Ascending to Infinity is the first studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, created by Luca Turilli after his departure from Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on June 22, 2012 via Nuclear Blast.[4]
| Ascending to Infinity | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Backyard Studios, Kempten, Germany, Luca Turilli's private studio, Trieste, Italy, Hiroshima Studio, Challonges, France, December 2011-March 2012 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal, neoclassical metal | |||
| Length | 57:35 63:24 (Limited edition) 67:01 (Japanese edition) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Luca Turilli[1] | |||
| Luca Turilli's Rhapsody chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metalunderground |  [2] |
| About.com |   [3] |
Considered by the band member as their own "Rhapsody's 11th album", it is the only album to feature Alex Holzwarth on drums, as he subsequently decided to focus on his duties in Rhapsody of Fire.[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Luca Turilli,[4] except "Luna" by Romano Musumarra and Giorgio Flavio Pintus
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quantum X" | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Ascending to Infinity" | 6:15 |
| 3. | "Dante's Inferno" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Excalibur" | 8:06 |
| 5. | "Tormento e Passione" | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Dark Fate of Atlantis" | 6:30 |
| 7. | "Luna" (Alessandro Safina cover) | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Clash of the Titans" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Of Michael the Archangel and Lucifer's Fall I. "In Profundis" II. "Fatum Mortalis" III. "Ignis Divinus" | 16:02 2:28 12:26 1:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "March of Time" (Helloween cover) | Kai Hansen | 5:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "March of Time" (Helloween cover) | Kai Hansen | 5:50 |
| 11. | "In the Mirror" (Loudness cover) | Akira Takasaki | 3:37 |
Personnel
editBand members
- Alessandro Conti - lead vocals
- Luca Turilli - guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, producer, engineer, cover concept
- Dominique Leurquin - guitar
- Patrice Guers - bass
- Alex Holzwarth - drums
Additional musicians
- Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore, Matthias Stockinger, Dan Lucas, Johnny Krüger - choir
- Sassy Bernert - female voice on tracks 5, 7 and 9
- Jasen Anthony, Previn Moore, Bridget Fogle - narrators
Production
- Sebastian 'Basi' Roeder - engineer, mixing
- Arnaud Ménard - engineer
- Christoph Stickel - mastering
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Albums Chart[5] | 14 |
| German Albums Chart[6] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[6] | 55 |
| Italian Albums Chart[6] | 56 |
| French Albums Chart[6] | 84 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[7] | 103 |
| Belgian Albums Chart[8] | 108 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Biography". Luca Turilli's Rhapsody official website. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ CROMCarl. "Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity". Metalunderground.com.
- ^ Chad Bowar. "Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity review". Heavy Metal About. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ a b "News". Luca Turilli's Rhapsody official website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2012. 26. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Steffen Hung (2010-10-23). "Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending to Infinity". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "アセンディング・トゥ・インフィニティ ルカ・トゥリッリズ・ラプソディーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending to Infinity Archived 2013-04-07 at archive.today ultratop February 2013