#Dark Moor

[metalsongoftheday]

Thursday, August 29: Dark Moor, "Dragon into the Fire"

“Dragon into the Fire” was incredibly on the nose, but that was probably what Dark Moor had to be if they were to jump into the power metal fray right as Stratovarius and Rhapsody were beginning to take off on the international stage.  As Spain’s main entry into the subgenre, the group went all in on the noodly riffing and keyboards, galloping rhythms and dramatic vocals, though “Dragon into the Fire” was a bit less histrionic than what was coming out of Finland and Italy at the time.  What was immediately apparent at the time was that this sound was aiming for prevalence at least across Europe, if not the globe, and to some extent it felt like the continent was overcorrecting for the rise of nu metal in the US, since this leaned so far towards the other extreme.  But by the same token, it turned out that even if Dark Moor didn’t become as popular as their counterparts (though they had a pretty long run), their approach proved to be the one that outlasted almost all concurrent trends.

[metalcultbrigade]

Dark Moor - Project X. 06/11/2015

[asexual-cryptid]

^^

That first bit is why I like this song so much

[purpleshad]

I love this band with all my heart.

[immoren]

I think at this point I've forgotten that Halloween wasn't actually Dark Moor's song

[xuanca]

DARK MOOR THE CHARIOT

[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

Carlos Dearmas

[weirdlookindog]

František Kozics (1864-1900) - Nacht im Moor (Night in the Bog)

illustration from Jugend #15, 1896

[jenniferconelly70]

Jennifer Connelly - The Hot Spot (1990)

[shanaraharlyah]

This sounds so much like Final Fantasy music. O.O

[mistressofthemacabresworld]

[metalcultbrigade]

Dark Moor - "Shadowland" 12/12/1999

[violight-bug]

My horrible son who deserved better....

[maureen2musings]

North Yorkshire Moors

_neonnine.photography_