Eppur si muove (album)

Eppur si muove is the third full-length album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on 26 April 2004 by Drakkar Entertainment.

Eppur si muove
Studio album by Haggard
Released	2004
Genre	Symphonic metal, death-doom
Length	50:16
Label	Drakkar Entertainment
Producer	Dieter Roth
Haggard chronology
Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico (2001) Eppur si muove (2004) Tales of Ithiria (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	[1]
Tartarean Desire	[2]

The album is based on the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), who, according to legend, muttered the phrase eppur si muove, meaning "And yet it does move", after being forced to recant, in front of the Inquisition, his belief that the earth moved around the sun.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 23rd best symphonic metal album.^[3]

The following is a musical theme recurring in many tracks on the album (as All'inizio è la morte, Per Aspera ad Astra and the titletrack Eppur si muove):

Track listing

No.	Title	English translation*	Length
1.	"All'inizio è la morte"	At the Beginning stands Death	6:50
2.	"Menuetto in Fa-minore"	Minuet in F-minor	1:16
3.	"Per Aspera ad Astra"	Through Hardships, to the Stars	6:40
4.	"Of a Might Divine"	-	8:20
5.	"Gavotta in Si-minore"	Gavot in B-minor	0:58
6.	"Herr Mannelig"	Sir Mannelig	4:50
7.	"The Observer"	-	4:40
8.	"Eppur si muove"	And Yet, it Moves	8:19
9.	"Larghetto / Epilogo adagio"	Tempo / Epilog Adagio	2:13
10.	"Herr Mannelig (short version)"	-	6:10

* English translations not official.

The short version of Herr Mannelig clocks at 3:20; after two minutes of silence, a hidden track starts.

Limited edition

The limited edition includes two bonus tracks.

1. "De la morte noir" (The Black Death) – 7:59
2. "Robin's Song" – 4:36

It also includes a DVD, containing five Wacken Open Air 1998 videos and a bonus video clip.

1. "Requiem"
2. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow"
3. "Cantus firmus" (Chant of Strength)
4. "De la morte noir"
5. "Lost (Robin)"
6. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow" (bonus video clip)

References

1. Metal Storm review
2. "Tartarean Desire review". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
3. Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

• Kriegs, Masi (2004). "Haggard – Eppur si muove". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 6. Thomas Vogel Media. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.

External links

• Eppur si muove at Encyclopaedia Metallum