Moonlight Waltz

Moonlight Waltz
Studio album by Theatres des Vampires
Released	January 14, 2011 (Europe) February 7, 2011 (North America)
Genre	Gothic metal Symphonic metal Industrial metal
Length	57:24
Label	Dreamcell11/Aural Music/Audioglobe Soulfood/Sony Music MVD Entertainment Scarecrow Records/Oz Productions
Producer	Christian Ice
Theatres des Vampires chronology
Anima Noir (2008) Moonlight Waltz (2011) Moonlight Waltz Tour 2011 (2012)
Limited edition cover

Moonlight Waltz is the ninth studio album by the Italian gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires. A music video for the song "Carmilla" was filmed on August 28 and 29, directed by David Bracci, who worked on most of Dario Argento's films in the past decade and directed the "Lilith Mater Inferorum" music video.^[1]

Is the moon tired? She looks so pale
Within her misty veil:
The scales of the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.

— Booklet of Moonlight Waltz, originally from "Sing-Song" by Christina Georgina Rossetti

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Keeper of Secrets" (feat. Snowy Shaw)	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi	5:25
2.	"Fly Away"	Luca Bellanova	Luca Bellanova	3:31
3.	"Moonlight Waltz"	Sonya Scarlet with quotes from Christina Rossetti	Fabian Varesi	4:28
4.	"Carmilla"	Sonya Scarlet with quotes from Sheridan Le Fanu	Fabian Varesi	4:59
5.	"Sangue"	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi	3:59
6.	"Figlio della Luna" (Mecano cover)	José María Cano	José María Cano	4:22
7.	"Black Madonna"	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi, Stephan Benfante	4:59
8.	"Illusion"	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi	5:01
9.	"Le Grand Guignol" (feat. Cadaveria)	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi, Stephan Benfante	3:57
10.	"Obsession"	Sonya Scarlet	Christian Ice	4:25
11.	"The Gates of Hades"	Sonya Scarlet with quotes from Horace	Fabian Varesi	3:32
12.	"Medousa" (feat. Eva Breznikar)	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi, Stephan Benfante	4:37
13.	"Carmilla" (Radio edit, bonus track on all versions except iTunes)	Sonya Scarlet	Fabian Varesi	4:06
Total length:				57:24

Limited Edition Bonus DVD

1. Carmilla [Official Video]
2. The Making of Carmilla
3. The Drummer Solo
4. Moonlight Waltz Photo Session Backstage And Interviews
5. Photo Gallery
6. Credits

Personnel

• Sonya Scarlet − vocals
• Fabian Varesi − keyboards and backing vocals
• Gabriel Valerio − drums and percussions
• Zimon Lijoi − bass guitar and backing vocals
• Stephan Benfante − guitars and backing vocals

Guest members

• Luca Bellanova (Temple of Noise arranger, Starkiller Sound) – Cello, guitars, male backing vocals, orchestral direction, orchestral arrangement and songwriting (track 2)
• Christian Ice (Temple of Noise producer, Starkiller Sound) – Guitars, male backing vocals (harsh), songwriting (track 10)
• Giorgia Martinez Pascucci (Santa Cecilia young orchestra) – Violin
• Mario Fibonacci – Extra strings
• Eliza Pezzuto (Eli) – Female backing vocals and extra vocals on "Figlio della Luna"
• Marco Benevento (The Foreshadowing) – Male vocals on "Black Madonna"
• Cadaveria (Opera IX) – Female scream on "Le Grand Guignol"
• Snowy Shaw (Therion, Mercyful Fate, Notre Dame) – Male vocals on "Keepers of Secrets"
• Eva Breznikar (Laibach) – Female vocals on "Medousa"
• Sofia – Child vocals on "Keepers of Secrets"

References

1. "Theatres des Vampires announce Moonlight Waltz". FuseAction.

External links

• Carmilla video on YouTube