Rhapsody is back!

[1928]

Am I really the only person who likes the new video? I mean, bad special effects, irrelevant scenes and terrible acting are all fun and nice for a while, but it's about time the guys had a truly 'normal' video. Maybe if we're lucky there will be another, but even as decent as this one is, it's incredibly low-budget (though still miles above their other videos). I'd like to see their next video, be it on this album or the next, be wild and crazy, like Dragonforce's OGAP was. Maybe it was the band's decision to go with a strictly plain set for the video, though.

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

I don't think a power metal band should have a bland music video like so many other carbon-copy yawnfests played ad infinitum on MTV/Kerrang. I don't watch music vids so I'm not bothered but the old ones Rhapsody had done before this new one were representative of power metal: tongue-in-cheek, a laugh, ye olde epic and not taking yourself too seriously.

Speaking of which:

 

[Cello]

Hehe Immortal is hilarious That reminded me of a facebook group I'm a member of: "Any picture can be improved by adding Immortal to it". Some of the picture son there are hilarious

 

[armeckthefirst]

Am I really the only person who likes the new video? I mean, bad special effects, irrelevant scenes and terrible acting are all fun and nice for a while, but it's about time the guys had a truly 'normal' video. Maybe if we're lucky there will be another, but even as decent as this one is, it's incredibly low-budget (though still miles above their other videos). I'd like to see their next video, be it on this album or the next, be wild and crazy, like Dragonforce's OGAP was. Maybe it was the band's decision to go with a strictly plain set for the video, though.

exatcly what i was thinking! a lot of music videos are stupid, if it's not going to be something of pure epicness, or something that explains the song, or makes me laugh i what i really want to see is them playing the song, if the effects aren't really good! i would rather see them in a white room just playing the song (though a dark room with glow-in-the-dark instruments would be cool to! XD )

 

[Kingface]

So I finally got around to listening to this album and I'm mightily impressed. I particularly like the song Reign of Terror. Hope the world tour they're planning on doing will include at least a few shows in the UK!

 

[Shredlamode]

Hehe Immortal is hilarious That reminded me of a facebook group I'm a member of: "Any picture can be improved by adding Immortal to it". Some of the picture son there are hilarious

Hahaha excellent..

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Believe the reports! This album is a belter Pure distilled anything-but-subtle epic Rhapsody doing what they do best.

 

[fool_in_paradise]

Anyone seen this yet?:

RHAPSODY OF FIRE – TO RELEASE AN EPIC 35-MINUTES SYMPHONY!
Friday, 30 July 2010 15:48

RHAPSODY OF FIRE are going to release an epic monument called: „The Cold Embrace Of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony“. „For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes divided in 7 „acts“. Looking at the title you can easily imagine that such long and epic song will show the most cinematic and orchestral side of our band, all our passion for the world of cinema we love so much and that always represented our main influence while composing the RHAPSODY’s music“, says Luca Turilli and adds: „Essentially it is a long huge song, sounding very symphonic, full of orchestral sections very soundtrack oriented, narrations and spoken parts. More than in other cases we tried to create a real movie atmosphere with very dynamic musical results, also thanks to the help of the English actors that gave voice to different charachters. You will just need to close your eyes and explore those new emotional dimensions we wrote the music for.“ The lyrics of this monumental, epic symphony are based on the „dark secret saga“ and represents a new chapter, directly connected with „The Frozen Tears Of Angels“.

Luca explains: „After the long journey to the icy frozen northlands at the borders of the known world, while facing concrete natural obstacles and the inner demons lying in the depths of their conscience, the five main charachters reach the ancient gothic fortress of Har-Kuun, a real monument of evil trapped between ice and snow, the mystic place where the Erian’s book could be finally found. „The Cold Embrace Of Fear“ tells about the entrance of those bravehearts in the ancestral world of Har-Kuun and the dramatic search for the holy book of the angels, only possible way to understand something more about the dark secret threatening the whole known world. Also in this case I liked to create particular „bridges“ connecting the new chapter of the saga with our modern life on the basis of symbolism, ancient wisdom and spiritual evolution. To someone who knows something about modern psychology and the study of the different „self“, the hidden geometries and gothic labyrinths of Har-Kuun will reveal themselves very clearly.“ Once again Christopher Lee was chosen for the spoken parts as a main narrator. „We couldn’t imagine to release something like this without his fundamental partecipation. Sir Lee is one member of the RHAPSODY OF FIRE‘s family since a lot of time and we love him not only as an actor but also for the man he is. Because of his great and majestic personality he has surely the aura of a king of the ancient times".

This extraordinary release, will hit the stores on October 15th for a special price.

 

[1928]

Oh yea, I saw that a few days ago... can't wait! What a killer way to surprise the fans, too, so soon after the new album!

I'm really excited to hear this. Would this be considered another full-length album from the band, especially since it's related to the whole Rhapsody storyline, or more like a Rain of a Thousand Flames EP thing?

 

[Cello]

Wow nice!

Good question there, 1928, since it's longer than most EPs, but shorter than most albums. I think I'd consider it an EP though.

 

[armeckthefirst]

looks epic!

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Oh dear. I may have have a happy accident in my pantal departments