Ascending to Infinity
2012 studio album by Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
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Ascending to Infinity is the debut studio album by the 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.[3]
ReleasedJune 22, 2012
RecordedBackyard Studios, Kempten, Germany,
Luca Turilli's private studio, Trieste, Italy,
Hiroshima Studio, Challonges, France,
December 2011-March 2012
Luca Turilli's private studio, Trieste, Italy,
Hiroshima Studio, Challonges, France,
December 2011-March 2012
Length57:35
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| 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[1] | |||
| Length | 57:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Luca Turilli[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metalunderground |  [1] |
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.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Luca Turilli,[3] 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
Band 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
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Albums Chart[4] | 14 |
| German Albums Chart[5] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[5] | 55 |
| Italian Albums Chart[5] | 56 |
| French Albums Chart[5] | 84 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[6] | 103 |
| Belgian Albums Chart[7] | 108 |