Legendary Years is a studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire, consisting of re-recorded songs from The Emerald Sword Saga, a five concept albums-long story started in their first album Legendary Tales in 1997 and concluded in Power of the Dragonflame in 2002.
It is their first work with singer Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter, replacing longtime members Fabio Lione and Alex Holzwarth respectively. It also marks the band's first album (and first record since 1995) not to feature Lione, and the first without Holzwarth since their 1998 studio album Symphony of Enchanted Lands.
Track listing
Personnel All information from the album booklet.(2017). "Legendary Years liner notes". In Legendary Years [CD booklet]. AFM.
Rhapsody of Fire Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production, engineering, editing Roberto De Micheli – guitars Alessandro Sala – bass Giacomo Voli – lead vocals, choir vocals, conductor (choir) Manu Lotter – drums
Additional musicians Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder, baroque oboe, flute Massimo Marchese – lute Teodora Tommasi – celtic harp Elisa Frausin – cello Elisa Verzier – vocals (alto) Riccardo Rados – vocals (tenor) Hao Wang – vocals (bass) Matjaž Zobec – vocals (bass) Paola Marra – vocals (soprano) Galateia Mastichidou – vocals (soprano)
Choir Paolo Ribaldini, Davide Moras, Fabio Sambenini, Gabriele Gozzi, Alex Mari, Marco Sandron
Production Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann – engineering, editing, mixing, mastering, recording Massimo Goina – photography Paul Thureau – layout Luca Balboa – conductor Alexandre Charleux – cover art
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