Challenge the Wind

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Challenge the Wind
Rhapsody of Fire - Challenge the Wind.jpg
Studio album by
Rhapsody of Fire
Released31 May 2024
Recorded2022–2023
StudioGreenman Studio (Arnsberg)
Length63:27
Label AFM
Producer Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire studio album chronology
Glory for Salvation
(2021)		Challenge the Wind
(2024)
Singles from Challenge the Wind
  1. "Kreel's Magic Staff"
    Released: 12 May 2023 [1]
  2. "Challenge the Wind"
    Released: 29 February 2024 [2]
  3. "A Brave New Hope"
    Released: 29 March 2024 [3]
  4. "Diamond Claws"
    Released: 3 May 2024 [4]
  5. "Mastered by the Dark"
    Released: 31 May 2024 [5]

Challenge the Wind is the fourteenth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 31 May 2024 via AFM Records and was produced by Alex Staropoli, the band's keyboardist. The album is the third and final chapter of The Nephilim's Empire Saga. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Staropoli, Giacomo Voli and Roberto De Micheli

Challenge the Wind track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Challenge the Wind"4:55
2."Whispers of Doom"4:57
3."The Bloody Pariah"4:53
4."Vanquished by Shadows"16:12
5."Kreel's Magic Staff"6:10
6."Diamond Claws"4:36
7."Black Wizard"5:10
8."A Brave New Hope"4:40
9."Holy Downfall"6:54
10."Mastered by the Dark"4:53
Total length:63:27
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Challenge the Wind" (Japanese version)4:55
Total length:68:15

Personnel

Credits for Challenge the Wind adapted from liner notes. [11]

Rhapsody of Fire

Additional musicians

Choir

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Challenge the Wind
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [12] 94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 36

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  3. ↑ "Rhapsody Of Fire - Premiere 'A Brave New Hope' Single". Metal Storm . 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of June 5, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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