| The Frozen Tears of Angels | ||||
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| Studio album by Rhapsody of Fire | ||||
| Released | April 30, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Gate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany), September–October 2009 | |||
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| Length | 61:03 (Japanese edition) 66:32 (Digipak edition) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli | |||
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The Frozen Tears of Angels is the eighth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast. It is the first album to be released after a long hiatus, caused by a legal dispute with the band's previous label, Magic Circle Music. The concept album is the third chapter of The Dark Secret Saga, which began with Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret.
The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco.
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 13th best symphonic metal album of all time.
Track list
All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Turilli, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Dark Frozen World (intro)" | Staropoli | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Sea of Fate" | Fabio Lione, Turilli, Staropoli | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Crystal Moonlight" | 4:25 | |
| 4. | "Reign of Terror" | 6:52 | |
| 5. | "Danza di fuoco e ghiaccio" ("Dance of Fire and Ice") | Turilli | 6:24 |
| 6. | "Raging Starfire" | 4:56 | |
| 7. | "Lost in Cold Dreams" | Lione, Turilli, Staropoli | 5:12 |
| 8. | "On the Way to Ainor" | 6:58 | |
| 9. | "The Frozen Tears of Angels" | Lione, Turilli, Staropoli | 11:17 |
| 10. | "Labyrinth of Madness (outro)" | 3:58 | |
| Total length: | 57:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Immortal New Reign" | 5:29 |
| Total length: | 62:31 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Sea of Fate (Orchestral version)" (Lione, Turilli, Staropoli) | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 66:25 | |
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums Chart | 58 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 96 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 129 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 35 |
| French Albums Chart | 51 |
| German Albums Chart | 33 |
| Greek Albums Chart | 11 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 31 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 41 |
| South Korean Albums Chart | 69 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 81 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 53 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 39 |
Credits
Rhapsody of Fire
- Fabio Lione – vocals
- Luca Turilli – guitars, production, cover art
- Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production, cover art
- Patrice Guers – bass
- Alex Holzwarth – drums
Additional personnel
- Dominique Leurquin – additional guitars
- Christopher Lee – narration
- Toby Eddington – narration
- Stash Kirkbride – narration
- Christina Lee – narration
- Marcus D'Amico – narration
- Simon Fielding – narration
- Susannah York – narration
- Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
- Søren Leupold – lute
- Bridget Fogle – soprano vocals, choir vocals
Choir
- Herbie Langhans, Previn Moore, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke
Production
- Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering, editing, additional guitars
- Olaf Reitmeier – engineering, editing, additional guitars
- Simon Oberender – engineering, editing, choir vocals
- Miro – mastering
- Karsten vom Wege – logo
- Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, photography
- Janina Snatzke – photography
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