Rain of a Thousand Flames

Rain of a Thousand Flames
Studio album by Rhapsody
Released	November 13, 2001
Recorded	January - March 2001, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal neoclassical metal
Length	41:56
Label	Limb Music
Producer	Sascha Paeth and Miro
Rhapsody chronology
Dawn of Victory (2000) Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001) Power of the Dragonflame (2002)

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Rain of a Thousand Flames is the fourth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2001. It tells a part of The Emerald Sword Saga, but it is a parallel episode that is not essential to the story, taking place shortly after Dawn of Victory. While the Warrior of Ice is away, Akron uses the newly acquired Emerald Sword to ravage the land. The album was released at a reduced price and is considered a stop gap between the band's main releases.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli, except when noted in "credits"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rain of a Thousand Flames"	3:43
2.	"Deadly Omen"	1:48
3.	"Queen of the Dark Horizons"	13:42
4.	"Tears of a Dying Angel"	6:22
5.	"Elnor's Magic Valley"	1:40
6.	"The Poem's Evil Page"	4:04
7.	"The Wizard's Last Rhymes"	10:37
Total length:		41:56

Credits

• "Queen of the Dark Horizons" - the chorus is based on the main theme of the horror picture Phenomena, by the Italian 1970s prog rock band Goblin.
• "Elnor's Magic Valley" is based on an Irish traditional music called Cooley's Reel
• "The Wizard's Last Rhymes" - the chorus is based on the New World Symphony composed by Antonín Dvořák.

Choir vocals performed by Olaf Hayer, Oliver Hartmann and Tobias Sammet.

Tracks 4-7 together form Rhymes of a Tragic Poem - The Gothic Saga.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)	117

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• Lyrics