Into the Legend

Into the Legend is the eleventh studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 15 January 2016 via AFM Records.[5]

Into the Legend
Studio album by Rhapsody of Fire
Released	15 January 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	66:42 71:20 (Digipak/Japanese edition)
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody of Fire chronology
Dark Wings of Steel (2013) Into the Legend (2016) Legendary Years (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Angry Metal Guy	[1]
Metalholic	[2]
Metalstorm	[3]
Nightfall in Metal Earth	[4]

It is the first album with bass guitarist Alessandro Sala, and the final album with longtime members Fabio Lione on vocals and Alex Holzwarth on drums.[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fabio Lione; all music is composed by Roby de Micheli, Alex Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Principio" (In the Beginning)	2:45
2.	"Distant Sky"	4:32
3.	"Into the Legend"	5:01
4.	"Winter's Rain"	7:44
5.	"A Voice in the Cold Wind"	6:18
6.	"Valley of Shadows"	6:55
7.	"Shining Star"	4:39
8.	"Realms of Light"	6:01
9.	"Rage of Darkness"	6:02
10.	"The Kiss of Life"	16:45

Digipak edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Volar Sin Dolor" ("Flying Without Pain", Spanish version of Shining Star)	4:38

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Speranze e Amor" ("Hopes and Love", Italian version of Shining Star)	4:38

Personnel

Rhapsody of Fire

• Fabio Lione – lead vocals
• Roby De Micheli – guitar
• Alessandro Sala – bass
• Alex Staropoli – keyboards
• Alex Holzwarth – drums

Production

• Alberto Bravin – editing, engineering, mixing
• Atanas Babaleski – engineering
• Giorgi Hristovski – engineering
• Fulvio Zafred – engineering
• Maor Appelbaum – mastering
• Felipe Machado Franco - artwork, layout

References

1. "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend Review". Angry Metal Guy.
2. Metalholic. "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into the Legend". Metalholic.com.
3. "Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend review". Metalstorm.com.
4. "Rhapsody - Into The Legend (2016)". Metalstorm.com.
5. "RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'Into the Legend' In January". Blabbermouth.net. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
6. "RHAPSODY OF FIRE Vocalist FABIO LIONE Steps Down - "It's Time For Me To Write A New Chapter Of My Life"". BraveWords. September 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
7. "Alex Holzwarth Splits With Rhapsody Of Fire". Metal Underground. October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.