Frozen Tears of Angels

Rhapsody of Fire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B0038P9LTU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,664 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dark Frozen World

2. Sea Of Fate

3. Crystal Moonlight

4. Reign Of Terror

5. Danza Di Fuoco E Ghiaccio

6. Raging Starfire

7. Lost In Cold Dreams

8. On The Way To Ainor

9. The Frozen Tears Of Angels

Editorial Reviews

The Italian metal band Rhapsody of Fire are one of the most influential European metal acts of the 90s. With their mixture of melodic metal and elements of classical music influenced by film scores, they helped create the Symphonic Metal genre. Originally called Thundercross and influenced by bands like Helloween and Blind Guardian, they have evolved into Rhapsody and finally Rhapsody of Fire and have made an indelible impact on the world of metal every step of the way. On the new masterpiece, The Frozen Tears of Angels, the quintet has rediscovered their power and proven that the time away has only solidified their sound more. With "Sea of Fate", which is also the title of the new video clip, the heavy and fast "Reign of Terror", the ten-minute-epos "The Frozen Tears of Angels" or "Danza di Fuoco e Ghiaccio" sung in their native language, all signs point to a triumphant return from the genre-defining masters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back with a Vengeance !, June 30, 2010

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Michael D. Faraone "MDFaraone" (Mesa, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frozen Tears of Angels (Audio CD)

After getting a contractual cornholing from Joey Demaio and Magic Circle music, and being stuck in legal limbo for almost half a decade, Rhapsody are back with one of the best releases of their career and certainly the best since 2002s Power of the Dragonflame, this reviewers previous favorite of theirs. Frozen Tears is a near perfect album without a single weak track on it with a nice diversity , you have several fairly straight-up symphonic power metal numbers, such as Sea of Fate and Raging Starfire, an Italian Folk song type number, one of the best ballads they have ever done: Lost in Cold Dreams, but the real highlight of this album is track 4, Reign of Terror, one of the most bombastic, symphonic powerful songs they have ever recorded, it has everything but the kitchen sink: melody, catchy riff,sheer heaviness, symphonic bobasity, and a dash of black metal. This bands lyrics and subject matter have always been, in my opinion, cheesier than all the lasagna in Italy, but I listen to them for their musicianship and musical craftsmanship, both of which are stellar on this release, unlike the last two albums that I found to be lackluster and unmemorable. If you are already a fan you can pick this up without hesitation. If you are a curious metal head, I can tell you this will easily be one of the best releases of 2010, so check it out.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They are back, May 12, 2010

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- (florida, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frozen Tears of Angels (Audio CD)

Rhapsody's best release since Dawn of Victory. There are still some of the overly dramatic-narrations in some tracks, but this album delivers some of the best and most memorable songs since legendary tracks like Emerald Sword, Holy Thunderforce, and Dawn of Victory

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let it Grow on you, it's Excellent!, November 30, 2010

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Metal Lord - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frozen Tears of Angels (Audio CD)

I will preface this by saying that Rhapsody (of Fire) is probably my favorite band, so I may be a bit biased.

This is one of the those albums that you put in and have to listen to in its correct order, much like most other Rhapsody albums. Unlike other Rhapsody of Fire albums, it does not have an obvious "Glorious Fanfare" song that characterized their sound for many fans, such as Emerald Sword, Wisdom of the Kings, or Power of the Dragonflame. It is different from previous titles, focusing more on a guitar-oriented sound with occasional symphonic backing rather than relying heavy on the symphonic parts. This makes it the band's most technically intense album to date. I'll admit my first time through, I would have given this only four stars, but after listening to it at greater length, the depth and musicianship in the songs really comes through. Every member of the band is showcased in some way, and the solo in "On the Way to Ainor" is probably Turilli's best playing to date.

The US release had two bonus tracks, a purely instrumental track called "Labyrinth of Madness" that blew me away, even the first time, and a re-recording of the second track, "Sea of Fate" slowed down and made into a ballad which Fabio Lione delivers better than any of his previous works and is my favorite Rhapsody ballad to date.

Overall, it's a spectacular album that, while it may take a while to grow on you, certainly deserves a spot in your collection. 5/5