Into the Legend

Into the Legend
Studio album by
Rhapsody of Fire
Released15 January 2016
Recorded2015
GenreSymphonic power metal
Length66:42
71:20 (Digipak/Japanese edition)
LabelAFM Records
ProducerAlex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire studio album chronology
Dark Wings of Steel
(2013) 		Into the Legend
(2016) 		The Eighth Mountain
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Angry Metal Guy [1]
Metalholic [2]
Metalstorm [3]
Nightfall in Metal Earth [4]

Into the Legend is the eleventh studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 15 January 2016 via AFM Records.[5]

It is the first album with bassist Alessandro Sala, and the final album with longtime members Fabio Lione on vocals and Alex Holzwarth on drums.[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fabio Lione; all music is composed by Roberto De Micheli, Alex Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli

No.TitleLength
1."In principio" (In the Beginning)2:45
2."Distant Sky"4:32
3."Into the Legend"5:01
4."Winter's Rain"7:44
5."A Voice in the Cold Wind"6:18
6."Valley of Shadows"6:54
7."Shining Star"4:39
8."Realms of Light"6:00
9."Rage of Darkness"6:02
10."The Kiss of Life"16:45
Total length:66:40
Digipak edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Volar Sin Dolor" ("Flying Without Pain", Spanish version of Shining Star)4:38
Total length:71:18
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Speranze e Amor" ("Hopes and Love", Italian version of Shining Star)4:38
Total length:71:18

Personnel

Rhapsody of Fire

Additional musicians

  • Manuel Staropoli – recorder, flute, crumhorn, oboe, duduk
  • Matteo Brenci – guitars (7)
  • Luca Balbo – piano (7)
  • Elisa Frausin – cello
  • Bayarma Rinchinova – flute
  • Teodora Tommasi – harp
  • Manuel Tomadin – harpsichord
  • Luca Ventimiglia – musette, uilleann pipes, crumhorn
  • Paolo Monetti – violone
  • Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra
  • Manuela Kriscak, Noémi Boros, Paola Marra – soprano vocals
  • Elisa Verzier – alto vocals
  • Riccardo Rados – tenor vocals
  • Hao Wang, Matjaž Zobec – bass vocals

Choir

  • Giacomo Voli, Beatrice Blaskovic, Caterina Lanza, Elisa Blaskovic, Erin Dorci, Sofia Rosie Mayer, Virginia Lanza, Davide Moras, Fabio Sambenini, Gabriele Gozzi, Paolo Ribaldini

Production

  • Alberto Bravin – editing, engineering, mixing
  • Atanas Babaleski – engineering
  • Giorgi Hristovski – engineering
  • Fulvio Zafred – engineering
  • Maor Appelbaum – mastering
  • Felipe Machado Franco – artwork, layout
  • Daniele Peluso – photography
  • Stefania Seculin – choir conductor
  • Vito Lo Re – orchestra conductor

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 145
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 157
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 90
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 76
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 34

References

  1. ^ "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend Review". Angry Metal Guy.
  2. ^ Metalholic. "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend". Metalholic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  3. ^ "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend review". Metalstorm.com.
  4. ^ "Rhapsody - Into The Legend (2016)". Metalstorm.com.
  5. ^ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'Into the Legend' In January". Blabbermouth.net. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "RHAPSODY OF FIRE Vocalist FABIO LIONE Steps Down - "It's Time For Me To Write A New Chapter Of My Life"". BraveWords. September 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alex Holzwarth Splits With Rhapsody Of Fire". Metal Underground. October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rhapsody Of Fire – Into The Legend" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody Of Fire – Into The Legend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rhapsody Of Fire – Into The Legend" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Rhapsody Of Fire – Into The Legend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. ^ "イントゥ・ザ・レジェンド | ラプソディー・オブ・ファイア" [Into The Legend | Rhapsody Of Fire] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rhapsody Of Fire – Into The Legend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.