Requiem – Mezzo Forte

Requiem - Mezzo Forte
Studio album by Virgin Black
Released	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Genre	Christian metal, classical, death/doom, doom metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, symphonic gothic metal
Length	52:08
Label	US:The End Records EU:Massacre Records
Producer	Rowan London, Samantha Escarbe
Virgin Black chronology
Elegant... and Dying (2003)Elegant... and Dying2003 Requiem – Mezzo Forte (2007) Requiem – Fortissimo (2007)Requiem – Fortissimo2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Cross Rhythms	link
Lords of Metal	94/100 link
Metal.de	link (in German)
Metal Hammer
Metal Storm	9.1/10 link
PopMatters	link
Powermetal.de	link (in German)

Requiem – Mezzo Forte is the centerpiece of Virgin Black's Requiem trilogy. The album was released on April 3, 2007 in North America on The End Records and April 13, 2007 in Europe on Massacre Records. The Massacre release includes a special 2-disc version.

The album builds on the styles Virgin Black used in their previous albums, with the band and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra complimenting one another's sound and given roughly equal prominence.

Track listing

1. "Requiem, Kyrie" – 7:42
2. "In Death" – 8:00
3. "Midnight's Hymn" – 4:57
4. "...and I Am Suffering" – 10:55
5. "Domine" – 8:06
6. "Lacrimosa (I Am Blind with Weeping)" – 9:59
7. "Rest Eternal" – 2:29

Bonus retrospective CD + video (on Massacre special edition only)^[1]

1. "Mother of Cripples" (Virgin Black demo)
2. "Whispers of Dead Sisters" (Trance)
3. "Museum of Iscariot" (Sombre Romantic)
4. "Our Wings Are Burning" (Elegant... and Dying)
5. "Our Wings Are Burning" (video clip)

Personnel

• Rowan London – keyboard, tenor
• Samantha Escarbe – cello, guitar
• Grayh – bass
• Luk Faz – drums

References