The Eighth Mountain

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The Eighth Mountain
Album cover for "The Eighth Mountain", twelfth studio album by Rhapsody of Fire.jpg
Studio album by
Rhapsody of Fire
Released22 February 2019
RecordedJune–November 2018
StudioGreenman Studios (Arnsberg)
Studio I BNR (Sofia)
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length64:30
68:39 (Japan edition)
Label AFM Records
Producer Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire studio album chronology
Into the Legend
(2016)		The Eighth Mountain
(2019)		 Glory for Salvation
(2021)
Singles from The Eighth Mountain
  1. "The Legend Goes On"
    Released: 30 November 2018 [1]
  2. "Rain of Fury"
    Released: 11 January 2019 [2]
  3. "Master of Peace"
    Released: 15 February 2019 [3]

The Eighth Mountain is the twelfth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 22 February 2019 via AFM Records. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The album is the first chapter in a new saga, written by Alex Staropoli and Roberto De Micheli, entitled The Nephilim's Empire Saga. It is the first saga not written by Luca Turilli, who left the band in 2011. It is also the first studio album without vocalist Fabio Lione and the first without longtime drummer Alex Holzwarth since 1998's Symphony of Enchanted Lands . They were replaced by Giacomo Voli and Manu Lotter respectively, though it would be the only studio album with drummer Manu Lotter.

A music video for "Rain of Fury" was released on 11 January 2019.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Giacomo Voli, Roberto de Micheli and Alex Staropoli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Roberto de Micheli

No.TitleLength
1."Abyss of Pain"0:48
2."Seven Heroic Deeds"4:47
3."Master of Peace"5:31
4."Rain of Fury"4:09
5."White Wizard"4:56
6."Warrior Heart"4:29
7."The Courage to Forgive"4:54
8."March Against the Tyrant"9:22
9."Clash of Times"4:41
10."The Legend Goes On"4:45
11."The Wind, the Rain and the Moon"5:22
12."Tales of a Hero's Fate"10:47
Total length:64:31
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Rain of Fury" (Japanese version)4:09
Total length:68:40

Personnel

Credits for The Eighth Mountain adapted from liner notes. [7]

Rhapsody of Fire

Additional personnel

Choir

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 148
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 88
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 118
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 25

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References

  1. ↑ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Lyric Video For New Song 'The Legend Goes On'". Blabbermouth. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Video Premiere: RHAPSODY OF FIRE's 'Rain Of Fury'". Blabbermouth. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'Master Of Peace'". Blabbermouth. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Eighth Mountain' Album in February". Blabbermouth. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE Reveal Details of New Album 'The Eighth Mountain'". BraveWords. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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  7. ↑ (2019). "The Eighth Mountain liner notes". In The Eighth Mountain [CD booklet]. AFM.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rhapsody of Fire – The Eighth Mountain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 9, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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  12. ↑ "ジ・エイス・マウンテン～第八の山岳 | ラプソディー・オブ・ファイア" [The Eighth Mountain | Rhapsody Of Fire] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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