Legendary Tales
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Legendary Tales is, according to the band's official web page, the first album by 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...

, released in 1997. It marks the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga
Emerald Sword Saga
The Emerald Sword Saga is a high fantasy story spread over 5 albums by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire that follows many of the common tropes of the genre, including clearly defined good versus evil and the inclusion of various fantasy monsters...

.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli
  • All lyrics and Algalord's Concept written by Luca Turilli
  • All classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli

  1. "Ira Tenax" - 1:13
  2. "Warrior of Ice" - 5:58
  3. "Rage of the Winter" - 6:13
  4. "Forest of Unicorns" - 3:25
  5. "Flames of Revenge" - 5:35
  6. "Virgin Skies" - 1:20
  7. "Land of Immortals" - 4:54
  8. "Echoes of Tragedy" - 3:33
  9. "Lord of the Thunder" - 5:34
  10. "Legendary Tales" - 7:50

Band members

  • Fabio Lione
    Fabio Lione
    Fabio Tordiglione is an Italian singer who has sung with many music bands including Rhapsody of Fire, Labyrinth, Ayreon, Vision Divine and Athena, and as a touring lead singer with American band Kamelot...

     - 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

Guest musicians

  • Sascha Paeth
    Sascha Paeth
    Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, et al...

     - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin
  • Robert Hunecke
    Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
    Robert Hunecke-Rizzo is a German bass player, guitarist and drummer, known for his work with Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, and Kamelot.He helped to found the supergroup Aina, who released their metal opera Days of Rising Doom in 2003. He was the music composer and played most of the instruments...

     - bass
  • Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorder
  • Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals
  • Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Wofgang Herbst, Rick Rizzo, Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch - Choir of Immortals
  • Anne Schnyder - lead violin
  • Anne Schnyder & Helia Davis - violins
  • Oliver Kopf - viola
  • Paul F. Boehnke - cello
  • Andre Neygenfind - contra bass

Production

  • Produced by Sascha Paeth
    Sascha Paeth
    Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, et al...

     and Miro
    Michael Rodenberg
    Michael Rodenberg, nickname Miro, is a German keyboardist and musical producer known for working with power metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, Heavens Gate, et al...

  • Engineered and mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate-Studio in Wolfsburg
    Wolfsburg
    Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...

    , Germany.
  • Cover art and logo design: Eric Philippe
  • Photography: Karsten Koch, Hannover
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