Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret

Symphony of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret

Studio album by Rhapsody

Released

September 27, 2004

Recorded

March-June 2004, Multiple studios

Genre

Symphonic power metal, neoclassical metal

Length

72:48

Label

SPV GmbH

Producer

Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli

Rhapsody chronology

The Dark Secret [EP]
(2004)

Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret
(2004)

Live In Canada 2005: The Dark Secret
(2006)

Singles from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret

""Unholy Warcry""
Released: Early 2004
""The Magic of the Wizard's Dream""
Released: March 29, 2005

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Review scores
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Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret is the sixth studio album released by Rhapsody in 2004. Many have been confused by its title, as it's not a sequel to Symphony of Enchanted Lands but is the first chapter of a new saga, The Dark Secret Saga. Although not a sequel, the new saga is set in the same world as Symphony of Enchanted Lands, and thus it often alludes to occurrences from that album. It is a concept album dealing with the resurgence of the Seven Black Books of the Demon king Nekron.

Christopher Lee provides the spoken narration throughout this album. He is also a guest singer in the single version of the song "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream".

It is the last studio release of the band under the name Rhapsody. They changed their named to Rhapsody of Fire in 2006.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Luca Turilli, all music composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli.

"The Dark Secret - Ira Divina" – 4:13
"Unholy Warcry" – 5:53
"Never Forgotten Heroes" – 5:32
"Elgard's Green Valleys" – 2:19
"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" – 4:30
"Erian's Mystical Rhymes - The White Dragon's Order" – 10:31
"The Last Angels' Call" – 4:36
"Dragonland's Rivers" – 3:44
"Sacred Power of Raging Winds" – 10:06
"Guardiani del Destino" – 5:50
"Shadows of Death" – 8:13
"Nightfall on the Grey Mountains" – 7:20

Music videos

Two videos were shot for the album:

The music video for Unholy Warcry features sections of Christopher Lee's monologue in "The Dark Secret - Ira Divina"
The music video for Magic of the Wizard's Dream features Christopher Lee singing

References

↑ "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
↑ "RevelationZ Magazine - Your Heavy metal and Hard Rock resource". Revelationz.net. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
↑ "Sputnikmusic review". sputnikmusic.com. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

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 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour

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