King of the Nordic Twilight

King of the Nordic Twilight is the debut studio album in a trilogy by Luca Turilli's eponymous band. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions.

King of the Nordic Twilight
Studio album by Luca Turilli
Released	22 September 1999
Recorded	Sascha Paeth Studio and Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, April–June 1999
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	48:01
Label	Limb Music/SPV
Producer	Sascha Paeth & Miro
Luca Turilli chronology
The Ancient Forest of Elves EP (1999) King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002)

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The limited edition of this album comes in a digibook, with an expanded booklet. A video for the song "The Ancient Forest of Elves" is included as a hidden feature on the disc in .mov format.

Track 11 is unlisted on any form of the album. It is an a cappella rendition of a traditional Icelandic song by soprano Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir. Sometimes the track is referred to by her name, or as "Lullaby", but the real name of this song is "Sofðu unga ástin mín" ("Sleep My Little Loved One")

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Luca Turilli

No.	Title	Length
1.	"To Magic Horizons"	1:21
2.	"Black Dragon"	5:05
3.	"Legend of Steel"	5:21
4.	"Lord of the Winter Snow"	6:05
5.	"Princess Aurora"	3:47
6.	"The Ancient Forest of Elves"	4:43
7.	"Throne of Ice"	1:51
8.	"Where Heroes Lie"	4:24
9.	"Warriors Pride"	3:47
10.	"Kings of the Nordic Twilight"	11:37
Total length:		48:01

Hidden track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sofðu Unga Ástin Min" ("Sleep My Little Loved One")	2:12
Total length:		50:13

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Knight of Immortal Fire"	5:11
Total length:		55:24

Credits

Band members

• Luca Turilli — guitars, additional keyboards
• Olaf Hayer — lead and backing vocals
• Sascha Paeth — bass, acoustic and additional guitars, guitar solo on "Where Heroes Lie", producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Miro — keyboards, piano, harpsichord, producer, choir arrangements and conduction
• Robert Hunecke-Rizzo — drums

Additional musicians

• Opera Choir:
  • Sonja Pallasch, Heidrun Brockoff, Rosina Herrera-Sicilia, Ewald Bayerschmidt, Georg Mihalinov, Karl Heinz Kinsel, Jasinsky, Enrike Ochmann
• Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir - soprano voice
• Epic Choir:
  • Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Kirsten Metzing, Miro, Olaf Hayer
• Matthias Brommann - first violin
• Annette Berryman - flute
• Bettina Jhrig - viola
• Lord James David - narrator

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	53