''Dawn of Victory'' is the third studio album by Italian
symphonic power metal band
Rhapsody
Rhapsody may refer to:
* A work of epic poetry, or part of one, that is suitable for recitation at one time
** Rhapsode, a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry
Computer software
* Rhapsody (online music service), an online m ...
, 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
Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After ...
and
Miro. It is also the first album to feature drummer Alex Holzwarth.
In 2019, ''
Metal Hammer
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'' 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
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 multip ...
– Guitars
*
Fabio Lione – Vocals
*
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
*
Alessandro Lotta – Bass
* Alex Holzwarth – Drums
Guest musicians
* Epic choirs – Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke, Miro Rodenberg, Cinzia Rizzo, Florinda Klevisser
* Church Choirs – Helmstedt Kammerchoir conducted by Andreas Lamken
* Female Baroque voice –
Constanze Backes
Constanze Backes is a classically trained German soprano in opera and concert. She has toured throughout Europe and performed in many classical genres but over the last few years has focused primarily on Early music. In addition she teaches chil ...
* Childish voice on "Trolls in the Dark" – Laurence Vanryne
* Baroque recorders – Manuel Staropoli
* Lead Violin – Maggie Ardorf
* Guest Drums – Thunderforce
Charts
References
External links
Lyrics
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2000 albums
Rhapsody of Fire albums
Limb Music albums