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Rating: Balance.
This single word might be the one that best defines the true strength of this album. An absolutely versatile album, which could bring together lovers of classical music and extreme metal enthusiasts in a whirlwind of indescribable emotions. There is growl, as there are female soprano voices, there are powerful guitars as there are violins, there is the drum as there are the timpani. Singing in German as in English, in Latin as in Italian. There is as much Metal as classical music. A certain folk peeks here and there, fading before music that seems to emerge from a 17th-century court. There are many elements, seemingly contrasting, that meet and intersect here, without ever overlapping, without any element overshadowing the others: and there is the Balance.
From this incredibly original Band, composed of no less than eighteen members, including guitarists, growlers, sopranos, violinists, tenors, pianists, organists, cellists, flutists, clarinetists, and drummers, led by the mighty Asis Nasserij, singer, guitarist, and main composer, "Eppur Si Muove" is born, an incredible concept album centered on the figure of the brilliant Galileo Galilei, who with his discoveries challenged and ultimately destroyed the ecclesiastical Aristotelian doctrine, which saw the earth at the center of the Universe; "Eppur Si Muove!", the famous exclamation of Galilei, referring to our planet, which would cost him dear: the Inquisition, which after years of torture forced him to recant in exchange for his life. Right from the opener "All'inizio è la morte", one enters an incredibly evocative atmosphere, and if the powerful initial choruses are followed by a narration in German, it's the soprano's vocalizations that precede the entrance of the guitars and finally Nasserij's violent Growl, and then the speed increases and the violins, alongside the guitars, overwhelm and leave one stunned, only to slow down, and start again, and again the sweetness of the soprano alternates with the brutality of the growl, and there the song ends, and a baroque interlude leads to "Per Aspera Ad Astra", seemingly more aggressive than the previous; but it is in the central break that one is enchanted by the almost folkish rhythms, accompanied by the crashing of the waves, and from a solitary violin come the guitars, and magically one reconnects with the compelling central riff.
And thus, through medieval-like rhythms, opens first cheerily, then melancholically, "Of Might Divine", destined to turn into a fury at the limits of Death Metal, just to underline the unpredictability of the songwriting of these Haggard. "Herr Mannelig", placed after the Vivaldi interlude "Gavotta In Si-Minore", is perhaps the least successful track of the album, maybe a bit too simple, and truly unrepresentative of the sound of the work, which still has to show its best, and it does so with "The Observer" and "Eppur Si Muove", the first one fast, the second one more paced, where, besides an incredible soprano choir, a Growl break in Dante's language stands out, one of the most exciting moments of the album. To close it all, the melancholic piano of "Largetto/Epilogo Adagio".
In conclusion, "Eppur Si Muove" is a masterpiece of songwriting, which for its versatility goes beyond any type of categorization, and for its balance can manage to satisfy multiple palates. Recommended.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 Per aspera ad astra (06:43)
(Adesso sono qui.)
An old dungeon hidden from all the light
Thirteen candles enlighten the dark
Shadows are playing their games on the wall
And a shimmering glow fills the arch
Now, as night steps as side, and a new dawn will break
Silently a new age of science awakes
Old theory that has been wrong
Power of the universe
Will take me to the place where I belong
Through the clauds of lies and fear
In silent moments it comes near:
In my deepest hour of darkness
They will shine.
(feel my scorn)
endlessly.
(The sword that killed the unicorn)
Splenderanno . per aspera ad astra
His theories and knowledge
Mean danger in these times
And those accused of heresy
Will not longer be alive
Hide, hide your secrets well
For in your darkest hour you should dwell
(Adesso sono qui.)
An old table covered with parchments and rolls
The great one has children of four
Callisto, Europa, Ganymed e Io
The bright universe to adore
Old theory that has been wrong
Power of the universe
Will take me to the place where I belong
Through the clauds of lies and fear
In silent moments it comes near:
In my deepest hour of darkness
They will shine.
(feel my scorn)
endlessly.
(The sword that killed the unicorn)
Splenderanno . per aspera ad astra
04 Of a Might Divine (08:24)
Requiem eternam
Et dona eis domine
Ride, ride, over the land
Sorrow comes without a waring, dear
And do never start to sacrifice your faith
They, they betray
And poisoned voices creep into your mind
For this will be their final stand
Ride, ride over the land!
Outside - a light!
He awakes in the deep of a stormy night
They have come to get him now
A feast for the raging crowed
With torches still alight
Supressed by a might divine
"Your science of the dark"
Revoke what has been told
Or at the break of dawn you will feel the holy spark
Of a might divine
La falce della luna � in lutto questa notte
"Inside - I cry
All I trusted in should die?"
An instrument to ship the blind
Through the sea of ancient times
Of a might divine
Now the night breaks
And the final trial awakes
Pressure's getting more and more
Betrayed - all I was living for
Of a might divine
Supressed by a might divine
"Your science of the dark"
Revoke what has been told
Or at the break of dawn you will feel the holy spark
Of a might divine
La falce della luna e in lutto questa notte
Requiem eternam
Et dona eis domine
06 Herr Mannelig (04:55)
All'alba, prima che il sole sorgesse
e gli uccelli cantassero la loro dolce canzone
La donna del troll della montagna con lingua falsa
ed ingannevole propose al signore:
Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare
Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti dar�?
Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no
Farai cos� o no?
Ti dar� i dodici mulini
che stanno tra Tillo e Terno
le macine sono fatte del pi� rosso rame
e le ruote sono cariche d'argento
Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare
per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti dar�?
Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no
Farai cos� o no?
Se tu fossi una donna cristiana
riceverei volentieri regali cos�,
ma io so che sei il peggiore troll della montagna
figlio degli spiriti maligni e del demonio.
Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare
per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti dar�?
Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no
Farai cos� o no?
[Music: Traditional / Lyrics: A. Nasseri]
08 Eppur si muove (08:23)
[Music: A. Nasseri / Lyrics: A. Nasseri]
My Son, beware.
... of all that your eyes cannot see
Trust your mind
And strenghten your abilities
Did you ever touch the starlight ?
Dream for a thousand years?
Have you ever seen the beauty
Of a newborn century?
And now's the time to enter
A new way, things to see
Man is just a weak reflection
In evolution's history
And in your hour of darkness
It will guide your way:
La bellezza del paese di Galilei
E nella mia ora pi� buia
loro splenderanno
spenderanno per me
all'infinito
Geboren im flackernden Kerzenschein
Verfasst in dunkler Zeit
Ein altes St�ck von Pergament
Sich mit der Feder vereint
Der Zeichnung seines Arms entspringt
Der Universen Zelt
Es ist der Zeiten Anbeginn
Und �ndert diese Welt
Des Universums Zelt
Nato al lume guizzante della candela
Scritto in tempi oscuri
Sulla vecchia pergamena
Scorre la penna
E dal suo braccio nasce
Il disegno delle volte celesti
� l'inizio dei tempi
E cambier� il mondo
My son, take care...
of what the cross wants you to be
Trust your eyes
And strenghten your abilities
Did you ever touch the starlight ?
Dream for a thousand years?
Have you ever seen the beauty
Of a newborn century?
And time has come to doubt
About the holy verse
It is just a weak reflection
In our endless universe
And in your hour of darkness
The beauty guides your way:
La bellezza del paese di Galilei
E nella mia ora pi� buia
loro splenderanno
spenderanno per me
all'infinito
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