The Frozen Tears of Angels
The Frozen Tears of Angels is the eighth studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast. It is the first album to be released after a long hiatus, caused by a legal dispute with the band's previous label, Magic Circle Music. The concept album is the third chapter of The Dark Secret Saga, which began with Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret.
The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco.
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 13th best symphonic metal album of all time.
Credits
Rhapsody of Fire- Fabio Lione – vocals
- Luca Turilli – guitars, production, cover art
- Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production, cover art
- Patrice Guers – bass
- Alex Holzwarth – drums
- Dominique Leurquin – additional guitars
- Christopher Lee – narration
- Toby Eddington – narration
- Stash Kirkbride – narration
- Christina Lee – narration
- Marcus D'Amico – narration
- Simon Fielding – narration
- Susannah York – narration
- Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
- Søren Leupold – lute
- Bridget Fogle – soprano vocals, choir vocals
- Herbie Langhans, Previn Moore, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke
- Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering, editing, additional guitars
- Olaf Reitmeier – engineering, editing, additional guitars
- Simon Oberender – engineering, editing, choir vocals
- Miro – mastering
- Karsten vom Wege – logo
- Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, photography
- Janina Snatzke – photography