Legendary Years is a compilation album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire.[5][6] It consists of re-recorded songs from The Emerald Sword Saga, a five concept albums-long story started in their first album Legendary Tales in 1997 and concluded in Power of the Dragonflame in 2002.
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Compilation album of re-recorded songs by Rhapsody of Fire | ||||
Released | 26 May 2017 | |||
Recorded | November 2016–February 2017 | |||
Studio | Echoes Studio (Trieste) Zolfo Studio (Udine) Greenman Studios (Arnsberg) Audiofloor (Arnsberg) | |||
Genre | Symphonic power metal | |||
Length | 73:36 | |||
Label | AFM Records | |||
Producer | Alex Staropoli | |||
Rhapsody of Fire chronology | ||||
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Singles from Legendary Years | ||||
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It is their first work with singer Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter,[7] replacing longtime members Fabio Lione and Alex Holzwarth respectively.[8] It also mark the band's first album (and first record since 1995) not to feature Lione, and the first without Holzwarth since their 1998 studio album Symphony of Enchanted Lands.
All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Dawn of Victory" | Dawn of Victory | 4:44 |
2. | "Knightrider of Doom" | Power of the Dragonflame | 3:58 |
3. | "Flames of Revenge" | Legendary Tales | 5:32 |
4. | "Beyond the Gates of Infinity" | Symphony of Enchanted Lands | 7:21 |
5. | "Land of Immortals" | Legendary Tales | 4:53 |
6. | "Emerald Sword" | Symphony of Enchanted Lands | 4:23 |
7. | "Legendary Tales" | Legendary Tales | 7:49 |
8. | "Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain" | Dawn of Victory | 4:47 |
9. | "When Demons Awake" | Power of the Dragonflame | 6:46 |
10. | "Wings of Destiny" | Symphony of Enchanted Lands | 4:17 |
11. | "Riding the Winds of Eternity" | Symphony of Enchanted Lands | 4:12 |
12. | "The Dark Tower of Abyss" | Symphony of Enchanted Lands | 6:51 |
13. | "Holy Thunderforce" | Dawn of Victory | 4:20 |
14. | "Rain of a Thousand Flames" | Rain of a Thousand Flames | 3:43 |
Total length: | 73:36 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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15. | "Where Dragons Fly" | Emerald Sword (Single) | 4:34 |
Total length: | 78:10 |
All information from the album booklet.[9]
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