Legendary Tales

1997 studio album by Rhapsody

Legendary Tales

Studio album by

Rhapsody

Released

October 27, 1997

Recorded

April - May 1997, Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany

Genre

Symphonic power metal
neoclassical metal

Length

45:28

Label

Limb Music

Producer

Sascha Paeth and Miro

Rhapsody chronology

Legendary Tales
(1997)

Symphony of Enchanted Lands
(1998)

Legendary Tales is the debut studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody.^[1] It was released in 1997 on Limb Music. The album is the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli (including Algalord's Concept); all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ira Tenax" (Tenacious Rage)	1:13
2.	"Warrior of Ice"	5:57
3.	"Rage of the Winter"	6:12
4.	"Forest of Unicorns"	3:24
5.	"Flames of Revenge"	5:34
6.	"Virgin Skies"	1:20
7.	"Land of Immortals"	4:53
8.	"Echoes of Tragedy"	3:32
9.	"Lord of the Thunder"	5:34
10.	"Legendary Tales"	7:49
Total length:		45:28

Personnel

Band members

Fabio Lione - vocals
Luca Turilli - guitars
Alex Staropoli - keyboards
Daniele Carbonera - drums

Guest musicians

Sascha Paeth - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin
Robert Hunecke - bass
Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorder
Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals
Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Wolfgang Herbst, Rick Rizzo, Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch - Choir of Immortals
Anne Schnyder - lead violin
Anne Schnyder & Helia Davis - violins
Oliver Kopf - viola
Paul F. Boehnke - cello
Andre Neygenfind - contra bass

Production

Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro
Engineered and mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate-Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Cover art and logo design: Eric Philippe
Photography: Karsten Koch, Hannover