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Luca Turilli
« Prophet of the Last Eclipse »
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1 | Aenigma
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| 2 | War Of The Universe
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| 3 | Rider Of The Astral Fire
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| 4 | Zaephyr Skies' Theme
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| 5 | The Age Of Mystic Ice
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| 6 | Prince Of The Starlight
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| 7 | Timeless Oceans
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| 8 | Demonheart
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| 9 | New Century's Tarantelle
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| 10 | Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
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| 11 | Dark Comet's Reign
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| 12 | Demonheart |
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Olaf Hayer - vocals
Luca Turilli - guitars
Miro - keyboards
Sascha Paeth - bass
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo - drums
Special guest:
Choir Of The Apocalypse: Amanda Sommerville, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore, Tim Augenthaler, Markus Müller-Schimdt, Anja Krug
Voices of the Last Eclipse: Susanne Möhler, Annie, Christina, Nadine Voigt, Natalie Bohrmann, Vera Sutter
New Galaxy Choirs: Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Miro, Amanda Somerville, Herbie Langhans, Riccardo Rizzo, Hector Older, Frank Ernst, Mark Van Oorst, Lukas Bormann
Children Choir of the Starless Empire: Thomas Stran, Jan Svennsson, Luca Weiser
Holy voice: Amanda Somerville & Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir
String Quintet Hamburg: 1st Violin by Corina Schalk; 2nd Violin by Frank Krause; Viola by Ursula Weinberg; Cello by Theo Jahn; Contrabass by Franziska Schapper |
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Engineered by Sascha Paeth, Miro, Philip Colodetti & Olaf Reitmeier
Recorded at Sascha Paeth Studio, Wolfsburg, January to July 2002
Mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth in Pathway Studio, Wolfsburg, August 2002
All music, songs, vocal lines, orchestral arrangements composed by Luca Turilli
All lyrics and “Virtual Odyssey Saga” written by Luca Turilli
Additional arrangements by Miro
All rhythm guitars parts on this album composed by Luca Turilli and played by Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
Cover concept by Luca Turilli
Cover artwork by Mark Klinnet, Studio Oxmox
Logo design by Eric Philippe, Belgium
Photos by Karsten Koch, Hannover |
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| 1. Aenigma
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Zaephyr's sun will shine no more!
Aenigma second starbook
told unforgotten secrets
of prophets screaming terror
of a last eclipse, of a comet's fall
of a divine war fought between starlords
of a black portal to unknown worlds
2. War Of The U |
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Если первое путешествие по виртуальным мирам привело нас в заснеженные земли, по своему устройству похожим на мир Зачарованных Земель Rhapsody, то на “Prophet Of The Last Eclipse” нас ждет путешествие в космос и настоящая космическая сага. На этом диске, в соответствии с тематикой, Турилли оторвался по полной, вдоволь наигравшись с электроникой и всякими прочими модными штучками, типа семплирования вокала и т.д. Хоровых партий стало больше, и в них все отчетливее слышны отзвуки славных пионерских сборищ, ритмы ускорились и осовременились, так что всерьез воспринимать этот диск не стоит, желательно просто расслабиться и получать от происходящего удовольствие. Альбом ни капли не потерял ни в драйве, ни в симфоничности по сравнению с дебютом, а засчет большого количества электронных вставок, скорее приобрел окончательные комиксные черты. Такие песни, как “War Of The Universe” или “Demonheart” лучше всего иллюстрируют вышесказанное, а использование мелодии известного матросского танца "Яблочко", найденного еще на “Dawn Of Victory” и вовсе возведено в абсолют. “Prince Of The Starlight” будет очень тепло встречена всеми теми, кто помнит деяния “красных дьяволят”, их поиски короны российской империи и прочие подвиги. Ну а за такую песню, как “New Century’s Tarantella” Лука и вовсе заслуживает памятника на родине героя, и на ее фоне завершающий диск эпик смотрится немного бледновато. Эксперимент, начатый группой Лабиринт на своем первом альбоме, по скрещиванию диско и симфо пауэра явно удался, а вот что нас ждет в третье части этого проекта я боюсь даже представить. Пока релиз назначен на осень 2006 года, поживем – увидим. Лимитированное издание этого диска включает в себя 2 бонус трека, один из которых - ужасная интерпретация Андре Матосом вещи с этого же диска “Demonheart”.
