Power of the Dragonflame | ||||
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Released | 23 April 2002 [1] | |||
Recorded | November 2001 - January 2002, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
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Length | 61:06 | |||
Label | Limb Music | |||
Producer | Sascha Paeth, Miro | |||
Rhapsody chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Metal Rules | [2] |
Power of the Dragonflame is the fifth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. It was released on 23 April 2002 by Limb Music. It is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga. In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 9th best power metal album of all time. [3]
All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Turilli, except where noted
No. | Title | Composer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In Tenebris" ("In Darkness") | Alex Staropoli | 1:29 |
2. | "Knightrider of Doom" | 3:57 | |
3. | "Power of the Dragonflame" | 4:27 | |
4. | "The March of the Swordmaster" | 5:04 | |
5. | "When Demons Awake" | 6:47 | |
6. | "Agony Is My Name" | 4:58 | |
7. | "Lamento Eroico" ("Heroic Cry") | 4:39 | |
8. | "Steelgods of the Last Apocalypse" | 5:49 | |
9. | "The Pride of the Tyrant" | 4:53 | |
10. | "Rise from the Sea of Flames" (Limited edition bonus track) | 3:56 | |
11. | "Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness" I. "Angeli di Pietra Mistica" ("Angels of Mystical Stone") II. "Warlords' Last Challenge" (instrumental) III. "...And the Legend Ends..." | Staropoli, Turilli, Paeth | 19:03
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Total length: | 65:02 |
Alex Holzwarth appears in the photoshoot but did not record on this album.
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] | 31 |
French Albums (SNEP) [5] | 34 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 30 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] | 15 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 29 |
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