Dawn of Victory
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| Dawn of Victory | ||||
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| Studio album by Rhapsody | ||||
| Released | November 28, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | June 2000-Aug 2000 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal | |||
| Length | 49:27 | |||
| Label | Limb Music | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Michael Rodenberg | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Metal Rules | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Dawn of Victory is the third album studio released by Rhapsody in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and The Emerald Sword Saga. It has been produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro. It is also the first album to feature current drummer Alex Holzwarth.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Luca Turilli, all music composed by Alex Staropoli.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lux Triumphans" ("Triumphant Light") | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Dawn of Victory" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Triumph for My Magic Steel" | 5:46 |
| 4. | "The Village of Dwarves" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain" | 4:47 |
| 6. | "The Bloody Rage of the Titans" | 6:23 |
| 7. | "Holy Thunderforce" | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Trolls in the Dark" | 2:32 |
| 9. | "The Last Winged Unicorn" | 5:43 |
| 10. | "The Mighty Ride of the Firelord" | 9:15 |
The album was also made available in a Digipak edition containing a bonus disc with several extra tracks.
| Digipack edition CD 2 bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Guardians" (Helloween Cover) | 4:20 |
| 2. | "The Mighty Ride of the Firelord (Edit Version)" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Holy Thunderforce (Alternate Version)" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Triumph for My Magic Steel (Alternate Version)" | 5:46 |
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 - Guitars
- Fabio Lione - Vocals
- Alex Staropoli - 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 Backers
- Childish voice on "Trolls in the Dark" - Laurence Vanryne
- Baroque recorders - Manuel Staropoli
- Lead Violin - Maggie Ardorf
- Guest Drums - Thunderforce
