Rain of a Thousand Flames

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Rain of a Thousand Flames
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Studio album by
Released29 October 2001 [1]
RecordedJanuary – March 2001, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre
Length41:56
Label Limb Music
Producer Sascha Paeth, Miro
Rhapsody studio album chronology
Dawn of Victory
(2000)
Rain of a Thousand Flames
(2001)
Power of the Dragonflame
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli, except when noted in "credits"

No.TitleLength
1."Rain of a Thousand Flames"3:43
2."Deadly Omen"1:48
3."Queen of the Dark Horizons"13:42
4."Tears of a Dying Angel"6:22
5."Elnor's Magic Valley"1:40
6."The Poem's Evil Page"4:04
7."The Wizard's Last Rhymes"10:37
Total length:41:56

Credits

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Discogs release page. [1]

Band members

Additional musicians

Additional notes

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [3] 117

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rhapsody – Rain Of A Thousand Flames (2001, CD)". Discogs . Limb Music . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. Hill, Gary. "Rain of a Thousand Flames - Rhapsody". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody – Rain Of A Thousand Flames". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.