P.S. В России доступно издание и в виде digibook, где в качестве бонусов можно обнаружить EP “Demonheart”, содержащий несколько неальбомных треков и кавер группы Helloween “I’m Alive”.
(Диск предоставлен компанией CD Maximum) |
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Являясь с недавних пор горячим поклонником «Rhapsody», после потрясающего «Power Of The Dragonflame» счёл для себя необходимым послушать этот альбом. Честно говоря, с первого раза не пошёл. Но чем больше слушал, тем больше он мне нравился.
В принципе, та же «Rhapsody», но побыстрее. Мелодии просто потрясающие. Композиции «War of the Universe», «Zaephyr Skies' Theme», «Prophet of the Last Eclipse» берут за душу, вставка в «Rider of the Astral Fire» - просто обалдеть, а «New Century's Tarantella» очень приятно удивила. Слабых вещей просто нет.
С чистой совестью ставлю пятёрку! |
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Наконец-то великого Луку (Luca Turilli) угораздило сменить тему с могучих дракончиков и бесстрашных рыцарей на более продвинутую тему - космос. Теперь драконов заменяют роботы, а рыцарей - какие то монстры или что то вроде этого. Смена темы - означает смена самой музыкальной атмосферы. Мелодии строятся по той же схеме, что и раньше, но стали более разнообразней. Как и во всех альбомах присутствует неповторимое хоральное сопровождение и красивые симфонические вставочки. Стоит также отметить оригинальное оформление буклета. Средневековые шрифты сменились типо какими-то космическими буковками. Непривычно, но приятно. Как всегда, альбом не миновала очередная сага. На этот раз повествуется про падение тёмной кометы. В общем, этот диск можно охарактеризовать следующим образом - внешне осталось всё то же, но самую малость сменилась внутренняя концепция. Так что Prophet of The Last Eclipse заслуживает неплохой балл, но до высокого не дотягивает. |
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Спасибо вам, Маэстро! Вы подарили нам замечательную музыку. Лука Турилли создал шедевр, ни больше, ни меньше. Замечательный эпический рассказ о таком загадочном явлении как космос. Вообще, для power metal-a тематика космоса является редкостью, но некоторые команды, такие как Gamma Ray или Edguy, воплотили их в жизнь, за что, собственно, получили хвалебные отзывы. Ну, а теперь перейдём непосредственно к творению гения power metal-a.
Для альбома было привлечено множество людей, три хора, один из которых детский, оперный певец из Исландии Rannveig Sif Sigudardottir и американская певица Amanda Somerville. Ну, и куда же Лука без своих верных друзей, в лице Sascha Paeth и Miro, которые творят просто чудеса с аранжировками и сведением. Вокалистом выступил Olaf Reitmeier, которого вы могли слышать в группе Dionysus.
Музыка на альбоме варьируется от сказочных баллад до сверхскоростных космических повестей. Можно услышать скрипки, виолончели, контрабас, флейту и даже волынку, Лука не поскупился на фолковые инструменты. Но что самое завораживающее – это, конечно, клавиши, которые создают неповторимую атмосферу. Чего стоит одна «New Century`s Tarantella» (9), да такого никто и никогда не делал! Боевики же просто поражают своей скоростью и экспрессивностью, а маленькие симфонические отступления дополняют общую картину.
Трудно выделить какие либо лучшие треки, ибо эту работу надо слушать целиком, от начала до конца, но я всё же посоветовал бы обратить первое внимание на «Rider of the Astral Fire» (3), «Demonheart» (8) (кстати, эта же песня идёт в качестве бонуса с вокалом Andre Matos), «New Century`s Tarantella» и «Prophet of the Last Eclipse» (10). |
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[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Cosmic terror of the universe // BEWARE!
Mighty energies of mystic wars // ANGELS CALL
Soon will be born a mortal who will dare
STARS WANT ITS FALL
There between two astral worlds
lie dark seeds of eternal war
far beyond the silent holw where
meteors paint a crystal storm
Through the eons without space
where swallowed is the concept: time
Systems burning and colliding
form the chaos, dark and light
Black holes, comets
blazing thunders...
