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Tag Archives: Alex Staropoli
Album review : RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Challenge The Wind
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AFM Records [Release date : 31.05.24] Fans of the Symphonic Metal genre will know ROF is a band big on concept. This new album, Challenge The Wind, is the third in their “Nephilim Empire Saga”. The second, Glory For Salvation, … Continue reading →
Single review : RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Brave New Hope
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AFM Records [out now] Rhapsody Of Fire’s vocalist, Giacomo Voli sounds more like Brother Firetribe’s Pekka Heino every day. Or maybe it’s the other way round. Those expressive vocals, bringing a lyric to life, are hard to match. ‘Brave New … Continue reading →
Album review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Glory For Salvation
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AFM Records [Release date 26.11.21] Italian symphonic metal legends Rhapsody (for that is what they were originally called) return with their 13th studio album and is the second in the The Nephilim’s Empire Saga concept series, and follows on from … Continue reading →
Album review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – The Eighth Mountain
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AFM Records [Release date 22.02.19] Italian power metal band return with their latest album, cementing the new/current line-up. Formed in the mid 90 as Rhapsody, RoF made the genre of symphonic power metal their own. Founder members keyboard player Alex … Continue reading →
Album review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Legendary Years
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AFM Records [Release date 26.05.17] After a lot of turmoil, and a number of recent line-up changes, the new look Rhapsody Of Fire lay their cards on the table with their new album, which sees the new line-up rerecord a … Continue reading →
Album Review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Into The Legend
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AFM Records [Release date 15.01.16] Rhapsody of Fire return with their 11th studio album “Into The Legend”…this is of course classing Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody as a totally separate band which I suppose it is anyway… The press release points out … Continue reading →
Album review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Dark Wings Of Steel
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AFM Records – [Release date 25.11.13] Keyboard wizard Alex Staropoli, founding member of the Symphonic Metal outfit Rhapsody (Rhapsody Of Fire since 2006), is a man who has suffered trials and tribulations and undoubtedly grown a second skin through relentless … Continue reading →
Interview with ALEX STAROPOLI (Rhapsody Of Fire) – 7 November 2013
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Name changes, line up changes, legal disputes: Rhapsody Of Fire have been through and survived all these last couple of years. What is quite surprising, though, is the fact that they have emerged looking stronger and with a top quality … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alex Staropoli, Dark Wings Of Steel, interview, Italian, Italy, metal, November 2013, power, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, rock, symphonic
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