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| Haven't listened to them since the Power Of The Dragonflame album but I'm quite interested in listening to this one, at least to celebrate the end of their contract with that Magic Circle label... |
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| Great! I needed some new cool jams to listen to as I ride my red dragon across the holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery power! >:[ |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 08.05.2010 at 16:00
Great! I needed some new cool jams to listen to as I ride my red dragon across the holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery power! >:[
Where red Dragon = Walking or in a bike
Holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery Power = School/University/something |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 08.05.2010 at 23:52
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 08.05.2010 at 16:00
Great! I needed some new cool jams to listen to as I ride my red dragon across the holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery power! >:[
Where red Dragon = Walking or in a bike
Holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery Power = School/University/something
Good news is this album is great for both! Whether conquesting to slay dragons or free an enslaved people or simply making chicken nuggets in the microwave at 3am after a day-long session of World of Warcraft, this album is perfect! |
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Not perfect, not a masterpiece, but it is still a very welcome return from Rhapsody and a very fitting addition to their ranks.
Exactly what I think of it.
A great Rhapsody album alweays makes want to master some epic D&D. This one does - at times  |
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| Good review. I've never been a big fan of Rhapsody but I've always wanted to listen to more. From this review and what I've heard of the album I'll definitely have to check it out in full when and if I can. |
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| Great Album! Rhapsody come back with they power now£¡ |
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Yes...i think i very much agree with this review now...
for the first time i was disappointed, later it improved...on the other hand for me the whole album still isnt so bombastic as older ones, so 8.5 would me more than generous rating but acceptable from me  |
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| Great review Baz, it pretty much sums up my own views on the album perfectly! |
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| Really awesome album, Rhapsody came back with a bang. Im really enjoying it. |
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I agree with the review. Not the best Rhpasody album, but not so far away from being it!
And "Reign Of Terror" has surprised me a lot. It's an amazing powerful song.
The powermetal kings are back in the kingdom! |
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Zhao - 09.05.2010 at 14:50
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| Perhaps this is the turning point of Rhapsody...(of Fire)? |
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| I find it hard to give an album a score of over 7/10 when it sounds exactly the way you expect it to. Crazy guitars, cheesy lyrics and vocals, bombastic and symphonic - all fine when applied in moderation but after 15 years of this it surely cant STILL be considered very good? |
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I fail to see the greatness in this album  , maybe its because I'm not a power metal fan. Great review though |
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The album does not suck but I find it kinda bland, if you know what I mean.
I also have the feeling people tend to overrate it because the band haven't released a good album in a long time and because Powermetal albums quite often suck nowadays, so as soon as something is average, people easily think it's awesome.
It's decent but not great. Not a masterpiece.
If you want a comparison, I think Ancient Bards' "The Alliance Of The Kings" is definitely better musically. What brings it down is the female vocals that sound weak. Fabio Lione is much better than Sara Squadrani as a PM vocalist.
But put Fabio's vocals on "The Alliance of The Kings" and you would get a better album than TFTOA.
Though Ancient Bards is a rip-off of old Rhapsody, so the extent of their merit is debatable.
I never give ratings but, imo, a 6 or 7 (at max) would be right. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 08.05.2010 at 23:52
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 08.05.2010 at 16:00
Great! I needed some new cool jams to listen to as I ride my red dragon across the holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery power! >:[
Where red Dragon = Walking or in a bike
Holy epic skies of wisdom and fiery Power = School/University/something
See? It's more relative to real life than most would think! XD |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 19:50
See? It's more relative to real life than most would think! XD
If Power Metal is relative to real life... Now I get why I listen to suicidal Black Metal. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 09.05.2010 at 20:53
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 19:50
See? It's more relative to real life than most would think! XD
If Power Metal is relative to real life... Now I get why I listen to suicidal Black Metal.
It's only relative to the ridiculous. XD Honestly dude, as much as most power metal has gotten to the point of just being tedious to me, I still think imagining flying around on dragons and shit while listening to this stuff is pretty raw. XD It's dangerous for me to listen to it when I'm out driving, because I just want to summon my car to transform into a majestic winged beast, lift off into the sky, and fight some holy warriors. Although, folk/black metal can be more dark and epic, it just doesn't have the same effect... and well, suicidal BM is just depressing (not saying that it can't be awesome though).  |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 21:00
Although, folk/black metal can be more dark and epic
Glad to know I'm not the only person on earth who thinks Black Metal can be more epic than Powermetal.
