Tags
Language
Tags
March 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
25 26 27 28 29 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6

Dark Moor - Ars Musica (2013,2CD) (Japan MICP-20004)

Posted By: apocalipsys2014
Dark Moor - Ars Musica (2013,2CD) (Japan MICP-20004)

Dark Moor - Ars Musica (2013, 2CD)
Year & Label: 2013, Avalon/Marcuee Inc., Japan | CD#: MICP-20004
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 600 dpi) | File-hosts: Uploaded.net
Power Metal | FLAC: 550 MB | Artwork: 140 MB | MP3: 180 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery

EAC Secure-rip with LOG+CUE+COVERS | Source: torrents
Japanese edition with bonus CD

Dark Moor has, for whatever reasons that affect a band’s demographics, flown under the radars of the power metal scanning systems for years. Their efforts, often compared to the likes of Rhapsody of Fire and Blind Guardian, are mostly fresh, riveting pieces of fantastic power metal—the kind of stuff that imprisons your mind and soul whenever they’re given the chance to do so. I’m not going to make any rash comparisons between “Ars Musica” and Dark Moor’s other albums as I’m not horribly familiar with the bulk of them, but I will say “Ars Musica” is overall outstanding. Dark Moor’s efforts are as elegant as they are magnetic; gushing with songs that are confident, daring, catchy, and pristine, yet showing a degree of boldness that doesn’t transcend into ridiculousness or something gimmicky.

With the flag of their Spanish heritage flying high—they have a song here entitled “The First Lance of Spain” for crying out loud—Dark Moor produces a hefty feast of grandiose power metal baptized in minor symphonic/orchestral influences and instruments. The songs aren’t radically different from one another, yet there’s a lot going on in each tune to give each one its own unique tint. The first number, “The First Lance of Spain,” doesn’t differ too radically from other tracks like “The City of Peace,” but the melodies and flares are often calculated and manufactured differently. That said, the aforementioned songs are two examples of the sheer excellence here. The riffs and solos are dramatic and demanding, and Alfred Romero, Dark Moor’s vocalist, proves he is one of the unsung heroes of power metal with one of its most amazingly graceful and versatile voices.

It’s not like Dark Moor used some magic orb which blesses its user with awesome musical abilities to make “Ars Musica” so good; they’re just fantastic at writing cohesive, addicting anthems that have a lot of color yet not overloading with it. In fact, some of the more serious numbers, especially “Together as Ever,” are the album’s prime cuts. However, that is not to imply more chaotic songs like “Living in a Nightmare” deserve participation ribbons—Dark Moor has the game mastered no matter what they do. Female vocals are used semi-frequently behind Romero’s bellowing, and the orchestral elements are never underplayed or overcooked. The bass has an enormous presence here as well, and there are several songs in which Mario Garcia hammers out an organized bass lead and takes complete control of the whole portrait. Me gusta.

However, “Spanish Suite (Asturias),” one of those neoclassical instrumental bits, runs a little too long and has pacing issues that throw it off a bit—not a horrible song, but it is far from the lush territory of its cohorts. “Ars Musica” is otherwise a stupendous experience of enchantment and supremacy by one of power metal’s strongest titans. This, ladies and gentlemen, is an album from a band that knows what it’s doing, and you’ll be enthralled by Dark Moor’s magic minutes after the power of “Ars Musica” has created an ethereal portal to an enticing world where first-rate power metal rules the day. The classy gentlemen of Dark Moor may not be overlords of their niche, yet they’re far from being a one-trick pony or a temporary flavor that’ll fizzle out. Check this out, now.

www.metal-archives.com
Musicians:

Vocals : Alfred Romero
Guitars : Enrik García
Bass : Mario García González
Drums : Roberto Cappa

Recorded and mixed at New Sin Studios between January and February 2013, Italy
Mastered at New Sin Studios

CD1 Track List:

01. Ars Musica (Intro) [2:06]
02. First Lance of Spain [4:57]
03. This Is My Way [4:09]
04. The Road Again [4:32]
05. Together as Ever [4:43]
06. The City of Peace [4:00]
07. Gara and Jonay [4:17]
08. Living in a Nightmare [4:13]
09. El Ultimo Rey [5:07]
10. St. James Way [3:59]
11. Spanish Suite (Asturias) [5:22]
12. The Road Again (Acoustic version - Bonus track) [2:38]
13. Living in a Nightmare (Orchestral version - Bonus track) [4:11]

CD2 Track List:

01. This Is My Way (Orchestral Version) [4:08]
02. Together As Ever (Orchestral Version) [4:15]
03. El Ultimo Rey (Orchestral Version) [4:39]
04. First Lance Of Spain (Orchestral Version) [4:58]
05. Bohemian Caprice (Bonus Track) [2:50]

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 28. June 2013, 13:15

Dark Moor / Ars Musica

Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:05.43 | 0 | 9417
2 | 2:05.43 | 4:57.30 | 9418 | 31722
3 | 7:02.73 | 4:09.06 | 31723 | 50403
4 | 11:12.04 | 4:32.23 | 50404 | 70826
5 | 15:44.27 | 4:43.30 | 70827 | 92081
6 | 20:27.57 | 4:00.13 | 92082 | 110094
7 | 24:27.70 | 4:16.69 | 110095 | 129363
8 | 28:44.64 | 4:12.39 | 129364 | 148302
9 | 32:57.28 | 5:07.11 | 148303 | 171338
10 | 38:04.39 | 3:59.20 | 171339 | 189283
11 | 42:03.59 | 5:22.11 | 189284 | 213444
12 | 47:25.70 | 2:37.62 | 213445 | 225281
13 | 50:03.57 | 4:11.30 | 225282 | 244136


Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename C:\Music\Dark Moor - Ars Musica (Japanese Limited Edition) - 2013\SHM-CD\Dark Moor - Ars Musica.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 6.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F5360DC3
Copy CRC F5360DC3
Copy OK

No errors occurred


AccurateRip summary

Track 1 not present in database
Track 2 not present in database
Track 3 not present in database
Track 4 not present in database
Track 5 not present in database
Track 6 not present in database
Track 7 not present in database
Track 8 not present in database
Track 9 not present in database
Track 10 not present in database
Track 11 not present in database
Track 12 not present in database
Track 13 not present in database

None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

End of status report

==========================================================

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 28. June 2013, 13:43

Dark Moor / Ars Musica

Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 4:07.52 | 0 | 18576
2 | 4:07.52 | 4:15.10 | 18577 | 37711
3 | 8:22.62 | 4:38.66 | 37712 | 58627
4 | 13:01.53 | 4:57.65 | 58628 | 80967
5 | 17:59.43 | 2:50.17 | 80968 | 93734


Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename C:\Music\Dark Moor - Ars Musica (Japanese Limited Edition) - 2013\CD\Dark Moor - Ars Musica.wav

Peak level 99.0 %
Extraction speed 5.6 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 781AC7CC
Copy CRC 781AC7CC
Copy OK

No errors occurred


AccurateRip summary

Track 1 not present in database
Track 2 not present in database
Track 3 not present in database
Track 4 not present in database
Track 5 not present in database

None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

End of status report

Not my rip, not my scan-job. Thx very much to the original uploader!
5% WinRar Recovery Record for all files.
Try before you might buy. Support the artists you like and buy their stuff whenever you can afford it.
FLAC, image + atrwork or mp3 at Uploaded.net:
CD1 FLAC | CD2 FLAC | CD1 Mp3 320 kbps | CD2 Mp3 320 kbps | Artwork |