Legendary Tales

Legendary Tales is the debut studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody.[1] It was released in 1997 on Limb Music. The album is the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.

Legendary Tales
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1997
RecordedApril – May 1997, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre
Length45:28
LabelLimb Music
ProducerSascha Paeth and Miro
Rhapsody studio album chronology
Legendary Tales
(1997)
Symphony of Enchanted Lands
(1998)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli (including Algalord's Concept); all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli

No.TitleLength
1."Ira Tenax" (Tenacious Rage)1:13
2."Warrior of Ice"5:57
3."Rage of the Winter"6:12
4."Forest of Unicorns"3:24
5."Flames of Revenge"5:34
6."Virgin Skies"1:20
7."Land of Immortals"4:53
8."Echoes of Tragedy"3:32
9."Lord of the Thunder"5:34
10."Legendary Tales"7:49
Total length:45:28

Personnel

Band members

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, Germany.
  • Cover art and logo design: Eric Philippe
  • Photography: Karsten Koch, Hannover

References