''King of the Nordic Twilight'' is the first album in a

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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 ...

'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")

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;Band members *

— guitars, additional keyboards *

Olaf Hayer Olaf Hayer is a power metal vocalist from Gifhorn, Germany. Career Olaf Hayer began his career with Lord Byron in 1993, recording a demo in 1995 and the album ''"Fly free"'' in 2000. Until 2006, Hayer became part of Luca Turilli's band alongsid ...

— lead and backing vocals *

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 ...

— bass, acoustic and additional guitars, guitar solo on "Where Heroes Lie", producer, engineer, mixing, mastering * Miro — keyboards, piano, harpsichord, producer, choir arrangements and conduction *

Robert Hunecke-Rizzo Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (17 June 1971 in Wolfsburg) is a German bassist, guitarist and drummer, known for his work with Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, and Kamelot. He was one of the founding members of the supergroup Aina, which released the metal o ...

— drums ;Additional musicians *Opera Choir: **Sonja Pallasch, Heidrun Brockoff, Rosina Herrera-Sicilia, Ewald Bayerschmidt, Georg Mihalinov, Karl Heinz Kinsel, Jasinsky, Enrike Ochmann *Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir - soprano voice *Epic Choir: **Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Kirsten Metzing, Miro, Olaf Hayer *Matthias Brommann - first violin *Annette Berryman - flute *Bettina Jhrig - viola *Lord James David - narrator

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References

{{Authority control Luca Turilli albums 1999 albums Limb Music albums Symphonic power metal albums