Live – From Chaos to Eternity
| Live – From Chaos to Eternity | ||||
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| Live album by Rhapsody of Fire | ||||
| Released |
May 3, 2013 (EU) | |||
| Recorded | Various locations in Europe, April 2012 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal | |||
| Length | 106:28 | |||
| Label | AFM Records (AFM 405-9) | |||
| Producer | Rhapsody of Fire | |||
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Live – From Chaos to Eternity is Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire's second live album. It was recorded during the European dates of their From Chaos to Eternity World Tour 2012, across the following countries:
- Spain (Pamplona, Madrid, Barcelona)
- France (Paris, Bordeaux)
- Belgium (Mons)
- Switzerland (Pratteln)
- Germany (Aschaffenburg)
- Italy (Milan, Bologna, Rome, Treviso)
- Austria (Vienna)
- Czech Republic (Zlín)
- Poland (Krakow, Warsaw)
On the band's official website, keyboardist Alex Staropoli commented that the band "[...] wanted to deliver a live album that can actually be called a LIVE album[1]", whilst vocalist Fabio Lione added that "this live album it's the concrete proof that this band is strong and willing to keep playing and producing music for all our fans out there for the years to come[1]".
Track listing
| Disc 1 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Dark Mystic Vision" | 2:11 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ad Infinitum" | 0:55 | ||||||||
| 3. | "From Chaos to Eternity" | 6:28 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Triumph or Agony" | 5:05 | ||||||||
| 5. | "I Belong to the Stars" | 4:50 | ||||||||
| 6. | "The Dark Secret" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Unholy Warcry" | 5:13 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Lost in Cold Dreams" | 5:13 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Land of Immortals" | 5:07 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Aeons of Raging Darkness" | 5:45 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Dark Reign of Fire" | 2:37 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Drum Solo" | 2:12 | ||||||||
Total length: |
49:40 | |||||||||
| Disc 2 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The March of the Swordmaster" | 6:51 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Dawn of Victory" | 5:14 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Toccata on Bass" | 3:11 | ||||||||
| 4. | "The Village of Dwarves" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 5. | "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" | 4:31 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Holy Thunderforce" | 4:29 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Reign of Terror" | 6:56 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Knightrider of Doom" | 5:14 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Epicus Furor" | 1:13 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Emerald Sword" | 6:10 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Erian's Lost Secrets" | 4:59 | ||||||||
| 12. | "The Splendour of Angels’ Glory (A Final Revelation)" | 4:10 | ||||||||
Total length: |
56:48 | |||||||||
Track info
Disc 1
- Track 1 taken from The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony (2010)
- Tracks 2, 3, 5 and 10 taken from From Chaos to Eternity (2011)
- Tracks 4 and 11 taken from Triumph or Agony (2006)
- Tracks 6 and 7 taken from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret (2004)
- Track 8 taken from The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010)
- Track 9 taken from Legendary Tales (1997)
Disc 2
- Tracks 1 and 8 taken from Power of the Dragonflame (2002)
- Tracks 2, 4 and 6 taken from Dawn of Victory (2000)
- Track 5 taken from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret
- Track 7 taken from The Frozen Tears of Angels
- Tracks 9 and 10 taken from Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998)
- Track 11 taken from The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony
- Track 12 is actually the fifth part of the suite "Heroes of the Waterfalls' Kingdom", found in From Chaos to Eternity
Releases
The album was made available in a 2-CD Digipak edition, as well as in a limited edition triple vinyl release.
Personnel
- Rhapsody of Fire
- Fabio Lione – vocals
- Alex Staropoli – keyboards, orchestral arrangement and sound design
- Roberto De Micheli – lead and rhythm guitar
- Tom Hess – lead and rhythm guitar
- Oliver Holzwarth – bass
- Alex Holzwarth – drums
- Production
- Executive producer: Alex Staropoli
- Live recording: Sebastian "Basi" Roeder
- Engineering and mixing: Sebastian "Basi" Roeder
- Mastering: Christoph Stickel
- Other credits
- Cover artwork and booklet layout by Felipe Machado Franco
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rhapsody of Fire's Official Website – News, retrieved 13 May 2013.
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