Dawn of Victory

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

Rhapsody chronology

Symphony of Enchanted Lands
(1998)

Dawn of Victory
(2000)

Rain of a Thousand Flames
(2001)

Singles from Dawn of Victory

"Holy Thunderforce"
Released: September 20, 2000

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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 Turilli and Alex Staropoli.

No.	Title	Length
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
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 Backes
Childish voice on "Trolls in the Dark" – Laurence Vanryne
Baroque recorders – Manuel Staropoli
Lead Violin – Maggie Ardorf
Guest Drums – Thunderforce

References

↑ "Dawn of Victory". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
↑ "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
↑ "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

External links

Lyrics

Rhapsody of Fire

Alex Staropoli Roberto De Micheli Alessandro Sala Giacomo Voli Luca Turilli Fabio Lione Alex Holzwarth Oliver Holzwarth Tom Hess Patrice Guers Alessandro Lotta Cristiano Adacher Andrea Furlan Daniele Carbonera

Studio albums	Legendary Tales (1997) Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) Dawn of Victory (2000) Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001) Power of the Dragonflame (2002) Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret (2004) Triumph or Agony (2006) The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010) From Chaos to Eternity (2011) Dark Wings of Steel (2013) Into the Legend (2016)

Mini-Albums	The Dark Secret (2004) The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony (2010)

Live albums	Live in Canada 2005: The Dark Secret (2006) Live – From Chaos to Eternity (2013) Live in Atlanta (2014)

Compilations	Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga (2004)

Singles	"Emerald Sword" (1998) "Holy Thunderforce" (2000) "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" (2005) "A New Saga Begins" (2006) "Reign of Terror" (2010) "Aeons of Raging Darkness" (2011) "Shining Star" (2015)

Demos	Eternal Glory (1995)

Related articles	Discography The Emerald Sword Saga The Dark Secret Saga Christopher Lee Luca Turilli (band) Luca Turilli's Dreamquest Luca Turilli's Rhapsody

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