Missa Mercuria

Missa Mercuria

Studio album by Missa Mercuria
Released	2002
Recorded	House of Audio Studios, Karlsdorf, Germany
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	63:09
Label	Lion Music
Producer	Dennis Ward

Missa Mercuria is a progressive metal project which involved members of the German bands Vanden Plas, Pink Cream 69 and Silent Force.

The album released by the project is a rock opera based on an idea and story by Karin Forstner and issued through Lion Music in 2002. The story revolves around the intervention of the Gods - represented by the four elements Fire, Water, Earth and Air - to prevent the destruction of Mankind and on the mission of the Gods' messenger Mercuria back in time.^[1]

It features lyrics written by D. C. Cooper and music written by Alex Beyrodt (Sinner, The Sygnet, Silent Force, Voodoo Circle), Günter Werno and Stephan Lill (Vanden Plas) and Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69). There are also vocal features of David Readman (Pink Cream 69), Andy Kuntz (Vanden Plas) and Sabine Edelsbacher (Edenbridge).^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics by D. C. Cooper, music as indicated

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Earth's Destruction" (instrumental)	Stephan Lill	2:25
2.	"Requiem Mortale" (instrumental)	Alex Beyrodt	1:08
3.	"Divine Spark" (Firegod)	Lill	5:00
4.	"Whisper of the Soul" (Watergoddess)	Günter Werno	6:15
5.	"Mother Earth" (Earthgoddess)	Alfred Koffler	4:45
6.	"Spirit of Wisdom" (Airgod)	Werno	5:59
7.	"Illusion of Time" (instrumental)	Werno	2:59
8.	"Missa Mercuria"	Beyrodt	6:27
9.	"Fairytale of Truth"	Werno	4:49
10.	"Farewell for Love's Sake"	Werno	5:04
11.	"Departure to Fear" (instrumental)	Lill	1:10
12.	"Strange Desert Walk" (instrumental)	Koffler	2:43
13.	"Bursting Ego"	Lill	5:00
14.	"Down to Hell" (instrumental)	Koffler	0:32
15.	"Rectificando"	Koffler	6:57
16.	"New Eon Arises" (instrumental)	Beyrodt	1:56

Personnel

Vocalists and characters

D. C. Cooper (Firegod)
Sabine Edelsbacher (Watergoddess)
Lori Williams (Earthgoddess)
Andy Kuntz (Airgod)
Isolde Groß (Mercuria)
David Readman (Narrator)

Musicians

Stephan Lill - guitars
Alfred Koffler - guitars
Alex Beyrodt - guitars
Günter Werno - keyboards
Dennis Ward - bass
Andreas Lill - drums
Pedro Weiss - percussion

Production

Dennis Ward - producer, engineer
Achim Kohler - mixing

References

↑ "Missa Mercuria story". Missa Mercuria official website. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
↑ "Missa Mercuria". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

External links

Official Homepage

Vanden Plas

Andy Kuntz Stephan Lill Torsten Reichert Andreas Lill Günter Werno

Studio albums	Colour Temple (1994) The God Thing (1997) Far Off Grace (1999) Beyond Daylight (2002) Christ 0 (2006) The Seraphic Clockwork (2010)

Live albums	Spirit of Live (2000)

Related projects	Missa Mercuria (2002)

Pink Cream 69

David Readman Alfred Koffler Dennis Ward Uwe Reitenauer Chris Schmidt

Former members	Andi Deris Kosta Zafiriou

Studio albums	Pink Cream 69 One Size Fits All Games People Play Change Food for Thought Electrified Sonic Dynamite Endangered Thunderdome In10sity Ceremonial

Extended plays	Mixery

Live albums	Live Live in Karlsruhe

Related articles	Unisonic Place Vendome Sunstorm Voodoo Circle Helloween Adagio Missa Mercuria

Silent Force

Michael Bormann Alex Beyrodt Mat Sinner Alessandro Del Vecchio André Hilgers D. C. Cooper Jürgen Steinmetz Torsten Röhre Thorsten Fleisch

Studio albums	The Empire of Future (2000) Infatuator (2001)

Related Bands	Voodoo Circle Sinner Primal Fear Rage Royal Hunt Sons of Seasons Hardline Missa Mercuria

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