''The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony'' is the second EP by Italian

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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 ban ...

. It is essentially one long, orchestral song divided into seven

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. The album was recorded at the same time as their previous album The Frozen Tears of Angels and released on 15 October 2010 in Europe.

Track listing

Charts

Notes

* ''The Ancient Fires of Har-Kuun'' is styled as one of the band's signature epics. * ''Neve Rosso Sangue'' is an Italian ballad. * ''Erian's Lost Secrets'' is a mid-tempo song. * The rest of the tracks are narrative, with atmospheric orchestrations.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cold Embrace of Fear Rhapsody of Fire EPs 2010 EPs Nuclear Blast EPs