Ars Musica (album)

Ars Musica
Studio album by
Released18 June 2013
RecordedLate 2012
GenresPower metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal
Length55:55
LabelScarlet Records
Dark Moor chronology
Ancestral Romance
(2010)
Ars Musica
(2013)
Project X
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[1]
Rock HardStarStarStar[2]
Metal.deStarStarStar[3]
Powermetal.deStarStarStarStarStar[4]
KaaoszineStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[5]
Heavymetal.dkStarStarStar[6]
Dead RhetoricStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star[7]
Metal Hammer NorwayStar[8]

Ars Musica is the ninth studio album by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor, released on 18 June 2013.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Ars Musica (Intro)" - 02:05
  2. "First Lance of Spain" - 05:06
  3. "This Is My Way" - 04:17
  4. "The Road Again" - 04:34
  5. "Together as Ever" - 04:53
  6. "The City of Peace" - 04:08
  7. "Gara and Jonay" - 04:27
  8. "Living in a Nightmare" - 04:22
  9. "El Último Rey" - 05:18
  10. "St. James Way" - 04:07
  11. "Asturias (Outro suite)" - 05:32
  12. "The Road Again" (Acoustic version - Bonus track on some CDs) - 02:43
  13. "Living in a Nightmare" (Orchestral version - Bonus track on some CDs) - 04:19

Japanese edition bonus disc

These tracks are orchestral versions of some songs including a bonus track.

  1. "The Road Again (Acoustic version)" - 02:43
  2. "Living in a Nightmare" - 04:19
  3. "This Is My Way" - 04:06
  4. "Together As Ever" - 04:15
  5. "El Último Rey" - 04:38
  6. "First Lance Of Spain" - 04:57
  7. "Bohemian Caprice (Bonus Track)" - 02:51

Personnel

  • Alfred Romero - vocals & acoustic guitars
  • Enrik García - guitars & piano
  • Mario García - bass
  • Roberto Cappa - drums

Additional musicians

  • Berenice Musa - soprano voice
  • Luigi Stefanini - piano on #03, hammond organ on #06

Production

  • Luigi Stefanini - Producer
  • Nathlia Suellen - Cover art

References

  1. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Ars Musica Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "DARK MOOR - Ars Musica". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Frederik (17 June 2013). "Dark Moor - Ars Musica". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Hang, Mai Le (15 June 2013). "Für gestandene Fans ein Alptraum!". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Salmela, Tia (21 June 2013). "Dark Moor – Ars Musica". Kaaoszine (review) (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dark Moor Ars Musica". Heavymetal.dk (review) (in Danish). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Gehlke, David E. (23 June 2013). "Dark Moor – Ars Musica (Scarlet Records)". Dead Rhetoric (review). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Silihagen, Pål J. (2013). "DARK MOOR Ars Musica". Metal Hammer Norway (review) (in Norwegian). No. 6.
  9. ↑ cal, CROM. "Album Title & Artwork Revealed By Dark Moor". Metal Underground. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

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