Fragments of the divine born
WAR OF THE UNIVERSE
OF COSMIC ENERGIES
OF PHANTOMS RIDING
THE GENESIS OF ALL
SONS OF THE UNIVERSE
FOREVER FIGHTING
THROUGH EVERY AGE
CONDEMNED TO FACE THIS // LONG HOLY WAR
Parallax of suns create
geometry of moons unborn
Spread the knowledge of the creatures
between curious there and not
Comets' riders
astral fighters
Heroes of celestral shores
WAR OF THE UNIVERSE
OF COSMIC ENERGIES
OF PHANTOMS RIDING
THE GENESIS OF ALL
SONS OF THE UNIVERSE
FOREVER FIGHTING
THROUGH EVERY AGE
CONDEMNED TO FACE THIS // HOLY WAR...
Cosmic terror of the universe // BEWARE!
Mighty enemies of mystic wars // ANGELS CALL
Soon will be bron a mortal who will dare
STARS WANT ITS ALL
3. Rider Of The Astral Fire
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
There between the eight suns
right before the system Hazor
shines the silent planet
Alkor Zephyr is its name
Surface made of magma
of wide oceans and volcanos
middle dusty regions where
no trace of life is found
From the space an ancient secret
soon will mark this old world
In the southern region
live the people of Iraklia
descendants of peaceful
ancient dynasty of Lor
Between these a warrior
destined to become the victim
victim of a prophecy
now lost between the stars
He will be the astral rider
prophecy's new fighter
FROM THE DUST
OF A TIME NOW FORGOTTEN
IT WILL COME THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS
AS THE LEGEND OF THE ANCIENTS
REVEALED WITH ITS WORDS
IT WILL COME FROM THE BLOODY DIMENSION
WHERE DEATH IS A PRESENT FROM GOD
HE'LL FACE THE SACRIFICED ONE
THE RIDER WHO OWNS...
WHO OWNS THE ASTRAL FIRE!
Arkan is the name of thunder
prophecy's new fighter
FROM THE DUST
OF A TIME NOW FORGOTTEN
IT WILL COME THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS
AS THE LEGEND OF THE ANCIENTS
REVEALED WITH ITS WORDS
IT WILL COME FROM THE BLOODY DIMENSION
WHERE DEATH IS A PRESENT FROM GOD
HE'LL FACE THE SACRIFICED ONE
THE RIDER WHO OWNS...
WHO OWNS THE ASTRAL FIRE!
4. Zaephyr Skies' Theme
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
[female voice by Amanda Somerville]
5. The Age Of Mystic Ice
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
She remembers only her wasted ship's name
the fallen giant Dark Comet S-10
nothing more can she recall than her mind's death
while the black spheres
are now moving around
WHERE THE LEGEND HIDES THE TRUTH
AT THE CLASH OF SUN AND MOON
AND MOVED BY MAGNETIC FIELDS
COMES THE MYSTIC LAST ECLIPSE
IT WILL RIDE THE ZEPHYA PLAINS
IN THE EVIL COSMIC NAME
ALL THE NIGHTMARES WILL SOON RISE
IN THE AGE OF MYSTIC ICE...
MYSTIC ICE!
Sania will be her new name now adopted
word that means gift...
golden gift of the gods
but her smile is lonely on this sad dark day
for even magic, the ice covers all
WHERE THE LEGEND HIDES THE TRUTH
AT THE CLASH OF SUN AND MOON
AND MOVED BY MAGNETIC FIELDS
COMES THE MYSTIC LAST ECLIPSE
IT WILL RIDE THE ZEPHYA PLAINS
IN THE EVIL COSMIC NAME
ALL THE NIGHTMARES WILL SOON RISE
IN THE AGE OF MYSTIC ICE...
MYSTIC ICE!
6. Prince Of The Starlight
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Star... light... SHINE!
They are coming out from the ice
from the furthest deepest caves
bringing real pain to all...
leading black death to this world...
creatures born from ancient fears
trapped until this new mystic eclipse...
this new eclipse!
Now they know the ancient legend
was not ramblings of old fools
"...when the fireball will so fall
we'll see a black night without moon..."
FROM THIS GODFORSAKEN PLACE
WHERE THE ENEMY HAS NO FACE
I CALL THE MYSTIC STARLIGHT
TO ENLIGHT MY PLANET DAMNED
IN THIS REQUIEM FOR MY LAND
MY PRINCE OF THE
STARLIGHT...
STARLGHT!
In the tragic daily events
there's no place for their true love
love born from seed unknown...
Arkan's last pleasure and hope...
Cosmic journey of emotions
between hearts of distant space...
of distant time...
