The Gates of Oblivion

The Gates of Oblivion
Studio album by Dark Moor
Released	March 31, 2002
Recorded	September - October 2001
Genre	Symphonic metal, power metal, Neo-classical metal
Length	56:38
Label	Arise Records
Dark Moor chronology
The Fall of Melnibone (2001) The Gates of Oblivion (2002) Dark Moor (2003)

The Gates of Oblivion is the third full-length album of the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor, released March 31, 2002 on Arise Records. It's also the last album with singer Elisa C. Martín.

This album had the collaboration of the Valcavasian Choir and the singer Dan Keying of Cydonia. It was produced by Luigi Stefanini.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Heart of Stone"	4:40
2.	"A New World"	5:56
3.	"The Gates of Oblivion"	1:42
4.	"Nevermore"	4:48
5.	"Starsmaker (Elbereth)"	5:47
6.	"Mist in the Twilight"	0:53
7.	"By the Strange Path of Destiny"	5:51
8.	"The Night of the Age"	4:40
9.	"Your Symphony"	4:34
10.	"The Citadel of the Light"	1:15
11.	"A Truth for Me"	5:08
12.	"Dies Irae (Amadeus)"	11:17

Japanese/Russian edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Shadow of the Nile"	6:02

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Mystery of Goddess"	05:30

2012 reissued edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Flying (demo)"	06:38
14.	"Halloween (Helloween cover)"	13:23

Band

• Elisa Martin - lead & backing vocals, soprano voice on #12
• Enrik Garcia - guitars & backing vocals
• Albert Maroto - guitars & backing vocals
• Anan Kaddouri - bass
• Jorge Sáez - drums
• Roberto Peña de Camús - keyboards

Guest musicians

• Valcavasia's choir - choir on #01, 02, 04, 08 & 12
• Dan Keying - guest vocals on #04, 05, 07, 08 & 11

Concept

• "A New World" is about the discovering of America.
• "Nevermore" is about Edgar Allan Poe and his novels.
• "Starsmaker (Elbereth)" is about Varda, a Valië (Goddess) in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
• "Dies Irae (Amadeus)" is a tribute to Amadeus Mozart.

References

1. "Dark Moor – The Gates of Oblivion". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.