the next album anyway, in the summer of 2006 Andy C. quit due to scheduling problems and was replaced by Roberto Cappa. In November 2006 the band signed with the Italian label Scarlet Records, where the concept album Tarot was released in early 2007 .

Discography

Studio albums

  • Shadowland (1999)
  • The Hall of the Olden Dreams (2000)
  • The Fall of Melnibone (EP, 2001)
  • The Gates of Oblivion (2002)
  • Between Light and Darkness (EP, 2003)
  • Dark Moor (2003)
  • Beyond the Sea (2005)
  • Tarot (2007)
  • Autumnal (2009)
  • Ancestral Romance (2010)
  • Ars Musica (2013)
  • Project X (2015)

Demos

  • Tales of the Dark Moor (1996)
  • Dreams of Madness (1998)
  • Flying (1999)

Singles and video

  • The Fall of Melnibone (2001)
  • From Hell (2003)
  • Before the Duel (2005)
  • The Chariot (2007)
  • Wheel of Fortune (2007)
  • On the Hill of Dreams (2009)
  • Love from the Stone (2010)
  • The Road Again (2013)

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