But the dark fight has to be won
if they want to live their lives
to defend their planet Zaephyr
from the threat of deathly ice
FROM THIS GODFORSAKEN PLACE
WHERE THE ENEMY HAS NO FACE
I CALL THE MYSTIC STARLIGHT
TO ENLIGHT MY PLANET DAMNED
IN THIS REQUIEM FOR MY LAND
MY PRINCE OF THE
STARLIGHT...
STARLGHT!
Rex tremendae majestis
qui salvando salvas gratis
7. Timeless Oceans
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Cold darkness reigns on all
it reigns in Arkan's soul
wounded love...destined soon to fall
She stays in front of him
caressed by howling wind
enemy... victim of the unknown
BUT FROM HER EYES SO DARK AND SHY LOVES RIDES...
FLIES SO HIGH BEYOND THE STARS
NOT ASKING WHAT OR WHY
ALL HAPPENED FROM HER SAD COMING
IT JUST GOES ON FLYING HIGH
TO THE WAVES OF TIMELESS OCEANS
He needs no words at all
but she wants him to know
really what... her tortured mind still hides
The truth is even worse
a present with no hope,
soon to end... so hard to accept
BUT FROM HER EYES SO DARK AND SHY LOVES RIDES...
FLIES SO HIGH BEYOND THE STARS
NOT ASKING WHAT OR WHY
ALL HAPPENED FROM HER SAD COMING
IT JUST GOES ON FLYING HIGH
TO THE WAVES OF TIMELESS OCEANS
8. Demonheart
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS
TRAGEDY STORMS HIM
WHEN DEMONS SPARE HER LIFE
AND ALL DISCOVER
SHE HAS A DEMONHEART... DEMONHEART!
Feeling trapped in
with the slimy creatures,
now close to being killed
she soon revealed her forgotten,
sad past first to herself
they smelled her flesh ready
to be devoured but something happened
they moved away seeming to be frightened
sparing her life
Shocked again she opened the gates
of her tragic past and bloody images
came back to her mind
She remembered the old mission
the dark comet's goal beyond the suns
...the flight through
...that black hole
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS
TRAGEDY STORMS HIM
WHEN DEMONS SPARE HER LIFE
AND ALL DISCOVER
SHE HAS A DEMONHEART... DEMONHEART!
She lived again in some frames of sorrow
that evil journey planned
by the Arias' exploring section to find new worlds
But all that they found beyond their system
was the black portal depths of oblivion
came back to their world once opened it
Arkan and the other warriors who observed the scene
could not feel the same way now about that girl
He moved to her taking her hand
running fast away from his old friends
...all for her... he loved her...
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS
TRAGEDY STORMS HIM
WHEN DEMONS SPARE HER LIFE
AND ALL DISCOVER
SHE HAS A DEMONHEART... DEMONHEART!
9. New Century's Tarantelle
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Right beyond the frozen lake of sorrow
when they reached the ruins of Ayraklis
losing their will and conscience
they fell down trapped in a deadly sleep
But not far the horns of hope were sounding
raging moving every icy stone
there where their lying bodies
were now surrounded by ten shy little Gorks
So the miracle saved them
and they woke up again
thanks to secret and unknown old cures
based on magic plants
Oh what wonderful creatures...
only a few could see them
only legends and old fairytales
describing their cold far white reign
WARRIORS OF THE NEW CENTURY
NOW RISE
HEAR THE SAD VOICE OF STARLESS NIGHTS
WARRIORS OF THE NEW CENTURY
NOW RIDE
CROSS THE COSMIC SHORES OF MORTAL TIME
So that dream spoke to the silent warrior
rising now from moons of black abyss
drinking the brew of wild herbs
the special one's growing only on those hills
She was there already cured and happy
able so to kiss his lips again
but sadly time was running out
and all those fools were going to find their way
So they thanked all those new friends
leaving that mystic place
setting off on their journey
fleeing to reach a safer place
When they came to the white lakes
they could see behind them
that enormous and ancestral black moon
screaming visual pain...true pain!
WARRIORS OF THE NEW CENTURY
NOW RISE
HEAR THE SAD VOICE OF STARLESS NIGHTS
WARRIORS OF THE NEW CENTURY
NOW RIDE
CROSS THE COSMIC SHORES OF MORTAL TIME
10. Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine:
et lux perpetua luceat eis
Silent see of dark and terror
spare the planet from this terror
white cold moon and Zaephyr's surface
Salva me, Salva me, Salva me...
