Dawn of Victory

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Dawn of Victory
Rhapsody dawn of victory.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 28, 2000
RecordedJune 2000 – Aug 2000
Genre
Length49:27
LabelLimb Music
ProducerSascha Paeth and Michael Rodenberg
Rhapsody chronology
Symphony of Enchanted Lands
(1998)
Dawn of Victory
(2000)
Rain of a Thousand Flames
(2001)
Singles from Dawn of Victory
  1. "Holy Thunderforce"
    Released: September 20, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Metal Rules4.5/5 stars [2]
Sputnikmusic4/5 stars [3]

Dawn of Victory is the third studio album released by Rhapsody in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and The Emerald Sword Saga. It was produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro. It is also the first album to feature drummer Alex Holzwarth.

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the second best power metal album of all time.[4]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Lux Triumphans" ("Triumphant Light")Staropoli2:00
2."Dawn of Victory" 4:46
3."Triumph for My Magic Steel" 5:46
4."The Village of Dwarves" 3:52
5."Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain" 4:47
6."The Bloody Rage of the Titans" 6:23
7."Holy Thunderforce" 4:21
8."Trolls in the Dark"Turilli2:32
9."The Last Winged Unicorn" 5:43
10."The Mighty Ride of the Firelord" 9:15

The album was also made available in a Digipak edition containing a bonus disc with several extra tracks.

Digipack edition CD 2 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guardians" (Helloween Cover)Michael Weikath4:20
2."The Mighty Ride of the Firelord (Edit Version)" 4:46
3."Holy Thunderforce (Alternate Version)" 4:20
4."Triumph for My Magic Steel (Alternate Version)" 5:46

The bonus disc also contained a multimedia track featuring:

  • Holy Thunderforce (video clip)
  • Epicus Furor – Emerald Sword (video clip)
  • Wisdom Of The Kings (video clip)
  • Algalord Chronicles I, II & III
  • Photo Gallery
  • Track Commentary
  • History
  • Screensaver (for PC use only)

Credits[]

Guest musicians[]

  • Epic choirs – Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke, Miro Rodenberg, Cinzia Rizzo, Florinda Klevisser
  • Church Choirs – Helmstedt Kammerchoir conducted by Andreas Lamken
  • Female Baroque voice – Constanze Backes
  • Childish voice on "Trolls in the Dark" – Laurence Vanryne
  • Baroque recorders – Manuel Staropoli
  • Lead Violin – Maggie Ardorf
  • Guest Drums – Thunderforce

References[]

  1. ^ "Dawn of Victory". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ^ Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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