Into the Legend
Into the Legend | ||||
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Released | 15 January 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Symphonic power metal | |||
Length | 66:42 71:20 (Digipak/Japanese edition) | |||
Label | AFM Records | |||
Producer | Alex Staropoli | |||
Rhapsody of Fire chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Angry Metal Guy | [1] |
Metalholic | [2] |
Metalstorm | [3] |
Nightfall in Metal Earth | [4] |
Into the Legend is the eleventh studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 15 January 2016 via AFM Records.[5]
It is the first album with bassist Alessandro Sala, and the final album with longtime members Fabio Lione on vocals and Alex Holzwarth on drums.[6][7]
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by Fabio Lione; all music is composed by Roberto De Micheli, Alex Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In Principio" (In the Beginning) | 2:45 |
2. | "Distant Sky" | 4:32 |
3. | "Into the Legend" | 5:01 |
4. | "Winter's Rain" | 7:44 |
5. | "A Voice in the Cold Wind" | 6:18 |
6. | "Valley of Shadows" | 6:55 |
7. | "Shining Star" | 4:39 |
8. | "Realms of Light" | 6:01 |
9. | "Rage of Darkness" | 6:02 |
10. | "The Kiss of Life" | 16:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Volar Sin Dolor" ("Flying Without Pain", Spanish version of Shining Star) | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Speranze e Amor" ("Hopes and Love", Italian version of Shining Star) | 4:38 |
Personnel[]
Rhapsody of Fire
- Fabio Lione – lead vocals
- Roberto De Micheli – guitar
- Alessandro Sala – bass
- Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production
- Alex Holzwarth – drums
Additional musicians
- Manuel Staropoli – recorder, flute, crumhorn, oboe, duduk
- Matteo Brenci – guitars (7)
- Luca Balbo – piano (7)
- Elisa Frausin – cello
- Bayarma Rinchinova – flute
- Teodora Tommasi – harp
- Manuel Tomadin – harpischord
- Luca Ventimiglia – musette, uillean pipes, crumhorn
- Paolo Monetti – violone
- Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra
- Manuela Kriscak, Noémi Boros, Paola Marra – soprano vocals
- Elisa Verzier – alto vocals
- Riccardo Rados – tenor vocals
- Hao Wang, Matjaž Zobec – bass vocals
Choir
- Giacomo Voli, Beatrice Blaskovic, Caterina Lanza, Elisa Blaskovic, Erin Dorci, Sofia Rosie Mayer, Virginia Lanza, Davide Moras, Fabio Sambenini, Gabriele Gozzi, Paolo Ribaldini
Production
- Alberto Bravin – editing, engineering, mixing
- Atanas Babaleski – engineering
- Giorgi Hristovski – engineering
- Fulvio Zafred – engineering
- Maor Appelbaum – mastering
- Felipe Machado Franco – artwork, layout
- Daniele Peluso – photography
- Stefania Seculin – choir conductor
- Vito Lo Re – orchestra conductor
References[]
- ^ "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend Review". Angry Metal Guy.
- ^ Metalholic. "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend". Metalholic.com.
- ^ "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend review". Metalstorm.com.
- ^ "Rhapsody - Into The Legend (2016)". Metalstorm.com.
- ^ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'Into the Legend' In January". Blabbermouth.net. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE Vocalist FABIO LIONE Steps Down - "It's Time For Me To Write A New Chapter Of My Life"". BraveWords. September 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Alex Holzwarth Splits With Rhapsody Of Fire". Metal Underground. October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
Categories:
- 2016 albums
- AFM Records albums
- Rhapsody of Fire albums