Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea is a work on which DARK MOOR combined glittering keyboards, flowing guitar and melody evoking a story. Even in fast songs the layering of sound is orderly, not breaking the fantastical air. It is a record on which Alfred Romero’s voice, joining on the previous album, settled into the band’s new lineup. On “Before the Duel,” “Miracles” and “Vivaldi's Winter,” grand choruses and delicate interludes appear alternately, giving the album a painterly breadth. In particular, “Vivaldi's Winter,” quoting Vivaldi’s melody, well shows the band’s classical inclination. Songs like “Houdini's Great Escapade” and “Beyond the Sea” breathe the band’s full playing too. It is a record that further deepened the romantic worldview characteristic of Spain’s DARK MOOR.