The Frozen Tears of Angels

The Frozen Tears of Angels
Studio album by Rhapsody of Fire
Released	April 30, 2010
Recorded	Gate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany), September–October 2009
Genre	Symphonic power metal neoclassical metal
Length	57:02
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire studio album chronology
Triumph or Agony (2006) The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010) From Chaos to Eternity (2011)
Singles from The Frozen Tears of Angels
"Reign of Terror" Released: April 11, 2010

Professional ratings

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Jukebox:Metal	[3]

The Frozen Tears of Angels is the eighth studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast. ^[4] It is the first album to be released after a long hiatus, caused by a legal dispute with the band's previous label, Magic Circle Music. The concept album is the third chapter of The Dark Secret Saga, which began with Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret .

The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 13th best symphonic metal album of all time. ^[5]

Track list

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Turilli, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Dark Frozen World (intro)"	Staropoli	2:13
2.	"Sea of Fate"	Fabio Lione, Turilli, Staropoli	4:47
3.	"Crystal Moonlight"		4:25
4.	"Reign of Terror"		6:52
5.	"Danza di fuoco e ghiaccio" ("Dance of Fire and Ice")	Turilli	6:24
6.	"Raging Starfire"		4:56
7.	"Lost in Cold Dreams"	Lione, Turilli, Staropoli	5:12
8.	"On the Way to Ainor"		6:58
9.	"The Frozen Tears of Angels"	Lione, Turilli, Staropoli	11:17
10.	"Labyrinth of Madness (outro)"		3:58
Total length:			57:02

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Immortal New Reign"	5:29
Total length:		62:31

Digipak edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Sea of Fate (Orchestral version)" (Lione, Turilli, Staropoli)	3:54
Total length:		66:25

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart [6]	58
Belgian Albums Chart [7]	96
Canadian Albums Chart [8]	129
Finnish Albums Chart [9]	35
French Albums Chart [10]	51
German Albums Chart [11]	33
Greek Albums Chart [12]	11
Italian Albums Chart [13]	31
Japanese Albums Chart [13]	41
South Korean Albums Chart [13]	69
Spanish Albums Chart [14]	81
Swedish Albums Chart [15]	53
Swiss Albums Chart [16]	39

Credits

Rhapsody of Fire

• Fabio Lione – vocals
• Luca Turilli – guitars, production, cover art
• Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production, cover art
• Patrice Guers – bass
• Alex Holzwarth – drums

Additional personnel

• Dominique Leurquin – additional guitars
• Christopher Lee – narration
• Toby Eddington – narration
• Stash Kirkbride – narration
• Christina Lee – narration
• Marcus D'Amico – narration
• Simon Fielding – narration
• Susannah York – narration
• Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
• Søren Leupold – lute
• Bridget Fogle – soprano vocals, choir vocals

Choir

• Herbie Langhans, Previn Moore, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke

Production

• Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering, editing, additional guitars
• Olaf Reitmeier – engineering, editing, additional guitars
• Simon Oberender – engineering, editing, choir vocals
• Miro – mastering
• Karsten vom Wege – logo
• Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, photography
• Janina Snatzke – photography

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