Eppur Si Muove
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April 26, 2004 |
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| Label (s) | Drakkar Entertainment | |||
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10 |
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running time |
50 min 16 s |
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Studio (s) |
Roth Recording Studio |
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Eppur Si Muove is the third studio and concept album by the medieval metal band Haggard . It is about Galileo Galilei and means something like "... and it (the earth) moves", the legendary saying of the Italian philosopher and astronomer . It was released on April 26, 2004, three years after the live album Awaking the Gods and four years after the studio album Awaking the Centuries .
Songwriting
Asis Nasseri, the creative head of the band, had Count Drakul's theme in mind when he started developing the album . So he developed material for it, but was not satisfied with it. Among other things, because the topic has already been taken up by many other performers. Galileo offered himself to Asis, as he says he is a big fan of the Middle Ages and astronomy and also finds Italy very interesting. Therefore the old material had to be recomposed first. Since the original theme was very dark, this was also found in the songs, which were kept exclusively in minor . This made it possible to integrate happier major elements, such as those found in "Of A Might Divine", for example. With the exception of “Menuetto In Fa-Minore” and “Gavotta In Si-Minore”, all songs and compositions are by Asis Nasseri. The two songs are by Robert von Greding , who no longer plays with Haggard for lack of time.
Mr. Mannelig
Asis chose Mr. Mannelig because, in his opinion, no band has interpreted the piece correctly. So he set about editing it according to his ideas. In Asis' opinion, the piece is noble and spherical, which is why he consciously chose a calm instrumentation and the exclusive use of operatic voices also served this purpose. The original Swedish text has been rewritten into Italian to better fit the rest of the album. The content of this song is not directly related to the rest of the topic. For a while, Asis considered adapting the track to the album, but then decided against it, as otherwise it would have lost too much of its identity. Two different versions were set to music as Haggard was often asked by journalists and radio stations if the band didn't also have a short, catchy piece. The short version is longer than the long version because it includes a pause after the three-minute song and then a 50-second classical, orchestral and instrumental piece.
Track list
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- All'inizio è La Morte - 6:50 (text and music: Asis Nasseri)
- Menuetto In Fa-Minore - 1:16 (instrumental - Music: Robert von Greding)
- Per Aspera Ad Astra - 6:40 (text and music: Asis Nasseri)
- Of a Might Divine - 8:20 (text and music: Asis Nasseri)
- Gavotta In Si-Minore - 0:58 (instrumental - Music: Robert von Greding)
- Mr. Mannelig - 4:50 (Text: Asis Nasseri; Music: traditional)
- The Observer - 4:40 (Text and music: Asis Nasseri)
- Eppur Si Muove - 8:19 (text and music: Asis Nasseri)
- Larghetto / Epilogo Adagio - 2:13 (instrumental - Music: Hans Wolf)
- Herr Mannelig (short version) - 6:10 (Text: Asis Nasseri; Music: traditional)
review
Critics praise the album, not least because Haggard skilfully combines classic and metal parts.
"Galileo lived during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, so it is not surprising that baroque sounds can be heard on the CD, which almost perfectly create an atmosphere that really makes you feel transported back to the 17th century."
“Another masterpiece of medieval classical music, paired with rumbling death metal riffs, is waiting to be bought by you. This musical journey into the dark ages is also a stroke of genius penned by Asis, who knows like no other how to combine classical elements and aggressive metal in a harmony and credibility that has never been heard before. "
"All the songs are scheduled one after the other so that you can see Galileo's life from the first to the last track before his eyes."
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b skipmag.de: Interview with Asis Nasseri ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b vampster.com: Review of Eppur Si Muove
- ↑ officialcharts.de: Eppur Si Muove in the German album charts
- ↑ rockhard.de: Review of Eppur Si Muove
- ↑ emp.de: Review by Eppur Si Muove ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
