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The Frozen Tears of Angels

Rhapsody of Fire

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Album Review

Like politics and sports, music has its share of polarizing figures — and no one knows that better than Luca Turilli. Critics of the Italian guitarist's solo output and his work with Rhapsody of Fire (formerly Rhapsody) insist that he epitomizes everything that is wrong with power metal and progressive metal, while his faithful devotees insist that he epitomizes everything that is great about power metal and progressive metal. Are there people who are on the fence where Turilli and Rhapsody of Fire are concerned? Sure, but as a rule, epic power metal/progressive metal albums like The Frozen Tears of Angels tend to inspire strong reactions — either very positive or very negative — and this 2010 release is about as epic as it gets. Full of big, overblown hooks and big, overblown melodies and thriving on "dungeons and dragons"-type lyrics, The Frozen Tears of Angels is an exercise in pure, unadulterated fantasy. Rhapsody of Fire even went so far as to hire the great British horror icon Christopher Lee (known for his work in everything from Mario Bava's kinky The Whip and the Body, aka La Frusta e Il Corpo, to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy) to provide some spoken narration, and the band isn't the least bit ironic about it. Rhapsody of Fire take their fantasy seriously, which is a big part of this album's charm. The Frozen Tears of Angels doesn't apologize for its pompous excesses; it cherishes them, and while Rhapsody of Fire's critics will argue that the band's stubbornly pre-'90s approach to metal is anachronistic, the fact is that devoted fans like Turilli and his colleagues just the way they are. The Frozen Tears of Angels won't win over Turilli's detractors, but die-hard lovers of epic power metal and epic progressive metal will eat this album up.

Customer Reviews

WTF IS KATY PERRY DOING IN THE "Listeners also Bought" CATEGORY??!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??????

This must be fixed, whoever managed to create this issue is going to be in a lot of trouble with DIO the god of metal. He may be gone but he watches everything we do!

ANYWHO
great album. strong vocals and destructive guitar work

Heh

I wondered why I couldn't find anything new from Luca Turilli, now I know, and knowing is half the download. Ironically I own three of this bands albums already and never realised he was involved. Still great work if you like bands that go for epic sounding music and not modern pop-rock.

Amazing!!!!

I completley love it.
If you like avenged seven fold
Or Any kind of metal. You will whip your head up and down for the full duration. I honestly will say tht I will buy any album that they post on here.

Biography

Formed: Italy

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '00s

Formerly known simply as Rhapsody, this acclaimed Italian heavy metal band active since the mid-'90s was forced to change its name to Rhapsody of Fire in 2005, due to copyright issues. Yet, with the arrival of their next album, 2006's Triumph or Agony, fans discovered that nothing else had changed about the elaborately conceived, progressive and baroque power metal, created by longtime members Fabio Lione...
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The Frozen Tears of Angels, Rhapsody of Fire
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Rock, Music, Metal
  • Released: Jun 29, 2010

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