Rain of a Thousand Flames (from the English “Rain of a Thousand Lights”) is the fourth album of the Italian band Rhapsody . The album continues the series of conceptual albums “Chronicles of Algalord”. In music, he is stronger than the previous ones, shifted to symphonic metal from power metal , showing the further direction of the group's development. A video was shot for the title track Rain of a Thousand Flames . The cover is written by Mark Klinnert.
| Rain of a thousand flames | ||||
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| Rhapsody Album | ||||
| Date of issue | 2001 | |||
| Genre | symphonic metal power metal progressive metal | |||
| Duration | 72:54 | |||
| Producer | Sasha Pat | |||
| A country |  Italy | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Label | Limb music | |||
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Content
Concept
The plot of the album is an interlude between the albums Dawn of Victory and Power of the Dragonflame , telling about the Queen of the Damned and the brutal conquests of demons. With the help of the magic sword stolen from the Ice Warrior, the demons perform a bloody sacrifice ritual, and resurrect the Queen of the Damned - the ancient, lecherous priestess of the black god Kron, whose name is unpronounceable. She summons new hordes of demons from the abyss. Under the leadership of the Queen, the demons ravage Algalord and the neighboring kingdoms of Elnor and Torald.
Song List
- "Rain of a Thousand Flames" 3:43
- Deadly Omen 1:47
- Queen of the Dark Horizons 13:42
- Tears of a Dying Angel 6:22
- Elnor's Magic Valley 1:39
- The Poem's Evil Page 4:03
- Wizard's Last Rhymes 10:37
All songs are written by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli , except:
- “Queen of the Dark Horizons” - the intro and chorus used the music of the band Goblin from the film “ Phenomenon ” directed by Dario Argento [1] .
- “Wizard's Last Rhymes” in the introduction and refrain used the Ninth Symphony of the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak [1] .
- “Elnor's Magic Valley” is an Irish folk tune by Cooley's Reel [2] .
Record Members
Rhapsody
- Luca Turilli - guitar
- Fabio Lione - vocals
- Alex Staropoli - keyboards
- Alesandro Lotta - Bass
- Alex Holzwart - drums
Guest Musicians
- Sir Jay Landsford - Reading Text
- Dana Lurie - violin
- Nadia Bellir - female backing vocals (girl Luke)
- Tobias Zammet , Robert Huneke Rizzo, Olaf Heyer, Oliver Hartman, Bridget Fogl, Previn Moore - choir