From Chaos to Eternity

From Chaos to Eternity is a work on which Rhapsody of Fire, layering orchestra, solemn choirs, speed metal and narration, splendidly caps on a grand scale the story of the grand fantasy world it had spun over long years. Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli’s outstanding construction richly gives each song cinematic, grand scenery. This work became the last studio work the co-founder guitarist Luca Turilli belonged — an extremely important record. The conclusion of the “Dark Secret Saga.” From the opener “Ad Infinitum” and the dramatic title track “From Chaos to Eternity” to a cut like the Italian “Tempesta di Fuoco,” every song is engaging, while cuts like “Ghosts of Forgotten Worlds” and the over-nineteen-minute suite-like epic “Aeons of Raging Darkness” convey the work’s grand world, and a cut like “Anima Perduta” also conveys its fullness. A record on which, by speeding songs’ overwhelming lift and grand mid-tempo appearing in turn, it powerfully creates a sure weight toward the story’s moving finale. You can fully savor the straight-path grandeur of symphonic power metal. A powerful, engaging masterpiece that capped one great era — one culmination of the band.