Requiem - Mezzo Forte | ||||
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Studio album by Virgin Black | ||||
Released | April 3, 2007 | |||
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 |
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Producer | Rowan London, Samantha Escarbe | |||
Virgin Black chronology | ||||
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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.