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Michael Rodenberg
Michael Rodenberg, nicknamed Miro (born 9 April 1970), is a German keyboard player and record producer known for working with power metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, and Heavens Gate. He mainly works in conjunction with his some-time bandmate Sascha Paeth. In addition to his production work, Miro has made guest appearances for many of the bands he works with as a keyboard player, and also provides orchestral arrangements. He served a particularly long period as a guest of Kamelot, providing all keyboards on their studio albums from 1999 until 2005, when they hired tour musician Oliver Palotai as a full-time member. In 2004, he participated in '' Aina'', a metal opera featuring many guest heavy metal musicians. In 2007, Miro and Sacha Paeth helped to relaunch Tobias Sammet's metal opera Avantasia, with the albums of '' The Wicked Trilogy'' (on which Miro played most of the keyboard parts and orchestrations), and also leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller. It lies about east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's headquarters and the world's biggest car plant. The Autostadt is a visitor attraction next to the Volkswagen factory that features the company's model range: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini, MAN, Neoplan, Porsche, Scania, SEAT, Škoda Auto and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Wolfsburg is one of the few German cities built during the first half of the 20th century as a planned city. From its founding on 1 July 1938 as a home for workers producing the "KdF- "Wagen" until 25 May 1945, the city was called Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben. In 1972, the population first exceeded 100,000. In 2019, the GRP was €188,453 per capita. Geography Wolfsburg is located at the Southern edge of the ancient river valley of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Opera
A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been adapted as rock musicals. The use of various character roles within the song lyrics is a common storytelling device. The success of the rock opera genre has inspired similar works in other musical styles, such as rap opera. History A number of rock artists became interested in the idea of creating a rock opera in the 1960s. In an early use of the term, the July 4, 1966, edition of '' RPM Magazine'' (published in Toronto) reported that " Bruce Cockburn and Mr illiamHawkins are working on a Rock Opera, operating on the premise that to write you need only 'something to say'." Mark Wirtz explored the idea in a project ''A Teenage Opera'', from which an early song " Excerpt from A Teenage Opera (Grocer Jack)" recorded by Keith West was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Of A Thousand Flames
''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 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 Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma (Kamelot Album)
''Karma'' is the fifth full-length album by power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records which is a part of Sanctuary Records. Track listing Personnel All information from the album booklet.(2001). "''Karma'' liner notes". In ''Karma'' D booklet Sanctuary Records. Kamelot * Roy Khan – vocals * Thomas Youngblood – guitars * Glenn Barry – bass * Casey Grillo – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Miro – keyboards, orchestrations, backing vocals, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering * Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering * Farouk Asjadi – Shakuhachi * Liv Nina Mosven – vocals on "Requiem for the Innocent" and "Fall from Grace" * Olaf Hayer – choir vocals * Cinzia Rizzo – choir vocals, backing vocals on "Karma" * Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – choir vocals Strings quartet * Tobias Rempe – violin * Corinna Guthmann – violin * Marie-Theres Stumpf – viola * Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Thunderforce
''Dawn of Victory'' is the third studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and The Emerald Sword Saga. It was produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro. It is also the first album to feature drummer Alex Holzwarth. In 2019, '' Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the second best power metal album of all time. Track listing The album was also made available in a Digipak edition containing a bonus disc with several extra tracks. The bonus disc also contained a multimedia track featuring: *Holy Thunderforce (video clip) *Epicus Furor – Emerald Sword (video clip) *Wisdom Of The Kings (video clip) *Algalord Chronicles I, II & III *Photo Gallery *Track Commentary *History *Screensaver (for PC use only) Credits * Luca Turilli – Guitars * Fabio Lione – Vocals * Alex Staropoli – Keyboards * Alessandro Lotta – Bass * Alex Holzwarth – Drums Guest musicians * Epic choir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Victory
''Dawn of Victory'' is the third studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and The Emerald Sword Saga. It was produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro. It is also the first album to feature drummer Alex Holzwarth. In 2019, '' Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the second best power metal album of all time. Track listing The album was also made available in a Digipak edition containing a bonus disc with several extra tracks. The bonus disc also contained a multimedia track featuring: *Holy Thunderforce (video clip) *Epicus Furor – Emerald Sword (video clip) *Wisdom Of The Kings (video clip) *Algalord Chronicles I, II & III *Photo Gallery *Track Commentary *History *Screensaver (for PC use only) Credits * Luca Turilli – Guitars * Fabio Lione – Vocals * Alex Staropoli – Keyboards * Alessandro Lotta – Bass * Alex Holzwarth – Drums Guest musicians * Epic choir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Legacy
