Moral were founded in 2003 by Thomas Papazoglou and Michael Sopolidis. The purpose of the band is search for truth within, the discovery of a procedure of catharsis thru music writing and playing. The band also joined Nikos Tavoularis (Lead & Rhythm Guitars), Andreas Broutas (Bass Guitars), Kostas Vassalos (Rhythm Guitars) and Michalis Kasvikis (Drums). MORAL's first record "Moral-Unfulfilled Love" consists of a modern sound on the guitars, melodic passages on the keyboards, some orchestral parts as well as solo cello and violin, making reference to Chinese films like "2046" and "In the mood for love" by Wong Kar Wai. The lyrics have a rather romantic tone presenting a tragic story of love.
"To me Wong Kar Wai is a source of inspiration, during song writing I constantly had in mind a specific sound the record should have and every single note has its purpose, I needed for every sound to create some kind of feeling." - Thomas Papazoglou
MORAL could be described as Drama Rock, with singer Thomas Papazoglou singing his poetic lyrics in his unique way.
"Poetry is probably the only way I can express the complexity of my feelings. I am mainly interested to interpret the actual lyrics then just sing them. Maybe this is a way to find salvation of those things that are tormenting me. The lyrics have something surreal allowing people to approach them from different angles and from their own point of view. Also, they are written in such a way that the little dark story of our album unfolds while going thru the tracks on the record." - Thomas Papazoglou
The production and mixing took place in Germany, Nuernberg by Thomas and Michael. The production including the pre-production lasted a year and a half. During the mixing the band received invaluable advice by Roland Prent (Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, HIM etc) who works at Galaxy Studios. The album was mastered at the Sterling Sound Studios NY by Ted Jensen (Metallica, Evanescence, HIM etc).
The cover design as well as the booklet was done by the well known Japanese manga designer, Dan Kim. Dan Kim supplied the band with the necessary tools, which will distinguish the band from now on.
The album consists of 15 tracks and its total duration is 63:23.
This is a concept album about two souls being eternally in love always being followed by a curse to experience over and over again a love which remains unfulfilled.
"There are times you find yourself facing a dead end... to free yourself from a dead end state of mind can be rather hard. Maybe what we need, for our soul to be in peace and our mind set free, is someone to embrace our thought and feelings. Maybe this is why we come up with the meaning of god within, someone who will always listen and understand our true feelings and needs. Many things can remain unfulfilled, but the true love that we feel inside, is the only truth which we must protect..." - Thomas Papazoglou
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