I will swear I will call my hate
and eternal rage
She's ready to turn off her life's flame
to free all his people from hell
but no... he doesn't want to accept thos solution
prefering to think of how he can escape
Hundreds of them are now coming
"friend" is now an ancient word
there's no place left to hide in this white icy dungeon
no way to survive of the
close shadows' fall
shadows' fall...
And so she made her choice
seeing Arkan fooling himself with lost hopes
She left her lover's arms
and crying she started to run away...
to them!
She looked at him praying... "forgive me!"
but he could nost answer at all
she was going to be killed by the
mass of those riles
now screaming and trying
to stop all their pain
'cause she would have been surely tortured
by all of those religion's fools
he was then obliged
to shoot at his princess
to avoid the brutality of his now...
dead old friends
She was now lying there
dying in a lake of ice and blood
while he, embracing her
was killing them with his red eyes
WHEN HER BLOOD RAN THROUGH THE DARK ICE
THE SURFACE BEGAN TO TREMBLE
QUAKES AND THUNDERS CLASHING EVERYWHERE
THIS IS ZAEPHYR'S TRAGIC DOOMSDAY
WHAT WAS UNREVEALED SO EVEN
TO THE PROPHET OF THE LAST ECLIPSE...
LAST ECLIPSE
She was now lying there
dying in a lake of ice and blood
oh no... why she's dead now...
No trace of life around
What happened to his ancient town?
He hopes it's not a dream
but it's the sun now lighting him
WHEN HER BLOOD RAN THROUGH THE DARK ICE
THE SURFACE BEGAN TO TREMBLE
QUAKES AND THUNDERS CLASHING EVERYWHERE
THIS IS ZAEPHYR'S TRAGIC DOOMSDAY
WHAT WAS UNREVEALED EVEN
TO THE PROPHET OF THE LAST ECLIPSE...
LAST ECLIPSE
Silent seed of dark and terror
spare the planet from hisd horror
white cold moon and Zaephyr's surface
Salva me, Salva me, Salva me...
I will swear I will call my hate
and eternal rage
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine:
et lux perpetua luceat eis
11. Dark Comet's Reign
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
And so unexpected came that sad mystic day
no words could have told what now was happening
It fell down quaking the Zaphyr's surface
blinding the eyes of a thousand dying men
who were looking at it falling right over them
What seemed to be an astral fireball
was hurling metal, a dark and giant starship
colliding with Zephyr's volcanic grey rocks...
grey rocks!
SPACE AND TIME
BURN IN THE SKIES
DARK COMET'S RIDE
KEEP YOUR FAITH
THE DAY...IT CAME
DARK COMET'S REIGN
DARK COMET'S REIGN!
After a long day
they reached the central hall
no trace of bodies
only computers' voice
All seems so strange in that mysterious ship
where are the people?
could there be some survivors?
no life... but there are real feelings of death...
Suddenly mournful cries echo all around
there's one young girl hidden in the fathest corner
she's shocked and afraid but at least she's alive...
alive!
SPACE AND TIME
BURN IN THE SKIES
DARK COMET'S RIDE
KEEP YOUR FAITH
THE DAY...IT CAME
DARK COMET'S REIGN
DARK COMET'S REIGN!
12. Demonheart
[music & lyrics: Luca Turilli]
[sung by Andre Matos]
Confutatis maledictis
Tragedy storms him
When demons spare her life
And all discover
She has a demonheart...
Demonheart!
Feeling trapped in with the slimy creatures.
Now close to being killed
She soon revealed her forgotten, sad past
First to yourself
They smelled her flesh ready to be devoured
But something happened
They moved away seeming to be frightened
Sparing her life
Shocked again she opened the gates of her tragic past
And bloody images came back to her mind
She remembered the old mission
The dark comet's goal beyond the suns
The flight through that black hole...
Confutatis maledictis
Tragedy storms him
When demons spare her life
And all discover
She has a demonheart...
Demonheart!
She lived again in frames of sorrow
That evil journey
Planned by the Arias' exploring section
To find new worlds
But all that they found beyond their system
Was the black portal
Depths of oblivion came back to their world
Once opened it
Arkan and the other warriors who observed the scene
Could not feel the same way now about that girl
He moved to her taking her hand
Running fast, away from his old friends
...All for her... He loved her...
Confutatis maledictis
Tragedy storms him
When demons spare her life
And all discover
She has a demonheart...
Demonheart!