Rhapsody Of Fire - The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony [EP]
| Release date: | 15 October 2010 |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
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01. Act I - The Pass Of Nair-Kaan
02. Act II - Dark Mystic Vision
03. Act III - The Ancient Fires Of Har-Kuun
04. Act IV - The Betrayal
05. Act V - Neve Rosso Sangue
06. Act VI - Erian's Lost Secrets
07. Act VII - The Angels' Dark Revelation
02. Act II - Dark Mystic Vision
03. Act III - The Ancient Fires Of Har-Kuun
04. Act IV - The Betrayal
05. Act V - Neve Rosso Sangue
06. Act VI - Erian's Lost Secrets
07. Act VII - The Angels' Dark Revelation
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Rating: 6.0 |
Rhapsody must think that everything they touch turns to gold. Only months after the release of their comeback album the band offer this EP, an apparent "dark romantic symphony". For a release 35 minutes long with seven tracks, perhaps only one is worthy of all the anticipation, if that. Nowadays it seems that narrations and cheesy fantasy film-like dialogues suffice as the majority of tracks on a musical disc. Only three tracks contain music as such, although "The Ancient Fires Of Har-Kuun" is the main one weighing in at an unnecessary 15 minutes. This is the main track of the EP and contains all the usual Rhapsody traditions of orchestrations, keyboards and choirs. It has its moments, the great chorus especially, but does suffer from appearing too drawn out. Read more ›› |
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| Daggon | Daggon's Top Top Top Of 2010 | #9 |
| Praxius | My Luca Turilli / Rhapsody-verse albums ranking | #15 |
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| farfaramir Posts: 128  |
It's not going to be a EP like the desciption says, it's going to be like "Rain of a Thousand Flames" >_>
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
"Rain Of A thousand Flames" was an EP, farfaramir. A long EP, but still an EP.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
The longest EP ever is by Nanocyborg Uberholocaust - almost 7 hours 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| DieH@rd Posts: 92 |
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| Kallis Helmi ManDaraBosS Posts: 100  |
IMO RoaTF is an album. A mini-album but still an album. Or dudes - like this: single => EP => The Cold Embrace Of Fear & Rain Of A Thousand Flames => album.  Anyway I WANT THIS RELEASE NOOOW!!!
---- "Now I'm leaving my worries behind Feel the freedom of body and mind I am starting my journey, I'm drifting away with the wind I go"
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| Andreas Posts: 334 |
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| MétalNoir Fils du Lys Posts: 847  |
What makes an album an EP anyway??? I don't get why Rain of a Thousand Flames is not a LP...
---- Notre destinée n'est pas encore tracée....
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254  |
Well I've got it, and it's not really much to look forward to. Track 3 is 15 minutes long, and the rest isn't that great apart from maybe one other track (6 I think)...
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
Written by Baz Anderson on 20.08.2010 at 01:09 Does the album really have 6 tracks or is it only numbers to identify parts of the same song? I mean, is there a silence between songs/parts? EDIT: I haven't heard the album, so I can't post any opinion on the material but I won't be surprised if it has nothing special, like you seem to suggest. They should moderate themselves in their announcements. Each time, they use superlatives like "this extraordinary release" or "this masterpiece" and suggest that it will reinvent metal. It's as if they took marketing lessons from Manowar and Turilli's ex-friend, Joey deMaio.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589  |
Holy sh*t, another Rhapsody record? Whatever it turns out to be, I'm pretty sure they're gonna kick our asses. Deep.
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Written by Carl Berg on 20.08.2010 at 18:05 When hell freezes over they will. 
---- Licensed under the GPLv3. Relinquish proprietary software for a greater GNU/America.
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254 |
There's seven tracks, but they're not all "songs" by a long way.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
Written by Baz Anderson on 21.08.2010 at 01:50 What are they, then? My bet is they're cheesy narrations and long spoken parts. Perhaps atmospheric keyboard-oriented instrumentals too. I had this feeling right from the start that this project will be the kind of album that contains very little music for its lenght. Judging by your comment, it soounds as if it's the case.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| farfaramir Posts: 128 |
Written by Baz Anderson on 20.08.2010 at 01:09 Just curiosity... This are questions that some of us has been asking the last month: 1) Does it has guitars, bass and drums or it is only symphony? 2) Is it a real symphony. Judging by your description, it sounds like a Rain of a Thousand Flames 2 (which also had 3 great songs and the rest were "fillers).
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Album Release day (October 15, 2010)
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| Janne Hugin Posts: 1721  |
It's not an EP it's like a movie just close your eyes while listening to it and you'll understand what I'm talking about
----  -FOLK METAL HUNGARY-
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| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330  |
I lol'd when I heard this defined as "audiobook metal"
----  Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
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| Spanishkiller Posts: 80  |
Rhapsody Of Fire are currently the best music composers in the world. This is a great EP, full of feelings and melody. They are the best power metal band IMO.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
Written by Spanishkiller on 29.10.2010 at 00:44 My opinion is they're far from great and immensely overrated. People assume it's genius only because they use some symphonic elements. Anyway, every kind of metal that uses symphonic element is ridiculously overrated nowadays. As for Powermetal, this genre sucks so much ass nowadays it is way past the point of redemption.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Spanishkiller Posts: 80 |
Written by RavenKing on 30.10.2010 at 15:26 Rhapsody are not just "a bunch of symphonic elements beyond metal". They're real compsers. Bands such as Adagio or mabye Kamelot use symphonic elements. Rhapsody uses the symphony and the classical music as the basis of their songs. RoF and Haggard are the only real symphonic metal bands IMO. And I don't personally think that symphonic metal is overrated (a crappy band which uses symphonic elements is still a crappy band). Black Metal is not everything in this life my friend
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
The refrain of "The Ancient Fires Of Har-Kuun" is priceless and one of the best among Rhapsody...but there are only two refrains in 14 minute lasting song and then it is used once more in "Erian's Lost Secrets"...and thats...not enough for half an hour...even i have to say... it needs cut version of "The Ancient Fires Of Har-Kuun" as single release, this would be worth
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284  |
Written by Spanishkiller on 29.10.2010 at 00:44 You haven't listened the new Blind Guardian's album This album for sure puts every RoF release in GREAT SHAME! 
---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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| Spanishkiller Posts: 80 |
Written by mikeprado30 on 18.11.2010 at 07:27 It's true though. Last Blind Guardian's album has impressed me (Sacred Worlds is just perfect), but anyway I still prefer RoF as a whole.
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| Sword_Chant Posts: 717 |
Written by Ellrohir on 31.07.2010 at 11:02 Haha I remember those guys, aren't they the ones that live all the way in Antarctica?
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