Requiem – Mezzo Forte

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.

Requiem - Mezzo Forte
Studio album by
Virgin Black
ReleasedApril 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
GenreChristian metal, classical, opera, doom metal, symphonic gothic metal
Length52:08
LabelUS:The End Records
EU:Massacre Records
ProducerRowan London, Samantha Escarbe
Virgin Black chronology
Elegant... and Dying
(2003)		 Requiem - Mezzo Forte
(2007)		 Requiem – Fortissimo
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[2]
Lords of Metal94/100[3]
Metal.de(no rating)[4]
Metal Hammer
Metallus.it6/10[5]
PopMatters(no rating)[6]
Powermetal.de(no rating)[7]

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)[8]
  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

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Requiem: Mezzo Forte - Virgin Black". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Sammons, Greg (8 February 2008). "Virgin Black - Requiem: Mezzo Forte". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Matthijssens, Vera (May 2007). "Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte". Lords of Metal (70). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Bastian (23 April 2007). "Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. Sacchi, Andrea (20 May 2007). "Virgin Black – Recensione: Requiem – Mezzo Forte". Metallus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. Blackie, Andrew (16 December 2007). "The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2007: 10: Virgin Black: Requiem: Mezzo Forte". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. Becker, Erika (27 April 2004). "Virgin Black - Requiem-Mezzo Forte". Powermetal.de. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. "Requiem - Mezzo Forte". Prog Archives. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
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