Band: Rhapsody Of Fire
Album: Glory for Salvation (Japanese Edition)
Genre: Symphonic Power Metal
Year of Release: 2021
Country: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Formed In: 1995
Years Active: 1993-1995 (as Thundercross), 1995-2006 (as Rhapsody), 2006-present
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, Epic battles, Tales
Format: MP3 CBR 320kbps
Label: AFM Records, King Records
Biography
Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre.
Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the band has released twelve studio albums, two live albums, three EPs, and a Live DVD. Rhapsody of Fire is known for its conceptual lyrics that constitute a fantasy story throughout all of their albums from 1997 to 2011. After using the moniker of Rhapsody for nearly ten years, the band changed their name to Rhapsody of Fire in 2006 due to trademark issues.
In 2011, following the release of their album From Chaos to Eternity which concluded The Dark Secret Saga, and after 18 years as co-leader of the band, Turilli left Rhapsody of Fire (on good terms) to form a new Rhapsody band, Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, along with two other members who left with him, Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers. They describe their discography as a parallel continuation of Rhapsody of Fire's discography, with their first album being their own "Rhapsody's 11th album" and consider that they didn't leave the band, rather that it amicably split in two.
In 2016, other long-term members Fabio Lione and Alex Holzwarth had left the band, and reunited with Turilli, Leurquin and Guers, to play again under the name Rhapsody for their 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour; in December 2018, several months after announcing that Luca Turilli's Rhapsody was now inactive, Turilli announced the creation of a new Rhapsody band named Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, with the lineup of the 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour (recreating, minus Staropoli, the original band's 2002–2011 lineup).
Further information and details are available on Discogs.
Members
Giacomo Voli: Vocals
Alex Staropoli: Keyboards
Roby De Micheli: Guitars
Alessandro Sala: Bass
Paolo Marchesich: Drums
Chains Of Destiny Official Music Video from AFM Records official YouTube channel:
Tracklist
01. Son Of Vengeance
02. The Kingdom Of Ice
03. Glory For Salvation
04. Eternal Snow
05. Terial The Hawk
06. Maid Of The Secret Sand
07. Abyss Of Pain II
08. Infinitae Gloriae
09. Magic Signs
10. I'll Be Your Hero
11. Chains Of Destiny
12. Un'Ode Per L'Eroe
13. La Esencia De Un Rey
14. Sadame No Kusari (Japanese Version of Chains of Destiny)
Additional notes
Second chapter of "The Nephilim's Empire Saga".
"Un'ode per l'eroe" and "La esencia de un rey" are the italian and spanish versions of "Magic Signs", respectively.
"Sadame No Kusari" is a japanese version of "Chains of Destiny".
Credits
Produced by Alex Staropoli
Recorded and Engineered by Alex Staropoli
Mixed & Mastered by Sebastian 'Seeb' Levermann at Greeman StudiosRhapsody Of Fire's Opera choir:
Giacomo Pieracci, Giovani Maria Palmeri, Erica Beretti, Alberto Bravin, Giacomo VoliRhapsody Of Fire's Epic choir:
Alex Mari, Angelo Guidetti, Gabriele Gozzi, Alberto Bravin, Giacomo VoliDrums recorded by Alberto Bravin and Marco Vattovani in Trieste at Bunker StudioManual Staropoli: baroque recorder, flute and baroque flute
Giovanni Davoli: uilean pipes and low whistle
Davide Simonelli: violin
Mateo Sivelli: cello
Valerio Mauro: celtic harpMusic composed by Alex Staropoli with Ruby De Micheli
Lyrics by Giacomo Voli, Roby De Micheli and Alex Starololi
Orchestral arrangements by Alex Starololi
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