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Rhapsody Of Fire - Share Second Single From New Release

Now that the first snippet of Legendary Years, Rhapsody Of Fire's upcoming album, is out, it didn't take them too long to publish the second single. And here it is! "Land Of Immortals", originally the seventh track of the band's 1997 album, Legendary Tales. Enjoy this timeless piece!

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Posted: 16.05.2017 by Kais | Comments (10)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Reveal First Single From New Release

Italian power metal giants Rhapsody Of Fire, together with their new vocalist Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter, recently announced the upcoming release of Legendary Years, to feature revisited versions of some of the biggest hits of their career. Now, we can listen to the very first snippet from Legendary Years - and it's the song "When Demons Awake", originally the fifth track off Rhapsody Of Fire's 2002 album, Power Of The Dragonflame. Enjoy the song below!

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Posted: 29.04.2017 by Kais | Comments (9)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Announces The Release Of 'Legendary Years'

A legend continues. Italian symphonic power metal kings Rhapsody Of Fire have re-recorded their biggest classic songs of the "Rhapsody" years (1997 - 2002) with their new line-up. Mixed and mastered by Greenman Studios - Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann (Orden Ogan), Legendary Years will be out on May 26th, available as digipak CD and limited edition colored double gatefold vinyl.

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Posted: 19.03.2017 by DREAMASTER | Comments (10)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Announce Special Release

After announcing their new line-up recently (the addition of new vocalist Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter), Italian symphonic power metal kings Rhapsody Of Fire are now working on their upcoming release, which will be a 75 minutes long album revisiting a selection of songs written and produced during the 5 first years of the Rhapsody Era (1997-2002). 14 epic tracks completely re-recorded! All drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals, epic choirs, opera choirs, and numerous classical instruments have been recorded already.

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Posted: 21.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Introduce New Drummer

Drummer Alex Holzwarth left Rhapsody Of Fire shortly after singer Fabio Lione recently and both will be part of the Rhapsody 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour. As for Rhapsody Of Fire, they are moving on with a new drummer: Manu Lotter. He joins new singer Giacomo Voli as the newest members in the band, who is in the studio recording new music.

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Posted: 26.12.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (5)


Rhapsody - First 20th Anniversary Reunion Shows Announced

Reunited symphonic power metal band Rhapsody will tour Latin America this spring as part of their 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour. Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth will perform their album Symphony Of Enchanted Lands in full, as well as other classics of the band and some songs rarely played on stage. The band has also announced a few European festival appearances.

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Posted: 18.12.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (11)


Rhapsody - Announce 20th Anniversary Reunion Farewell Tour

Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth have just announced the reunion of the original members of Rhapsody, and the farewell tour of the band. The Italian band Rhapsody, one of the icons of symphonic power metal, will gather together to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their first official release, playing their album Symphony Of Enchanted Lands in full, as well as other classics of the band. No-one should miss it as this will be the only and last chance to see the band performing on stage together.

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Posted: 21.11.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (11)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Reveal New Singer

The new Rhapsody Of Fire line-up is shaping up. The symphonic power metallers have just revealed their new singer, following the departure of long-time vocalist Fabio Lione. Drummer Alex Holzwarth also left the band, by the way. So, who is the new singer? Giacomo Voli, the vocalist of symphonic metallers Teodasia, is joining them. Hear the new singer below.

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Posted: 11.11.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (19)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Drummer Alex Holzwarth Leaves

It seems like the drama circling around Rhapsody Of Fire's fate refuses to end as shortly after vocalist Fabio Lione's decision to leave the band, now comes an announcement from Alex Holzwarth, who served as the drummer of the band since 2000, that states his departure is to "focus his energies on other projects."

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Posted: 10.10.2016 by Kais | Comments (17)


Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Releasing Last Album Remixed In Dolby Atmos And 2 Live CDs

The latest album of Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus, was chosen to be the first studio album in music history to be remixed in Dolby Atmos. Renowned producer/mixing engineer Chris Heil (David Bowie, Bryan Adams, Scorpions) mixed the entire opus in Dolby Atmos and the result will be submitted for the 2017 Grammy nominations. This unique package will be completed by two brand-new live CDs, which were co-produced by Alex Landenburg, mixed by Christian "Moschus" Moos at Spacelab Studio (Grefrath, Germany) and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio (San Marino, Italy).

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Posted: 01.10.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (7)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Fabio Lione Quits The Band

The last we've heard of Rhapsody Of Fire, they had cancelled a show in Tel Aviv, Israel in August reportedly due to internal struggles within the band. It seems like they were having issues behind the scenes and now long-time vocalist Fabio Lione just announced that he quit the band. Why? The Italian singer didn't really say much about it but he is focusing on other projects.

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Posted: 29.09.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (23)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Cancelled The Show In Tel Aviv, Internal Struggles

Italian power metal veterans Rhapsody Of Fire were supposed to perform in Tel Aviv, Israel (at Havana Club) on August 3rd infront of 300 fans, after cancelling the original date, July 10th, but that show appearantly isn't going to happen either. ProgStage Productions, originizers of the concert, were reluctant and were forced to announce its cancellation. ProgStage publically shared in a post on the official Facebook event the main reasons for the concert's cancellation. The full statement can be found below.

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Posted: 02.08.2016 by Kais | Comments (11)


Rhapsody Of Fire - To Tour Indonesia For The First Time

Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody Of Fire has officially confirmed a show in Indonesia for the first time. This Jakarta show is part of their Asian Tour after releasing their new album, Into The Legend. Their first ever concert in Indonesia is scheduled for March 8th, 2016, at Hall Basket Senayan.

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Posted: 21.01.2016 by finalfortuner | Comments (1)


Rhapsody Of Fire - Share New Song

Lords of Italian symphonic metal Rhapsody Of Fire have released another song from their new forthcoming album Into The Legend, due out very soon on January 15th via AFM Records. Embrace the power of the legend with the new track "Distant Sky", now streaming below.

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Posted: 14.01.2016 by Gothmog_Motsham | Comments (22)


Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Release New Single And Video

Symphonic masters Luca Turilli's Rhapsody just released a brand new single. With only one month until the start of the Prometheus Cinematic World Tour in Europe, the band now presents "Il Cigno Nero [Reloaded]". The original song (from the album Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus which was released in June via Nuclear Blast) features in its reloaded version new powerful rhythmic guitar parts, a new bass arrangement and some additional orchestrations. Mastermind Luca Turilli has created a lyric video for the new track and you can feast your eyes on it here.

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Posted: 19.12.2015 by BloodTears | Comments (9)