From Chaos to Eternity

From Chaos to Eternity is the ninth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on June 17, 2011 via Nuclear Blast. This is the last album to feature long-time guitarist/songwriter Luca Turilli, bassist Patrice Guers, and session guitarist Dominique Leurquin, who all left the band on good terms in August 2011 to found Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, the last album with Christopher Lee as narrator, and the only album with guitarist Tom Hess.

It is the last album to be based on a fantasy saga until their new album The Eighth Mountain, and the final album in the Algalord Chronicles, a long conceptual storyline originating from the band's 1997 debut, Legendary Tales. Due to Hess leaving the band in 2013 and not being replaced, it is the only album by the band with two guitarists recognized as full-time members.

The song "From Chaos To Eternity" was listed in the top 100 album charts in many countries around the world, such as Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France and many others.

Personnel

 * Rhapsody of Fire
 * Fabio Lione – lead vocals
 * Luca Turilli – guitar
 * Tom Hess – guitar
 * Patrice Guers – bass
 * Alex Staropoli – keyboards
 * Alex Holzwarth – drums


 * Additional musicians/voice cast
 * Dominique Leurquin – guitar
 * Christopher Lee – spoken vocals: narrator/The Wizard King, backing vocals
 * Toby Eddington – spoken vocals: Iras Algor
 * Stash Kirkbride – spoken vocals: Dargor
 * Christina Lee – spoken vocals: Lothen
 * Marcus d'Amico – spoken vocals: Khaas
 * Simon Fielding – spoken vocals: Tarish
 * Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
 * Olaf Reitmeir – classical and acoustic guitars, acoustic bass
 * Thomas Rettke, Herbie Langhans, Miro and Robert Huneeke – choir


 * Production
 * Luca Turilli – production, booklet concept, cover concept
 * Alex Staropoli – production, orchestral arrangements
 * Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering and editing
 * Olaf Reitmeir and Simon Oberender – engineering and editing
 * Miro – mastering
 * Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, booklet layout, cover concept, photos retouching
 * Janina Snatzke and Stephen Jensen – photos
 * Nadia Bellir – Christopher Lee's costume design (photo)
 * Tanya Seeman – Christopher Lee's costume making (photo)