{"id":9582,"date":"2022-02-07T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/?p=9582"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:29:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T09:29:36","slug":"rhapsody_of_fire_release2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/en\/rhapsody_of_fire_release2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian pioneers Rhapsody of Fire to perform alongside Manowar and Rotting Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Release Athens<\/strong> welcomes <strong>Rhapsody of Fire<\/strong> on Wednesday, June 22<sup>nd<\/sup> 2022, at Plateia Nerou. The Italian veterans of power metal will join <strong>Manowar<\/strong> and <strong>Rotting Christ<\/strong> in a night that will thrill all the heavy metal fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhapsody of Fire<\/strong> formed in 1993 in Trieste and with their debut, the groundbreaking <strong>\u201c<em>Legendary Tales\u201d<\/em><\/strong>(1997), defined what symphonic power metal is, influencedby classical music orchestrations, movie soundtracks, as well as by bands like Helloween and Blind Guardian. The innovative result, together with the wonderful narration that accompanies their albums, created an irresistible fantasy world that not only metal fans fell in love with.<\/p>\n<p>Their first four releases alone surpassed one million sales and Rhapsody of Fire soon became one the biggest European names in the metal scene, with a series of great records like(<strong><em>Symphony of Enchanted Lands&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>, &#8220;<strong><em>Dawn of Victory&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><em>, &#8220;<strong>Power of the Dragon flame&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>etc.) and unforgettable songs that soon became classics (\u201c<strong>Flames of Revenge<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Emerald Sword<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Queen of the Dark Horizon<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Reign of Terror<\/strong>\u201d \u03ba\u03c4\u03bb.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhapsody of Fire<\/strong> will return at <strong>Release Athens<\/strong> having just released the 13<sup>th<\/sup> album of their career, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong><em>Glory of Salvation\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, that finds the always consistent veterans at their best, and thrilled fans and music critics rightly so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9577 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low.jpg\" alt=\"Rhapsody of fire Release Athens 2022\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-450x321.jpg 450w, https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BAND-151-Edit-Final-low-610x435.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow Rhapsody of Fire:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhapsodyoffire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rhapsodyoffire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/rhapsodyoffire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2GnCQNJbs4xqFulqAdAg2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\nvar embedded = { playId : 'evg_releaseathens2022\/manowar_1354_750', url : 'https:\/\/embedded.viva.gr\/music\/festivalrelease-athens-2022-manowar-en', panel: 'BookingPanel'};\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"BookingPanel\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.viva.gr\/tickets\/Site\/aidive\/js\/embeddedBooking.js\"> <\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tickets Available:<\/p>\n<p>By Phone: at 11876<\/p>\n<p>Online: at \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/en\/tickets\/\">staging.releaseathens.gr\/en <\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viva.gr\/tickets\/music\/festivalrelease-athens-2022-manowar-en\/\">www.viva.gr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retail: Wind, Evripidis Bookstores, Yoleni\u2019s and Viva Spot@Technopolis<\/p>\n<p>Follow Release Athens:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.releaseathens.gr\/\">Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/releaseathens\/?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Release_Athens\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@releaseathensfestival?lang=en\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf_Di8IA1xee4PIb2pM42Sw\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/n7seoyk8r1d5921m27z50gmup?si=66cc6fee3f144f4b&amp;nd=1\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReleaseAthens\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release Athens welcomes Rhapsody of Fire on Wednesday, June 22nd 2022, at Plateia Nerou. 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