Legendary Years

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Legendary Years
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Compilation album of re-recorded songs by
Released26 May 2017
RecordedNovember 2016–February 2017
StudioEchoes Studio (Trieste)
Zolfo Studio (Udine)
Greenman Studios (Arnsberg)
Audiofloor (Arnsberg)
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length73:36
Label AFM Records
Producer Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire compilation album chronology
Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga
(2004)
Legendary Years
(2017)
Singles from Legendary Years
  1. "When Demons Awake"
    Released: 28 April 2017 [1]
  2. "Land of Immortals"
    Released: 12 May 2017 [2]
  3. "Knightrider of Doom"
    Released: 19 May 2017 [3]
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Legendary Years is the second compilation album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. [5] [6] It consists of re-recorded songs from The Emerald Sword Saga , a five concept albums-long story started in their first album Legendary Tales in 1997 and concluded in Power of the Dragonflame in 2002.

Contents

It is their first work with singer Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter, [7] replacing longtime members Fabio Lione and Alex Holzwarth respectively. [8] It also mark the band's first album (and first record since 1995) not to feature Lione, and the first without Holzwarth since their 1998 studio album Symphony of Enchanted Lands .

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Dawn of Victory" Dawn of Victory 4:44
2."Knightrider of Doom" Power of the Dragonflame 3:58
3."Flames of Revenge" Legendary Tales 5:32
4."Beyond the Gates of Infinity" Symphony of Enchanted Lands 7:21
5."Land of Immortals"Legendary Tales4:53
6."Emerald Sword"Symphony of Enchanted Lands4:23
7."Legendary Tales"Legendary Tales7:49
8."Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain"Dawn of Victory4:47
9."When Demons Awake"Power of the Dragonflame6:46
10."Wings of Destiny"Symphony of Enchanted Lands4:17
11."Riding the Winds of Eternity"Symphony of Enchanted Lands4:12
12."The Dark Tower of Abyss"Symphony of Enchanted Lands6:51
13."Holy Thunderforce"Dawn of Victory4:20
14."Rain of a Thousand Flames" Rain of a Thousand Flames 3:43
Total length:73:36
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
15."Where Dragons Fly"Emerald Sword (Single)4:34
Total length:78:10

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [9]

Rhapsody of Fire

Additional musicians

Choir

Production

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