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
Released	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Genre	Christian metal, classical, opera, doom metal, symphonic gothic metal
Length	52:08
Label	US:The End Records EU:Massacre Records
Producer	Rowan London, Samantha Escarbe
Virgin Black chronology
Elegant... and Dying (2003) Requiem - Mezzo Forte (2007) Requiem – Fortissimo (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cross Rhythms	[2]
Lords of Metal	94/100[3]
Metal.de	(no rating)[4]
Metal Hammer	[citation needed]
Metallus.it	6/10[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

• Rowan London – keyboard, tenor
• Samantha Escarbe – cello, guitar
• Grayh – bass
• Luk Faz – drums