Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret

Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret
Studio album by
Rhapsody
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2004
RecordedMarch–June 2004, Multiple studios
Genre
Length72:48
LabelSPV GmbH
ProducerLuca Turilli, Alex Staropoli
Rhapsody studio album chronology
Power of the Dragonflame
(2002) 		Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret
(2004) 		Triumph or Agony
(2006)
Singles from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret
  1. "Unholy Warcry"
    Released: June 28, 2004
  2. "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream"
    Released: March 29, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dark Secret"
I. "The Ancient Prophecy"
II. "Ira Divina (Divine Wrath)"		Staropoli4:12
  • 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, Vivaldi10:31
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")Turilli5:50
11."Shadows of Death" 8:13
12."Nightfall on the Grey Mountains" 7:20
Total length:72:46

Personnel

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

Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra

Production

Charts

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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

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  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.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rhapsody – Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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