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Rain of a Thousand Flames

{{Infobox album

| name = Rain of a Thousand Flames

| type = Studio album

| artist = Rhapsody

| cover = Rhapsody_rain_of_a_thousand_flames.jpg

| alt =

| released = 29 October 2001 {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/569524-Rhapsody-Rain-Of-A-Thousand-Flames|title=Rhapsody – Rain Of A Thousand Flames (2001, CD)|website=Discogs|access-date=24 May 2024|publisher=Limb Music}}

| recorded = January – March 2001, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Symphonic power metal|neoclassical metal}}

| length = 41:56

| label = Limb Music

| producer = Sascha Paeth, Miro

| chronology = Rhapsody studio album

| prev_title = Dawn of Victory

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Power of the Dragonflame

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rain-of-a-thousand-flames-mw0000017749|title=Rain of a Thousand Flames - Rhapsody|website=AllMusic|access-date=25 May 2024|first=Gary|last=Hill}}

}}

Rain of a Thousand Flames is the fourth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2001. It tells a part of The Emerald Sword Saga, but it is a parallel episode that is not essential to the story, taking place shortly after Dawn of Victory. While the Warrior of Ice is away, Akron uses the newly acquired Emerald Sword to ravage the land. The album was released at a reduced price and is considered a stop gap between the band's main releases.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics = Luca Turilli

| all_music = Turilli and Alex Staropoli, except when noted in "credits"

| title1 = Rain of a Thousand Flames

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = Deadly Omen

| length2 = 1:48

| title3 = Queen of the Dark Horizons

| length3 = 13:42

| title4 = Tears of a Dying Angel

| length4 = 6:22

| title5 = Elnor's Magic Valley

| length5 = 1:40

| title6 = The Poem's Evil Page

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = The Wizard's Last Rhymes

| length7 = 10:37

| total_length = 41:56

}}

Credits

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Discogs release page.

= Band members=

  • Luca Turilli - guitars.
  • Fabio Lione - lead and backing vocals.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/569524-Rhapsody-Rain-Of-A-Thousand-Flames|title=Rhapsody – Rain Of A Thousand Flames (2001, CD)|website=Discogs|access-date=24 May 2024|publisher=Limb Music}}
  • Alex Staropoli - keyboards, harpsichord, piano, orchestral arrangement.
  • Alessandro Lotta - bass.
  • Alex Holzwarth - drums.

= Additional musicians =

= Additional notes =

  • The chorus in "Queen of the Dark Horizons" is based on the main theme of the horror picture Phenomena, by the Italian 1970s prog rock band Goblin.
  • "Elnor's Magic Valley" is based on an Irish traditional music called Cooley's Reel
  • The intro and the chorus of "The Wizard's Last Rhymes" is based on the New World Symphony composed by Antonín Dvořák.
  • Tracks 4–7 are grouped with the name "Rhymes of a Tragic Poem - The Gothic Saga".

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|France|117|artist=Rhapsody|album=Rain Of A Thousand Flames|rowheader=true|access-date=6 December 2021}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.epic-metal.com/rhapsody/inhalt/texte/rainofathousandflames.zip Lyrics]

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Category:2001 albums

Category:Rhapsody of Fire albums

Category:Limb Music albums