Year : 2013
Style : Power Metal , Symphonic Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 132 mb
Bio:
Formed in 1993 as Thundercross, and then changed name to Rhapsody in 1995. They were forced to change their name again, this time to Rhapsody of Fire, due to copyright problems on 14th of July of 2006.Before Cristiano Adacher's arrival, Luca Turilli was also the singer of the band. Thunderforce played drums from "Dawn of Victory" to "Power of the Dragonflame," but for contractual obligations his real identity could not be revealed. There was also speculation that 'Thunderforce' did not actually exist and that the drums on these albums were programmed, but the band always denied this. Alex Holzwarth, who played drums in live shows, figured in the official line-up on the CDs. Holzwarth has played all drums since "The Dark Secret" EP.Dominique Leurquin played live with Rhapsody from February 2000 until 2011, and later also performed the rhythm guitar parts on albums, but was only ever considered a 'special guest' of the band.Rhapsody's baroque recorder parts have always been played by Alex Staropoli's brother, Manuel Staropoli. On Rhapsody's earlier releases, songs often contained narration by Sir Jay Lansford. Starting with "The Dark Secret" EP, professional actors, ntably including film veteran Christopher Lee, have been used instead. Lee has also performed as co-vocalist on a few B-sides.Rhapsody's management team included Manowar's Joey DeMaio after they signed to his Magic Circle Music label, but they were later involved in a long-running legal dispute that brought all band activity to a halt between 2007 and 2009.Luca Turilli and Patrice Guers left Rhapsody of Fire on good terms in 2011, and announced in November 2011 that they would continue as Luca Turilli's Rhapsody along with Dominique Leurquin. Both versions claim the entire band history up until the split as their own. Alex Holzwarth was initially a member of both bands but left Luca Turilli's Rhapsody after the recording of their first album.Nuclear Blast dropped Rhapsody of Fire after the split and continued with Luca Turilli's Rhapsody only. After one year, in December 2012 the band then signed to the German label AFM Records.
Album:
Italian masters of the epic Symphonic Power Metal enchantment RHAPSODY OF FIRE gathered up two dozen finely-recorded variety of older and newer songs from the last "Chaos To Eternity" European Tour of 2012 under the title of "Live-From Chaos To Eternity" which is their second live album so far. It is kind of promising, since one would expect the band to weaken after the departure of founder guitarist / composer Luca Turilli, but this release just proves that the band is still there and will be releasing more stuff soon.The tracks were recorded at different venues but the whole thing still sounds homogenous and seamless. The material is perfectly raw and unpolished, nearly flawless though, just like the band intended it to be. "Not one single part was re-recorded in studio as most of bands do", comments the mastermind Alex Staropoli. The music is as powerful, epic, enchanting and passionate as one would expect from a band like RHAPSODY. Fabio Lione delivers an outstanding and excellent vocal performance as usual, and just keeps proving why he's one of the most highly-acclaimed Power Metal singers on the planet.The tracklist is awesome, combining new songs from the most recent albums as well as the finest Rhapsody classic gems such as "Holy Thunderforce", "Dawn of Victory", "The Village Of Dwarves", "Emerald Sword"…as well as a drum solo and Bach's "Toccata" on bass.The only downside is that mix is a bit unbalance, for instance, at some point, Lione can barely be heard, or the keyboards are too loud. It's nevertheless something that RHAPSODY OF FIRE fans would appreciate. Highly recommended!
Line-Up:
Giacomo Voli - Vocals (2016-present) - See also: ex-Sour Whine, Giacomo Voli, ex-Teodasia
Alex Staropoli - Keyboards, Piano, Harpsichord, Orchestrations, Vocals (choirs) (1995-present) - See also: ex-Thundercross
Roberto De Micheli - Guitars (2011-present) - See also: Sinestesia, ex-Steel Crown, ex-Thundercross
Tom Hess - Guitar
Oliver Holzwarth - Bass
Alex Holzwarth - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Dark Mystic Vision
02. Ad Infinitum
03. From Chaos to Eternity
04. Triumph or Agony
05. I Belong to the Stars
06. The Dark Secret
07. Unholy Warcry
08. Lost in Cold Dreams
09. Land of Immortals
10. Aeons of Raging Darkness
11. Dark Reign of Fire
12. Drum Solo
CD2:
01. The March of the Swordmaster
02. Dawn of Victory
03. Toccata on Bass
04. The Village of Dwarves
05. The Magic of the Wizard's Dream
06. Holy Thunderforce
07. Reign of Terror
08. Knightrider of Doom
09. Epicus Furor
10. Emerald Sword
11. Erian's Lost Secrets
12. The Splendour of Angels' Glory (A Final Revelation)
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