Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret

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 studio album chronology
Singles from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret
	"Unholy Warcry"; Released: June 28, 2004; "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream"; Released: March 29, 2005;

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Metal Rules	^[1]
RevelationZ	^[2]

Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret is the sixth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2004. A concept album like all previous albums of the band, it is not a sequel to Symphony of Enchanted Lands but the first chapter of the band's new saga, The Dark Secret Saga, which would conclude with their ninth album From Chaos to Eternity.

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 are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Turilli and Alex Staropoli, excepted where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dark Secret" I. "The Ancient Prophecy" II. "Ira Divina (Divine Wrath)"	Staropoli	4:12 2:24 1:48
2.	"Unholy Warcry"		5:53
3.	"Never Forgotten Heroes"		5:32
4.	"Elgard's Green Valleys"		2:19
5.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream"		4:30
6.	"Erian's Mystical Rhymes (The White Dragon's Order)"	Turilli, Staropoli, Vivaldi	10:31
7.	"The Last Angels' Call"		4:36
8.	"Dragonland's River"		3:44
9.	"Sacred Power of Raging Winds"		10:06
10.	"Guardiani del destino" ("Guardians of Destiny")	Turilli	5:50
11.	"Shadows of Death"		8:13
12.	"Nightfall on the Grey Mountains"		7:20
Total length:			72:46

Personnel

Credits for Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Rhapsody of Fire

Fabio Lione – lead vocals
Luca Turilli – guitars, production
Alex Staropoli – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, production
Patrice Guers – bass
Alex Holzwarth – drums

Additional musicians

Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
Christopher Lee – narration
Toby Eddington – narration
Dominique Leurquin – guitars (rhythm)
Johannes Monno – guitars (classical)
Stefan Horz – harpsichord
Søren Leupold – lute
Paulina van Laarhoven – viola
Bridget Fogle – soprano vocals, choir vocals

Choir

Cinzia Rizzo, Gerit Göbel, Miro Rodenberg, Olaf Hayer, Previn Moore, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke

Brno Academy Choir

Dana Kurečková, Iva Holubová, Jana Klinerová, Jaroslava Zezulová, Kateřina Hudcová, Lucie Matalová, Ludmila Kieseljovová, Ludmila Markesová, Vladimíra Dolejšová, Jiří Klecker, Karel Seffer, Libor Markes, Michael Pinsker, Milan Hanzliczek, Pavel Konárek, Robert Kurečka, Serhij Derda, Tomáš Ibrmajer, Vladimír Kutnohorský, Alena Sobolová, Andrea Dáňová, Barbora Francová, Dana Toncrová, Eva Badalová, Eva Klepalová, Kateřina Nejedlá, Kateřina Pastrňáková, Magda Krejčová, Marie Vališová, Petra Bodová, Petra Koňárková, Terezie Kamenická, Terezie Plevová, Zora Jaborníková, Ivan Nepivoda, Jakub Herzan, Jiří Barták, Marek Mikuš, Matěj Dupal, Tomáš Kamenický, Vladimír Prachař, Vít Matuška

Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra

Emil Nosek – violin
František Hrubý – violin
Hana Roušarová – violin
Hana Tesařová – violin
Jan Nedoma – violin
Jana Štípková – violin
Jitka Hanáková – violin
Milan Lapka – violin
Miroslav Křivánek – violin
Přemysl Roušar – violin
Dana Blahutová – violin
Hana Bílková – violin
Jan Kotulan – violin
Jaroslav Aladzas – violin
Jitka Šuranská – violin
Josef Geryk – violin
Josef Kubelka – violin
Josef Vyžrálek – violin
Leo Sláma – violin
Yvona Fialová – violin
Dana Božková – viola
Juraj Petrovič – viola
Lucie Dümlerová – viola

Michaela Slámová – viola
Miroslav Kašný – viola
Oldřich Šebestík – viola
Pavel Novák – viola
Roman Janů – viola
Alexandr Erml – celli
David Kefer – celli
Erich Hulín – celli
Hana Škarpová – celli
Zdenka Aladzasová – celli
Zuzana Ermlová – celli
Josef Horák – double bass
Michal Pášma – double bass
Pavel Juřík – double bass
Vladimír Hudeček – double bass
Vítězslav Pelikán – double bass
Jana Holásková – flute
Jiřina Vodičková – flute
Vladimír Vodička – flute
Krista Hallová – oboe
Svatopluk Holásek – oboe
Aleš Pavlorek – clarinet
Jiří Kundl – clarinet

Jaroslav Janoštík – bassoon
Václav Kaniok – bassoon
František Vyskočil – French horn
Jiří Zatloukal – French horn
Josef Číhal – French horn
Milan Kubát – French horn
Rudolf Linner – French horn
Vlastimil Kelar – French horn
Pavel Skopal – trumpet
Rostislav Killar – trumpet
Zdeněk Macek – trumpet
Ivan Dřínovský – trombone
Milan Tesař – trombone
Roman Sklenář – trombone
Miloslav Žváček – tuba
Lucie Vápová – harp

Production

Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering
Rob La Vaque – engineering
Filip Heurckmans – mastering
Stefan Schmidt – engineering (orchestra)
Bernd Kugler – engineering (orchestra)
Jan Wrede – engineering (orchestra)
Marc Lenz – engineering (orchestra)
Joey DeMaio – executive producer

Petr Pololáník – orchestra conductor
Jaroslav Kyzlink – choir conductor
Marek Obdržálek – orchestra director
Marc Klinnert – artwork, design
Eric Philippe – logo
Karsten vom Wege – design
Karsten Koch – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[4]	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	70
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	62

References

^ "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
^ "RevelationZ Magazine - Your Heavy metal and Hard Rock resource". Revelationz.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
^ (2004). "Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret liner notes". In Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret [CD booklet]. Steamhammer.
^ "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[1] "Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

[2] "RevelationZ Magazine - Your Heavy metal and Hard Rock resource". Revelationz.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

[3] (2004). "Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret liner notes". In Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret [CD booklet]. Steamhammer.

[ac_France_Rhapsody-4] "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Rhapsody-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Rhapsody-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Rhapsody-7] "Swisscharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

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