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| MISSA MERCURIA BIOGRAPHY
Missa Mercuria is a progressive metal opera which was released in 2003. All lyrics are by DC Cooper (Silent Force), the music was written by Gunter Werno, Stephan Lill (both Vanden Plas), Alex Beyrodt (Silent Force) and Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69). A great progressive album with a lot of melody featuring both easy and heavy songs and also some instrumentals.
Tracklisting:
1. Earth´s Destruction
2. Requiem mortale
3. Devine Spark (Firegod)
4. Whisper of the soul (Watergoddess)
5. Mother Earth (Earth)
6. Spirit of Wisdom (Airgod)
7. Illusion of time
8. Missa Mercuria
9. Fairytale of truth
10. Farewell for Love´s sake
11. Departure to Fear
12. Strange Desert Walk
13. Bursting Ego
14. Down to hell
15. Rectificando
16. New Eon arises
Vocals:
1. instrumental
2. instrumental
3. DC Cooper (Silent Force)
4. Sabine Edelsbacher (Edenbridge)
5. Laurie Williams
6. Andy Kuntz (Vanden Plas)
7. instrumental
8. Isolde Groß
9. David Readman (Pink Cream 69)
10. DC Cooper & Isolde Groß
11. instrumental
12. instrumental
13. David Readman
14. instrumental
15. David Readman
16. instrumental
Story and all rights by Karin Forstner, Mercuria Media Enterprises.
Produced and engineered by Dennis Ward (Angra, Pink Cream 69, Vanden Plas, D.C. Cooper) at the House of Audio Studios in Karlsdorf/Germany.
Mixed by Achim Köhler (Primal Fear, Silent Force, Sinner) at the House of Music Studios in Winterbach/Germany.
Production management by Bottom Row Promotion, Karlsruhe
Songwriting
All lyrics: D.C. Cooper (SILENT FORCE)
Music: Günter Werno (VANDEN PLAS)
Stephan Lill (VANDEN PLAS)
Alex Beyrodt (SILENT FORCE)
Alfred Koffler (PINK CREAM 69)
Recordings
Drums: Andreas Lill (VANDEN PLAS)
Bass: Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69)
Guitars: Stephan Lill (VANDEN PLAS)
Alfred Koffler (PINK CREAM 69)
Alex Beyrodt (SILENT FORCE)
Keyboards: Günter Werno (VANDEN PLAS)
Percussion: Pedro Weiss (Session Percussionist)
Vocalists and their characters
D.C. Cooper: Firegod (SILENT FORCE)
Sabine Edelsbacher: Watergoddess (EDENBRIDGE)
Lori Williams: Earthgoddess (Black Session Soul singer)
Andy Kuntz: Airgod (VANDEN PLAS)
Isolde Groß: Mercuria (Classical Opera singer, soprano)
David Readman: Narrator (PINK CREAM 69)
MISSA MERCURIA GENRES
Progressive Metal/Rock
MISSA MERCURIA LYRICAL THEMES
Nature, Fantasy, Stories
MISSA MERCURIA ORIGIN
Germany, formed in 2001
MISSA MERCURIA CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Lion Music
MISSA MERCURIA STATUS
Active
MISSA MERCURIA CURRENT LINE-UP
Songwriting:
All lyrics: DC Cooper (Silent Force, Royal Hunt, Steel Seal, Explorers Club, Shadow Gallery, Edenbridge (Guest), Genius (Guest), Amaran's Plight)
Music: Günter Werno (Vanden Plas, Section A, DC Cooper, Planet X)
Stephan Lill (Vanden Plas, Ian Parry, Red Circuit)
Alex Beyrodt (Silent Force, Sinner (Ger), Mat Sinner, The Sygnet, ex-Primal Fear, Code of Perfection, guest)
Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69, DC Cooper)
Recordings:
Drums: Andreas Lill (Vanden Plas, Abydos, Section A, Winterlong)
Bass: Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Desperados, DC Cooper)
Guitars: Stephan Lill, Alfred Koffler, Alex Beyrodt
Keyboards: Günter Werno
Percussion: Pedro Weiss
Vocalists and their characters:
DC Cooper: Firegod
Sabine Edelsbacher: Watergoddess (Edenbridge, guest in Beto Vázquez Infinity, guest in Angra)
Lori Williams: Earthgoddess
Andy Kuntz: Airgod (Vanden Plas, Abydos)
Isolde Groß: Mercuria
David Readman: Narrator (Pink Cream 69, Adagio (Fra))
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