Tarot is the sixth full-length album by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor. The songs of the album are all named after the Major Arcana deck in the Tarot card game. The first single extracted from the album was "The Chariot". Manda Ophuis of the Dutch symphonic metal band Nemesea is the guest female vocalist on Tarot.[1] The final track, "the Moon", samples Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" and "Moonlight Sonata". The bonus track, "Mozart's March" is based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Rondo A'la Turca". It was also performed live in Granada, Spain, Piorno Rock, back in 2002, five years before it was even released.

Tarot
Studio album by
Released21 February 2007
RecordedLate 2006
GenreSymphonic power metal, neo-classical metal
Length58:50
LabelScarlet Records
Dark Moor chronology
Beyond the Sea
(2005)
Tarot
(2007)
Autumnal
(2009)

Track listing

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  1. "The Magician" - 1:29
  2. "The Chariot" - 4:20
  3. "The Star" - 4:25
  4. "Wheel of Fortune" - 3:55
  5. "The Emperor" - 4:07
  6. "Devil in the Tower" - 7:49
  7. "Death" - 4:58
  8. "Lovers" - 4:04
  9. "The Hanged Man" - 5:27
  10. "The Moon" - 11:28
  11. "The Fool" [bonus] - 4:12
  12. "Mozart's March [bonus] - 2:42

Personnel

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Dark Moor

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  • Alfred Romero - vocals
  • Enrik García - guitars, orchestral arrangements, producer
  • Daniel Fernández - bass
  • Roberto Cappa - drums

Guest/session musicians

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  • Manda Ophuis - vocals
  • Hendrik Jan de Jong - guitar
  • Andy C. - drums
  • Sincopa 8 - choir

Crew

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  • Derek Gores - artwork
  • Luigi Stefanini - producer, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Diana Álvarez - graphic design, band photography

References

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  1. ^ "Dark Moor - Tarot". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-21.