The Eighth Mountain Explained

The Eighth Mountain
Type:studio
Artist:Rhapsody of Fire
Cover:Album cover for "The Eighth Mountain", twelfth studio album by Rhapsody of Fire.jpg
Released:22 February 2019
Recorded:June–November 2018
Studio:Greenman Studios (Arnsberg)
Studio I BNR (Sofia)
Genre:Symphonic power metal
Length:64:30
68:39 (Japan edition)
Label:AFM Records
Producer:Alex Staropoli
Chronology:Rhapsody of Fire studio album
Prev Title:Into the Legend
Prev Year:2016
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Next Year:2021

The Eighth Mountain is the twelfth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 22 February 2019 via AFM Records.[1] [2] [3]

The album is the first chapter in a new saga, written by Alex Staropoli and Roberto De Micheli, entitled The Nephilim's Empire Saga. It is the first saga not written by Luca Turilli, who left the band in 2011. It is also the first studio album without vocalist Fabio Lione and the first without longtime drummer Alex Holzwarth since 1998's Symphony of Enchanted Lands. They were replaced by Giacomo Voli and Manu Lotter respectively, though it would be the only studio album with drummer Manu Lotter.

A music video for "Rain of Fury" was released on 11 January 2019.

Personnel

Credits for The Eighth Mountain adapted from liner notes.[4]

Rhapsody of Fire

Additional personnel

Choir

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 185
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 88
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 118

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Eighth Mountain' Album in February. Blabbermouth. November 23, 2018. November 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE Reveal Details of New Album 'The Eighth Mountain'. BraveWords. November 22, 2018. November 29, 2018.
  3. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire Reveals New Album "The Eighth Mountain" Details. Metal Underground. November 23, 2018. November 29, 2018.
  4. (2019). "The Eighth Mountain liner notes". In The Eighth Mountain [CD booklet]. AFM.
  5. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 9, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 4 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 22.02.2019 al 28.02.2019). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 2 March 2019.
  7. Web site: ジ・エイス・マウンテン~第八の山岳 ラプソディー・オブ・ファイア. The Eighth Mountain Rhapsody Of Fire. Oricon. ja. 6 December 2021.