Power of the Dragonflame

Power of the Dragonflame is the fifth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. It is also the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga [it].

Power of the Dragonflame
Studio album by Rhapsody
Released	18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
Recorded	September–November 2001
Studio	Gate & Pathway Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal neoclassical metal
Length	61:06 (Regular Edition) 65:04 (Limited Edition)
Label	Limb Music
Producer	Sascha Paeth, Miro
Rhapsody studio album chronology
Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001) Power of the Dragonflame (2002) Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Rules	[2]

The album was originally released by the german label Limb Music on 18 March 2002 in Europe and a month later, on 23 April 2002, in the United States.^[1]

In 2017, the online music magazine Loudwire ranked it as the 9th best power metal album of all time.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"In Tenebris" (In Darkness)	Staropoli	1:29
2.	"Knightrider of Doom"		3:57
3.	"Power of the Dragonflame"		4:27
4.	"The March of the Swordmaster"		5:04
5.	"When Demons Awake"		6:47
6.	"Agony Is My Name"		4:58
7.	"Lamento eroico" (Heroic Cry)		4:39
8.	"Steelgods of the Last Apocalypse"		5:48
9.	"The Pride of the Tyrant"		4:51
10.	"Rise from the Sea of Flames" (Limited edition bonus track)		3:59
11.	"Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness" I. "Angeli di Pietra Mistica" (Angels of Mystical Stone) - 9:56 II. "Warlords' Last Challenge" (Instrumental) - 1:25 III. "...And the Legend Ends..." - 7:42"	Staropoli, Turilli, Sascha Paeth	19:03
Total length:			65:04

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Alex Staropoli and Turilli, except where noted.

Personnel

Rhapsody

• Fabio Lione – vocals
• Luca Turilli – lead and rhythm guitars
• Alex Staropoli – keyboards, harpsichord, piano, orchestral arrangements
• Alex Holzwarth – drums^{[Note 1]}

Additional personnel

• Michael "Miro" Rodenberg – producer
• Sascha Paeth – producer, bass, classical guitar (track 11)
• Dana Lurie – lead violin
• Johannes Monno – classical guitar (track 11)
• Thunderforce – additional drums
• Herbie Langhans, Cinzia Rizzo, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Oliver Hartmann, Miro – choir (epic)
• Previn Moore and Bridget Fogle – choir (church)
• Bridget Fogle – female baroque voice
• Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorders
• Jay Lansford – narration

Notes

1. Alex Holzwarth is credited in the liner notes and appears in the photo shoots for the album, but accourding to some sources he did not participate on the recordings for this album ("needs reference to reliable sources").

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	31
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	29