''Challenge the Wind'' is the fourteenth studio album by Italian
symphonic power metal
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band
Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre.
Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the band h ...
. It was released on 31 May 2024 via
AFM Records and was produced by
Alex Staropoli
Alessandro "Alex" Staropoli (born 9 January 1970) is a keyboard player, composer, leader and co-founder (with Luca Turilli) of the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He does the orchestral arrangements in all the band's songs. Fo ...
, the band's keyboardist. The album is the third chapter of ''The Nephilim's Empire Saga''.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for ''Challenge the Wind'' adapted from liner notes.
[(2024). "''Challenge the Wind'' liner notes". In ''Challenge the Wind'' ]D booklet
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History
The ...
AFM.
Rhapsody of Fire
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Alex Staropoli
Alessandro "Alex" Staropoli (born 9 January 1970) is a keyboard player, composer, leader and co-founder (with Luca Turilli) of the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He does the orchestral arrangements in all the band's songs. Fo ...
– keyboards, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements, engineering, production
* Roberto De Micheli – guitars
* Alessandro Sala – bass
* Giacomo Voli – lead and choir vocals
* Paolo Marchesich – drums
Additional musicians
* Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
* Giovanni Davoli – uilleann pipes, low whistle
Choir
* Raffaele Albanese, Paolo Ribaldini, Alberto Bravin, Ivan Huecco
Production
* Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann – engineering, mixing, mastering
* Dennis Koehne – mixing
* Ville Assinen – cover art
* Josip Mihic – layout
Charts
References
2024 albums
AFM Records albums
Rhapsody of Fire albums
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