Last year, Rhapsody of Fire announced they were to split and that Alex Staropoli would continue under the Rhapsody of fire name, while Luca Turilli would be forming a band under the Rhapsody name. Rhapsody was the original name for Rhapsody of fire until legal issues forced the name change, so for Luca Turilli the new band is a return to the Rhapsody name.
\nThe split was announced in August 2011 and Luca spent the next few months writing the debut Rhapsody album, and the results are here – and what an album it is.<\/p>\n
Brief comments on a couple of tracks..<\/p>\n
Title track ”Ascending to infinity” starts with plenty of guitars, and is a great power metal song. The choral backing vocals plus the orchestra give it a very rich sound but don’t detract from the fact that this is primarily a guitar driven track.<\/p>\n
The final track on the album, ”Of Michael the archangel and Lucifers fall” is a sixteen minute epic of a track that feels like a mini album all of its own. It’s a fantastic song, but then again so is the whole album.<\/p>\n
The sound is epic – it’s got a real movie soundtrack feel with its powerful orchestral sound, and the blending of this with the metal sound works superbly well – its an album that all Nightwish fans really need to listen to as there is a lot in common musically between the two bands.<\/p>\n
An excellent album that will appeal not only to fans of Rhapsody in fire, but also to Nightwish fans.<\/p>\n
Track listing:<\/p>\n
1. Quantum X
\n2. Ascending To Infinity
\n3. Dante’s Inferno
\n4. Excalibur
\n5. Tormento E Passione
\n6. Dark Fate Of Atlantis
\n7. Luna
\n8. Clash Of The Titans
\n9. Of Michael The Archangel And Lucifers Fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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