THE GALILEAN SATELLITES

'''The Galilean Satellites''' is the first full-length album by art-metal band Rosetta. The album is two discs long and the track lengths on each disc correspond to each other, indicating that the band intended the albums to be played at the same time. Disc one contains the actual songs (heavy metal), while disc two has ambience that fits the songs on disc one.

Contents

Release

Themes

Track listing

References

Release

It was first released in 2005 in a digipak format, then later in 2006 in a regular jewel case. A release for the album on vinyl is likely, but the date is currently not set.^[7] Additionally, an acoustic remix of "Au Pays Natal" was also recorded, but is not included in the album.
The album's artwork was designed by Aaron Turner of Hydra Head Records.

Themes

The liner notes contain no lyrics; only the phrase "These songs are about a space man." This is indicative of the band's fascination with astronomy. The lyrics themselves also seem to be (one one level) about space travel, and make many references to Europa, one of the Galilean moons.
The band themselves have stated that the songs tell a story about a man who becomes dissatisfied with the world around him and leaves to find a place of solitude (Europa). However, upon reaching it, he realizes that he left behind things that were meaningful to him.^[8]
The track names on disc two all are names of different stars: Deneb, Capella, Beta Aquilae, Ross 128, and Sol (the Latin name for our own sun). The track names on disc one are all French phrases (apart from "Europa", since "Absent" is the same in English and in French).

Track listing

★ Disc one

★ #"Départe" – 8:13

★ #"Europa" – 10:25

★ #"Absent" – 9:45

★ #"Itinérant" – 16:14

★ #"Au Pays Natal" – 13:32

★ Disc two

★ #"Deneb" – 8:13

★ #"Capella" – 10:25

★ #"Beta Aquilae" – 9:45

★ #"Ross 128" – 16:14

★ #"Sol" – 15:28

References

1. Rosetta: ''The Galilean Satellites'' review
2. Rosetta - ''The Galilean Satellites''
3. Rosetta - ''The Galilean Satellites''
4. Rosetta - ''The Galilean Satellites''
5. Rosetta: A Metal Odyssey
6. Official MySpace page
7. Interview: Rosetta
8. Interview: Rosetta