People constantly refer to PM as epic while, honestly, I barely see any epicness in this genre, only cheese.
On the other hand, lots of BM or melodic Black/Death bands give me an epic feeling. I mean, I believe people confuse epicness with happiness and cheese. What I think is music can be dark and very epic at the same time. |
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Written by Lord_Regnier on 09.05.2010 at 21:11
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 21:00
Although, folk/black metal can be more dark and epic
Glad to know I'm not the only person on earth who thinks Black Metal can be more epic than Powermetal.
People constantly refer to PM as epic while, honestly, I barely see any epicness in this genre, only cheese.
On the other hand, lots of BM or melodic Black/Death bands give me an epic feeling. I mean, I believe people confuse epicness with happiness and cheese.
Yeah, I think BM, folk, and cross genre bands kinda have this more down-to-earth epicness to them (in lyrical content and mood/feeling of the music). It's a bit more realistic, I guess you could say. Although, some power metal does get it right, it's just REALLY over-the-top and like you said, cheesy. |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 21:16
Yeah, I think BM, folk, and cross genre bands kinda have this more down-to-earth epicness to them (in lyrical content and mood/feeling of the music). It's a bit more realistic, I guess you could say. Although, some power metal does get it right, it's just REALLY over-the-top and like you said, cheesy.
I think I know where you're coming from. To find music epic, I need to be able to take it seriously, at least to a certain extent. Which is something I can't do with PM because it's in general too cheesy and ridiculous.
Like you're saying, it's not down-to-earth. It's over-the-top to a laughable degree. |
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Written by Lord_Regnier on 09.05.2010 at 21:23
Like you're saying, it's not down-to-earth. It's over-the-top to a laughable degree.
Yes. Yes it is. But honestly, that is what I like about it... If you couldn't tell by my previous comments. It's fun music, ESPECIALLY if you have friends you can joke around with when listening to it. XD I mean, I don't know anyone who really takes this stuff too seriously, and I don't think I want to. |
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| It was an interesting discussion but better end it now. We're talking about genres in general, and not about Rhapsody or the new album. And it's pretty much off-topic. |
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| I consider myself somewhat of a cheese gourmand, however, I like my Power Metal without it |
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"The grand and epic "On The Way To Ainor" also deserves one last honourable mention, at the end of this wonderful album. The Frozen Tears Of Angels is perhaps the band's best album since Power Of The Dragonflame."
Exactly my opinion! Great song, great album!
Welcome back Rhapsody! |
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| This was my first outing with this band. And I gotta ask Baz. While this album is good and all, I felt Rhapsody of Fire's music overtly relied on the skills of their guitarist Luca Turilli. Is there an album of this band where this isn't so?! |
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GT - 11.05.2010 at 17:51
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| A nice read and I've just listened to Sea Of Fate, which was pretty good. Looking forward to listen to the whole album |
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Written by BudDa on 11.05.2010 at 17:46
This was my first outing with this band. And I gotta ask Baz. While this album is good and all, I felt Rhapsody of Fire's music overtly relied on the skills of their guitarist Luca Turilli. Is there an album of this band where this isn't so?!
Well I'm not much of a guitar person in general really, so when I listen to Rhapsody I don't pay any special attention to the guitars. The band haven't really changed their style over the years, so however much guitar there is here, there probably is on their others. "Dawn Of Victory" and "Power Of The Dragonflame" are my favourite Rhapsody full-lengths, but the first "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands" is popular too. Just try these and see what you think. |
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BudDa - 11.05.2010 at 20:42
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Written by Baz Anderson on 11.05.2010 at 20:38
Written by BudDa on 11.05.2010 at 17:46
This was my first outing with this band. And I gotta ask Baz. While this album is good and all, I felt Rhapsody of Fire's music overtly relied on the skills of their guitarist Luca Turilli. Is there an album of this band where this isn't so?!
Well I'm not much of a guitar person in general really, so when I listen to Rhapsody I don't pay any special attention to the guitars. The band haven't really changed their style over the years, so however much guitar there is here, there probably is on their others. "Dawn Of Victory" and "Power Of The Dragonflame" are my favourite Rhapsody full-lengths, but the first "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands" is popular too. Just try these and see what you think.
Will do. Thanx |
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I was disappointed with Rhapsody's latest releases as my favorite album is Power of the Dragonflame. Triumph or Agony was boring and did not give me the epic feeling the older albums gave me and simply put me away from Rhapsody for a while.
