Rain of a Thousand Flames

Rain of a Thousand Flames
Studio album by Rhapsody
Released	29 October 2001 [1]
Recorded	January – March 2001, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal neoclassical metal
Length	41:56
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Rain of a Thousand Flames is the fourth studio album by the 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.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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

• Luca Turilli - guitars.
• Fabio Lione - lead and backing vocals. ^[1]
• Alex Staropoli - keyboards, harpsichord, piano, orchestral arrangement.
• Alessandro Lotta - bass.
• Alex Holzwarth - drums.

Additional musicians

• Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore - "church choir" vocals.
• Olaf Hayer, Oliver Hartmann, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Tobias Sammet - "epic choir" vocals.
• Jay Lansford - male narrator.
• Nadja Bellir - female narrator.
• Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorder.
• Dana Lurie - violin.

Additional notes

• The chorus in "Queen of the Dark Horizons" is based on the main theme of the horror picture Phenomena, by the Italian 1970s prog rock band Goblin.
• "Elnor's Magic Valley" is based on an Irish traditional music called Cooley's Reel
• The intro and the chorus of "The Wizard's Last Rhymes" is based on the New World Symphony composed by Antonín Dvořák.
• Tracks 4–7 are grouped with the name "Rhymes of a Tragic Poem - The Gothic Saga".

Charts

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• Lyrics