''The Fourth Legacy'' is the fourth full-length album by power metal band Kamelot. It was released in 1999 by Noise Records/Modern Music. It is the first album to credit vocalist Roy Khan as a writer on all tracks, establishing him as the main songwriter of the band together with founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood. Track listing All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted. Personnel All information from the album booklet.(1999). "''The Fourth Legacy'' liner notes". In ''The Fourth Legacy'' D booklet Noise Records / Modern Music. Kamelot * Roy Khan – vocals * Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals * Glenn Barry – bass guitar *Casey Grillo – drums Additional musicians *Miro – keyboards and orchestral arrangements, producer * Sascha Paeth – additional guitars *Thomas Rettke – background vocals on "Nights of Arabia", "Until Kingdom Come" and "Alexandria" * Dirk Bruinenberg – additional drums * Robert Hunecke-Riz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Nordic Twilight
''King of the Nordic Twilight'' is the first album in a trilogy by Luca Turilli's eponymous band. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions. The limited edition of this album comes in a digibook, with an expanded booklet. A video for the song "The Ancient Forest of Elves" is included as a hidden feature on the disc in .mov format. Track 11 is unlisted on any form of the album. It is an a cappella rendition of a traditional Icelandic song by soprano Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir. Sometimes the track is referred to by her name, or as "Lullaby", but the real name of this song is "Sofðu unga ástin mín" ("Sleep My Little Loved One") Track listing Credits ;Band members * Luca Turilli — guitars, additional keyboards * Olaf Hayer — lead and backing vocals * Sascha Paeth — bass, acoustic and additional guitars, guitar solo on "Where Heroes Lie", producer, engineer, mixing, mastering * Miro — keyboards, piano, harpsichord, producer, choir arrangemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Turilli
Luca Turilli (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist constantly engaged in various musical projects. Having always declared to love music at 360 degrees, Turilli has dedicated himself to multiple musical genres, ranging from trance and electronic music of his first compositions to symphonic metal inspired by the world of soundtracks and also to modern pop and piano compositions of his current productions. He is one of the founders of the symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, later called Rhapsody of Fire., band for which he composed and arranged all music with his colleague Alex Staropoli from 1997 until the friendly split of 2011. After 2011 he released three more albums under the name Luca Turilli's Rhapsody and one under the name Turilli / Lione Rhapsody. In the early 2000s he also worked on a trilogy of solo albums as Luca Turilli, and released one album under the name of Luca Turilli's Dreamquest, a symphonic metal / r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony Of Enchanted Lands
''Symphony of Enchanted Lands'' is the second studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 1998. It is the second part of the Emerald Sword Saga. Track listing Personnel Band members * Fabio Lione - lead & backing vocals *Luca Turilli - electric & acoustic guitars, part of the choirs * Alex Staropoli - keyboards, harpsichord, piano, part of the choirs * Alessandro Lotta - bass *Daniele Carbonera - drums and percussion Guest musicians *Sascha Paeth - acoustic guitars, mandolin, balalaika *Don Kosaken - Russian choirs *Helmstedter Kammerchor, conducted by Andreas Lamken - sacred choirs *Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Ricky Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch, Davide Calabrese, Michele Mayer, Giuliano Tarlon, Cristiano Adacher, Manuel Staropoli - choirs * Constanze Backes - female baroque voice on "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" *Sir Jay Lansford - Narrator spoken parts *Erik Steenbock - marching drums *Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Tales
''Legendary Tales'' is the debut studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. It was released in 1997 on Limb Music. The album is the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga. Track listing Personnel Band members * Fabio Lione - vocals *Luca Turilli - guitars * Alex Staropoli - keyboards *Daniele Carbonera - drums Guest musicians * Sascha Paeth - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin * Robert Hunecke - bass *Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorder *Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals *Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Wolfgang 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 and Miro *Engineered and mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate-Studio in Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livin' In Hysteria
''Livin' in Hysteria'' is the second album by Heavens Gate, released on April 2, 1991, by No Remorse Records and later reissued by SPV GmbH. Track listing Personnel ;Band members * Thomas Rettke – lead vocals, co-producer * Sascha Paeth – guitar, co-producer * Bonny Bilski – guitar * Manni Jordan – bass * Thorsten Müller – drums ;Additional musicians * Miro - piano on "The Best Days of my Life" ;Production * Charlie Bauerfeind - producer, engineer, mixing * Richard Corben - cover art References {{Authority control 1991 albums SPV/Steamhammer albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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