But the new album surprised me, in a good way! The album is refreshing and it is good to hear Luca's guitar again as it should. The songs, are fast, powerful, epic and hell, you can even hear Fabio scream in a song. I think they mixed alot of stuff in this album, I really like it so far.
Of course the lyrics are cheesy, they are supposed to be... Rhapsody is a band axed on medieval, dragon age and everything that comes with it, even though it is "cheesy" for some, I LOVE it!
My favorite track is "On The Way To Ainor" which really reminds me of the old Rhapsody, with the sick orchestrations and chorus as well as powerful vocals which gives the song an epic feeling.
9/10 for me, well done guys! |
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Written by opeth771 on 14.05.2010 at 03:57
Rhapsody is a band axed on medieval, dragon age and everything that comes with it...
Pun intended? >:[ |
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Written by Lord_Regnier on 15.05.2010 at 05:24
Here's an interview with Luca Turilli. Read the reply to the fourth question if you wish to know what he has to say about cheesiness.
http://www.rhapsodyoffire.com/news/44-exclusive-short-interview-with-luca-turilli.html
I've always known that he takes their lyrics very seriously... which doesn't stop it from being kinda "cheesy". Not cheesy in the sense of the official definition (cheap, insincere), but in a campy fashion. We don't describe music as campy, so I think cheesy is an appropriate term to use to describe their music AND lyrics. ......... Even though Luca would probably drive his holy Emerald Sword through my stomach for saying so. XD |
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| Mebbe he's just starting from a cinematic standpoint as opposed to a literary one, but as far as his description of the depth of their "Sagas", well, Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) expended more effort, time, creativity, and depth in describing a shirt than was spent on the base mythos of the albums i have heard. it's cheese. no need for a multi paragraph answer. |
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Their lyrics, imagery, sagas, etc...Everything related to this band in fact, is pure cheese and an accumulation of stereotypes and cliché fantasy only a 10 year old kid would take seriously.
As for explaining all this, he never did, as far as I know.
And all this talk about ancient geometry, the cosmos, parallel dimensions, etc is a big pile of bull. |
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If you don't like it Lord_Regnier, why do you come here to bash on the band and their work? 10 years old don't know jack sh*t about medieval and fantasy.
If you think their lyrics and everything they do is cheese, I would really like you to try and do better hahaha! Considering Rhapsody's popularity over the world, they must be doing something that people like so much. |
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Written by opeth771 on 16.05.2010 at 19:44
Considering Rhapsody's popularity over the world, they must be doing something that people like so much.
Yeah, sure. Britney Spears is famous worldwide and sold millions of albums. It's surely because she's very good and extremely talented.
If I commented about it, well...Let's say I had my own reasons. And it's not your business. |
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Heh, in my opinion that album is easily the best work they did since Power of the dragonflame. The sound is more crystalized, the narration isn't long and tiring and there is SPEED in the songs. The production is flawless, of course. Awesome album  |
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| What can I say about this album... well, I like it very much. At the other hand, it doesn't feel very "Rhapsody", if you know what I mean. Even with TOA I had the idea I was listening to a Rhapsody record, but with this one... really weird. |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 15.05.2010 at 08:30
Even though Luca would probably drive his holy Emerald Sword through my stomach for saying so. XD
It would be kinda cool to see that 
Beware...  |
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| This album is fucking epic and kicks a lot of ass! Rhapsody is back. I have been waiting for a long time for them to do something as good as this album. |
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This is truly the best Rhapsody Of Fire´s album since Power of the Dragonflame
Reign of Terror rocks!! The best of this album  |
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Written by Fat & Sassy! on 09.05.2010 at 21:16
Yeah, I think BM, folk, and cross genre bands kinda have this more down-to-earth epicness to them (in lyrical content and mood/feeling of the music). It's a bit more realistic, I guess you could say. Although, some power metal does get it right, it's just REALLY over-the-top and like you said, cheesy.
Personally, I listen to Power Metal because of musicianship and the over all happy feeling that the music transmits. I would shoot myself if I had to listen to it for over two/three hours, but it is still something that I really enjoy.
As for the cheese, yuuuummm, cheese is pretty good every now and then (black metal can be just as cheesy, if not worse than power metal). Its like watching a comedy movie or an over the top horror movie (like saw). You don't watch the movie for the realism but for the entertainment. |
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