90年代中期,不甘寂寞的意大利摇滚乐向世界乐坛发动了一场猛烈的攻击。作为这场“意大利金属风暴”的最前锋,Rhapsody(狂想曲)乐队象一把出鞘的利剑给这正日益走向颓废与死亡的摇滚世界最为致命的一击。
百度百科上的介绍:
风格:Progressive Metal(前卫金属)
国籍:意大利
简介:
1997年,Rhapsody首张专辑的出现,不仅袭卷全欧洲,更带给全世界所有金属乐迷们无比的震撼!此张融合了classical、symphonic、epic及speed的史诗巨作,优美顺畅的speed metal曲式加上管弦乐的大合奏,不仅气势磅礴,原Labyrinth意大利第一高音主唱Fabio Lione的加入,更将乐团所欲展现的优美与壮阔感发挥到极致,让人享受一场古典与金属乐交锋的华丽盛宴!
光是看这些古典乐的大师,如:莫扎特、巴哈、萧邦 (钢琴)、韦瓦尔第 (协奏曲)、帕格尼尼 (小提琴) 等,都在其感谢的名单当中,就知道这个乐团大有来头!成军于1993年的Rhapsody,由深受古典乐熏陶的吉他手Luca Turilli及keyboard手Alex Staropoli所领军,凭着希望能做出结合古典、power symphony与优美旋律之重金属乐的执着,经过4年的苦心创作,终于诞生了这张史诗作品。
Rhapsody初始的团名为Thundercross,成员包括了吉他手兼主唱Luca、键盘手Alex及鼓手Daniele Carbonera,而乐团的风格亦其来有自,核心人物Luca个人相当偏爱巴洛克音乐,并且热衷于弹奏melodic metal,他希望藉由音乐来散播正面的讯息,并呈现出古典音乐充满生气的能量。而第二位重要人物Alex,则可说是Luca的最佳拍文件,学古典音乐出身的他,受过严格的钢琴训练,再加上他家庭的影响,使得Alex带给人一种艺术家的高雅气息,除了钢琴之外,管风琴(organ)是他最爱的乐器,其次是大键琴(harpsochord)。
Thundercross在成军5个月后,即由Luca与Alex创作出了10首曲子,并开始在意大利做演出,当时是由Luca兼任主唱,原本一切进行的相当顺利,不过就在此时Luca却生了一场大病,经过了多个月后Luca才又恢复过来,而新任主唱Cristiano Adacher也随后加入乐团。不久后Thundercross录制了一张名为的demo带,由于团员过于忙录,所以并没有时间向意大利的摇滚杂志和唱片公司推销他们的音乐,尽管如此,乐团却很快地收到来自德国Limb Music Products & Publishing(LMP)的合约邀请,于是乐团加入了LMP,并将团名更为更贴近他们乐风的Rhapsody。
重新进入录音室的Rhapsody,又再录制了3首新曲,结合demo后就成为这卷tape,发行之后赢得来自各方的贺彩,然而众多的评论也迫使主唱Cristiano离开乐团,这个位子随后即由因Labyrinth而走红的高音主唱Fabio Lione所取代。97年由Heaven’sGate的吉他手Sascha Peath担任bass手及制作人(他同时也是Angra的制作人),与乐团进入了德国Wolfsburg最著名的录音室Gate-studio,完成了首张正式专辑。98年Alessandro Lotta加入成为bass手,在10月第2张专辑发行前,乐团也先推出了一张包含3首乐曲的单曲,单曲中2首分别来自前后两张专辑,而另一首则是未发行的曲子。而当SOEL专辑发行后,再度狂扫全欧洲,在极短的时间之内,Rhapsody已俨然成为一个超级大团,相信Rhapsody的旋风在接下来的几年必然还会继续发酵!
Rhapsody have been a unique phenomenon in the metal scene since 1997. Metal fans all over the world welcomed the band’s debut album, “Legendary Tales” with astounding enthusiasm. Together with Hammerfall the band advanced almost overnight to become leaders of a new generation of future-oriented metal bands.
“Legendary Tales” was followed two years later by their second opus, “Symphony Of Enchanted Lands”, which climbed to 54th in the national album charts. In Finland it reached 41st, in Italy 22nd and Holland even 14th. The voices of the international press were especially loud: The German metal magazine, ‘Heavy, oder was!?’, the Dutch ‘Aardschok’ and the Belgian magazine, ‘Mindview’ named “Symphony Of Enchanted Lands” Album of the Month. Rhapsody was featured on the cover of numerous magazines in France, Norway, Greece, Romania and Italy. The extensive European tour with Stratovarius from early April until the end of May 2000 was the stage premiere which had been! so longed for by the many fans. It was followed by the third full-length album, “Dawn Of Victory”. The album was even more successful than its predecessor and reached high chart positions in numerous countries. In Germany, “Dawn Of Victory” reached 32nd place in the album charts, in Italy, Finland, Sweden and Finland the album climbed to similarly high positions. In Japan it reached 24th and in the Dutch Indie-Charts it reached a staggering 4th.
Early Summer 2001 saw the band touring South America for the first time, leaving ecstatic fans behind them not only there but at various Europan open-air festivals, too. Now the musicians are presenting their first specially priced album, “Rain Of A Thousand Flames” in preparation for the thematic finale of the successful ‘Emerald Sword saga’, which will be appearing at the end of February 2002 in the form of a full-length album.
- Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret

RHAPSODY - “Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret”
For the past seven years or, to be more precise, since the opening tones of their sensational debut album, Legendary Tales, RHAPSODY have been one of the most unusual phenomena of the current metal scene. The huge range of their creativity, the number of legendary compositions that the Italian band, with their primary members guitarist Luca Turilli and keyboarder Alex Staropoli, have released so far reached now the climax with the new album Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret.
A new saga has been born, one that takes the listener on a musical adventure featuring epic, fast metal tracks and sonic landscapes with stirring narrative. It is the debut of a new style of Heavy Metal music created by RHAPSODY known as Film Score Metal.
The massive production, led by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli themselves was done in several studios throughout Europe; from England to Italy, from the Czech Republic and Belgium to Germany.
Supported by appearances by more than a dozen international guest soloists and the entire Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra from the Czech Republic, a 50 piece choir as well as Christopher Lee - the grand seigneur of film and one of the most filmed actors in history, “Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret”will set the world of Symphonic Metal on fire.
专辑曲目:
01 : The Dark Secret
-Ira Divina-
02 : Unholy Warcry
03 : Never Forgotten Heroes
04 : Elgard´s Green Valleys
05 : The Magic Of The Wizards Dream
06 : Erian´s Mystical Rhymes
-The White Dragon‘s Order-
07 : The Last Angels´ Call
08 : Dragonland‘s Rivers
09 : Sacred Power Of Raging Winds
10 : Guardiani Del Destino
11 : Shadows Of Death
12 : Nightfall On The Grey Mountains

专辑名称:Dawn of Victory
专辑艺人:Rhapsody
专辑类别:欧美音乐1CD
发行公司:Lmp [Spv]
发行日期:September 28, 2000
音乐风格:Progressive Metal/Power Metal
专辑曲目:
1. Luc Triumphans
2. Dawn Of Victory
3. Triumph For My Magic Steel
4. The Village Of Dwarves
5. Dargor Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
6. The Bloody Rage Of The Titans
7. Holy Thunderforce
8. Trolls In The Dark (Instrumental)
9. The Last Winged Unicorn
10. The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord
Rain of a Thousand Flames

专辑名称:Rain of a Thousand Flames
专辑艺人:Rhapsody
专辑类别:欧美音乐1CD
发行公司:Lmp [Spv]
发行日期:November 27, 2001
音乐风格:Progressive Metal/Power Metal
专辑曲目:
1. Rain Of A Thousand Flames
2. Deadly Omen
3. Queen Of The Dark Horizons
4. I. Tears Of A Dying Angel
5. II. Elnor’s Magic Valley
6. III. The Poem’s Evil Page
7. IV. The Wizard’s Last Rhymes
Power of the Dragonflame

专辑名称:Power of the Dragonflame
专辑艺人:Rhapsody
专辑类别:欧美音乐1CD
发行公司:Lmp [Spv]
发行日期:June 11, 2002
音乐风格:Progressive Metal/Power Metal
专辑曲目:
1. In Tenebris
2. Knightrider of Doom
3. Power of the Dragonflame
4. March of the Swordmaster
5. When Demons Awake
6. Agony Is My Name
7. Lamento Eroico
8. Steelgods of the Last Apocalypse
9. Pride of the Tyrant
10. Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness
I. Angeli di Pietra Mistica
II. Warlords’ Last Challenge
III. …And the Legend Ends…
Symphony of Enchanted Lands

专辑名称:Symphony of Enchanted Lands
专辑艺人:Rhapsody
专辑类别:欧美音乐1CD
发行公司:Lmp [Spv]
发行日期:1998
音乐风格:Progressive Metal/Power Metal
专辑曲目:
1. Epicus Furor
2. Emerald Sword
3. Wisdom of the King
4. Heroes of the Lost Valley
5. Eternal Glory
6. Beyond the Gate of Infinity
7. Wings of Destiny
8. Dark Tower of Abyss
9. Riding the Winds of Eternity
10. Symphony of Enchanted Land
#这张专辑可能被认为是他们一炮而红的代表作,不妨先听,当然每张专辑都非常有水准
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