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Gravity of Light

Tarot · 2010

53 min · 11 tracks · heavy metal

A powerful blend of heavy metal riffs and atmospheric elements, creating an immersive sonic journey through darkness and light.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Satan Is Dead — Opening with a fierce declaration against traditional notions of evil, this track sets the tone for the album’s exploration of duality between darkness and enlightenment.
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    Magic and Technology — This track juxtaposes mysticism with modernity, highlighting the band’s thematic exploration of humanity's relationship with progress and spiritualism.
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    'Sleep in the Dark!' — With its driving rhythms and urgent vocals, this song embodies the album's tension between despair and hope, making it a standout moment on the record.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • layered, dense sonic textures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2010, Gravity of Light is Tarot's fifth studio album, following their 2007 release, Crows Fly Black. At this point in their career, Tarot was solidifying their presence in the heavy metal scene while continuing to evolve their sound, incorporating more progressive elements and thematic depth.
Stylistic neighbors
Stratovarius· Blind Guardian· Helloween

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Satan Is Dead 4:15
  • 2 Hell Knows 6:05
  • 3 Rise 4:30
  • 4 Pilot of All Dreams 3:42
  • 5 Magic and Technology 5:50
  • 6 Calling Down the Rain 4:12
  • 7 Caught in the Deadlights 4:43
  • 8 I Walk Forever 4:50
  • 9 'Sleep in the Dark!' 4:46
  • 10 Gone 7:08
  • 11 End of Everything 3:48

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