Power of the Dragonflame

Power of the Dragonflame is the fifth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. It was released on 23 April 2002 by Limb Music. It is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga. In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 9th best power metal album of all time.[3]

Power of the Dragonflame
Studio album by
Released23 April 2002 (2002-04-23)[1]
RecordedNovember 2001 - January 2002, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre
Length61:06
LabelLimb Music
ProducerSascha Paeth, Miro
Rhapsody chronology
Rain of a Thousand Flames
(2001)
Power of the Dragonflame
(2002)
Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Rules[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Turilli, except where noted

No.TitleComposer(s)Length
1."In Tenebris" ("In Darkness")Alex Staropoli1:29
2."Knightrider of Doom" 3:57
3."Power of the Dragonflame" 4:27
4."The March of the Swordmaster" 5:04
5."When Demons Awake" 6:47
6."Agony Is My Name" 4:58
7."Lamento Eroico" ("Heroic Cry") 4:39
8."Steelgods of the Last Apocalypse" 5:49
9."The Pride of the Tyrant" 4:53
10."Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness"
I. "Angeli di Pietra Mistica" ("Angels of Mystical Stone")
II. "Warlords' Last Challenge" (instrumental)
III. "...And the Legend Ends...
"
Staropoli, Luca Turilli, Sascha Paeth19:03
  • 9:56
  • 1:25
  • 7:42
Total length:61:06
Limited edition
No.TitleComposer(s)Length
10."Rise from the Sea of Flames" 3:56
11."Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness"
I. "Angeli di Pietra Mistica" ("Angels of Mystical Stone")
II. "Warlords' Last Challenge" (instrumental)
III. "...And the Legend Ends...
"
Staropoli, Turilli, Paeth19:03
  • 9:56
  • 1:25
  • 7:42
Total length:65:02

Personnel

Rhapsody

Additional personnel

Alex Holzwarth appears in the photoshoot but did not record on this album.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 31
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 29

References

  1. Power of the Dragonflame at AllMusic
  2. "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  3. Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. "Rhapsody: Power Of The Dragonflame" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody – Power Of The Dragonflame". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rhapsody – Power Of The Dragonflame" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "Italiancharts.com – Rhapsody – Power Of The Dragonflame". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Rhapsody – Power Of The Dragonflame". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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