Eternal Glory is a 1995 demotape

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 released by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody

Rhapsody of Fire

Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...

 and their very first release as Rhapsody.

Early recordings

In October

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 1994 the band, named Thundercross at that time, had finished recording their first demo Land of Immortals and started sending it to a selection of European

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 labels. By the end of that year, an offer from LMP

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 label

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 came up.

Land of Immortals track listing

As Rhapsody

In 1995 the band had changed their name to "Rhapsody" and Eternal Glory was released as an official demo containing all the tracks from Land of Immortals plus three newly recorded songs.

Eternal Glory track listing

Songs

Almost all of the tracks were edited and re-recorded in the band's following albums.

• "Invernal Fury" was included in Legendary Tales
  Legendary Tales
  Legendary Tales is, according to the band's official web page, the first album by Rhapsody, released in 1997. It marks the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs written by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli...
  
  under the name "Rage of the Winter".
• "Warrior of Ice" and "Land of Immortals" were also included in Legendary Tales.
• "Tears at Nightfall" is an instrumental only track that was never re-recorded.
• "Alive and Proud" became "Lord of the Thunder" in Legendary Tales.
• "Holy Wind" was reproposed in the 1998 album
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   Symphony of Enchanted Lands
  Symphony of Enchanted Lands
  Symphony of Enchanted Lands is an album released by Rhapsody in 1998. It is the second album of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli...
  
  as "Riding the Winds of Eternity".
• "Eternal Glory" was also reintroduced in Symphony of Enchanted Lands.

Personnel

• Cristiano Adacher: vocals
• Luca Turilli: guitars
• Alex Staropoli
  Alex Staropoli
  Alessandro Staropoli is the keyboard player, composer and co-founder of the Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire...
  
  : keyboards
• Daniele Carbonera: drums
• Andrea Furlan: bass guitar