Eppur si muove (album)
| Eppur si muove | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, death-doom | |||
| Length | 50:16 | |||
| Label | Drakkar Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Dieter Roth | |||
| Haggard chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm |   [1] |
| Tartarean Desire |  [2] |
Eppur si muove is the third full-length album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on 26 April 2004 by Drakkar Entertainment.
The album is based on the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), who, according to legend, muttered the phrase eppur si muove, meaning "And yet it does move", after being forced to recant, in front of the Inquisition, his belief that the earth moved around the sun.
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 23rd best symphonic metal album.[3]
The following is a musical theme recurring in many tracks on the album (as All'inizio è la morte, Per Aspera ad Astra and the titletrack Eppur si muove):
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | English translation* | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All'inizio è la morte" | At the Beginning stands Death | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Menuetto in Fa-minore" | Minuet in F-minor | 1:16 |
| 3. | "Per Aspera ad Astra" | Through Hardships, to the Stars | 6:40 |
| 4. | "Of a Might Divine" | - | 8:20 |
| 5. | "Gavotta in Si-minore" | Gavot in B-minor | 0:58 |
| 6. | "Herr Mannelig" | Sir Mannelig | 4:50 |
| 7. | "The Observer" | - | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Eppur si muove" | And Yet, it Moves | 8:19 |
| 9. | "Larghetto / Epilogo adagio" | Tempo / Epilog Adagio | 2:13 |
| 10. | "Herr Mannelig (short version)" | - | 6:10 |
* English translations not official.
The short version of Herr Mannelig clocks at 3:20; after two minutes of silence, a hidden track starts.
Limited edition[edit]
The limited edition includes two bonus tracks.
- "De la morte noir" (The Black Death) – 7:59
- "Robin's Song" – 4:36
It also includes a DVD, containing five Wacken Open Air 1998 videos and a bonus video clip.
- "Requiem"
- "In a Pale Moon's Shadow"
- "Cantus firmus" (Chant of Strength)
- "De la morte noir"
- "Lost (Robin)"
- "In a Pale Moon's Shadow" (bonus video clip)
References[edit]
- ^ Metal Storm review
- ^ "Tartarean Desire review". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- Kriegs, Masi (2004). "Haggard – Eppur si muove". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 6. Thomas Vogel Media. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
