 |
| Author |
Message |
|
-Mayhem-
Legion
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:32 pm Posts: 607 Location: Tampere
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
got the album. I will report later
_________________
|
| Wed May 19, 2010 2:19 pm |
|
 |
|
Andreas
The Spamming Champion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 2192 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
So, you said new Rhapsody > old Rhapsody. Why's that? (I do not necessarily agree or disagree with you)
_________________ ALL YOU NEED IS A SPAMMING CHAMPION!
|
| Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:34 pm |
|
 |
|
-Mayhem-
Legion
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:32 pm Posts: 607 Location: Tampere
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
Legendary Tales is my least favorite album of them and I do think SOEL II> SOEL I just like how it got bigger and bigger. The orchestra and better production do it for me. The new on may have lacked with orchestra compared to some others but made up by it's awesomeness. Sure the old stuff is nice and has great highlights. But My top four albums would be the four latest ones.
_________________
|
| Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:04 am |
|
 |
|
Islane
Legion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:06 am Posts: 530 Location: North of Germany
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
The best of all for me ist DoV. Maybe because it started the whole metal thing for me 
_________________ Common sense is not so common.
|
| Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:02 pm |
|
 |
|
Andreas
The Spamming Champion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 2192 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
Well I think you can draw a line between the Emerald Sword Saga and the Dark Secret Saga. At first it was all cheesy, nothing big about it, sometimes hacking guitars (Knightrider of Doom for instance). Then from SoEL II it became really grand. I mean, SoEL II is the best Rhapsody album when it comes to "filmscore metal" IMO, and therefore I love it.
But my favourite album is Rain of a Thousand Flames (YES! IT'S AN ALBUM!), maybe because the story's also very clear on that one, and it moves me more for some reason. The Dark Secret Saga is a bit standard compared to the Emerald Sword Saga, and the story is always very important with Rhapsody.
Anyway it depends on my mood. If I want to hear something really grand, I listen to SoEL II, but DoV, RoaTF and PotDF really give me energy.
As for the latest album: I really love it, but it feels like a new era for Rhapsody when it comes to musical style. Bring it on!
_________________ ALL YOU NEED IS A SPAMMING CHAMPION!
|
| Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:15 pm |
|
 |
|
-Mayhem-
Legion
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:32 pm Posts: 607 Location: Tampere
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
I count PotDF as a new album too as it is one of the best ones too. Just forgot to mention it. and sure there is nothing wrong with DoV or RoaTF adn SOEL too is nice at times.
_________________
|
| Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:16 am |
|
 |
|
Andreas
The Spamming Champion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 2192 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
_________________ ALL YOU NEED IS A SPAMMING CHAMPION!
|
| Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:42 pm |
|
 |
|
Andreas
The Spamming Champion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 2192 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
...and some cheesy catchfrases full of epicness... I mean, an official statement:  |  |  |  | Quote: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – TO RELEASE AN EPIC 35-MINUTES SYMPHONY!
RHAPSODY OF FIRE are going to release an epic monument called: „The Cold Embrace Of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony“. „For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes divided in 7 „acts“. Looking at the title you can easily imagine that such long and epic song will show the most cinematic and orchestral side of our band, all our passion for the world of cinema we love so much and that always represented our main influence while composing the RHAPSODY’s music“, says Luca Turilli and adds: „Essentially it is a long huge song, sounding very symphonic, full of orchestral sections very soundtrack oriented, narrations and spoken parts. More than in other cases we tried to create a real movie atmosphere with very dynamic musical results, also thanks to the help of the English actors that gave voice to different charachters. You will just need to close your eyes and explore those new emotional dimensions we wrote the music for.“ The lyrics of this monumental, epic symphony are based on the „dark secret saga“ and represents a new chapter, directly connected with „The Frozen Tears Of Angels“.
Luca explains: „After the long journey to the icy frozen northlands at the borders of the known world, while facing concrete natural obstacles and the inner demons lying in the depths of their conscience, the five main charachters reach the ancient gothic fortress of Har-Kuun, a real monument of evil trapped between ice and snow, the mystic place where the Erian’s book could be finally found. „The Cold Embrace Of Fear“ tells about the entrance of those bravehearts in the ancestral world of Har-Kuun and the dramatic search for the holy book of the angels, only possible way to understand something more about the dark secret threatening the whole known world. Also in this case I liked to create particular „bridges“ connecting the new chapter of the saga with our modern life on the basis of symbolism, ancient wisdom and spiritual evolution. To someone who knows something about modern psychology and the study of the different „self“, the hidden geometries and gothic labyrinths of Har-Kuun will reveal themselves very clearly.“ Once again Christopher Lee was chosen for the spoken parts as a main narrator. „We couldn’t imagine to release something like this without his fundamental partecipation. Sir Lee is one member of the RHAPSODY OF FIRE‘s family since a lot of time and we love him not only as an actor but also for the man he is. Because of his great and majestic personality he has surely the aura of a king of the ancient times".
This extraordinary release, will hit the stores on October 15th for a special price. |  |  |  |  |
A special price... my Dutch heart is pounding faster
_________________ ALL YOU NEED IS A SPAMMING CHAMPION!
|
| Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:25 am |
|
 |
|
Andreas
The Spamming Champion
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 2192 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
Cover art 
_________________ ALL YOU NEED IS A SPAMMING CHAMPION!
|
| Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:26 am |
|
 |
|
-Mayhem-
Legion
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:32 pm Posts: 607 Location: Tampere
|
 Re: Rhapsody of Fire
So a special price album just as RoaTF
_________________
|
| Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:10 pm |
|
|
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
|
|
 |
|