caption current_members associated_acts years_active alias label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
rhapsody 2010 . of fire in buenos aires , argentina in alex de micheli staropoli fabio lione alex holzwarth alessandro sala roby luca -rrb- , luca turilli 's dreamquest , vision divine , turilli labyrinth , manowar , kamelot , christopher lee 's rhapsody , luca turilli -lrb- band 1993 -- present thundercross , rhapsody limb nuclear blast , afm records music , magic circle music , spv , rhapsody of fire
 yes cristiano lotta patrice guers tom hess oliver holzwarth adacher andrea furlan daniele carbonera luca turilli alessandro group_or_band symphonic power metal , neo-classical metal rhapsody_buenos_aires_2010 . jpg trieste , italy rhapsody of fire
rhapsody of fire

rhapsody of fire -lrb- formerly known as rhapsody and , originally , as thundercross -rrb- is an italian symphonic power metal band led by alex staropoli .
since forming in 1993 , the band has released ten studio albums , two live albums , two eps , and a live dvd .
rhapsody of fire is known for its conceptual lyrics that constitute a fantasy story throughout all of their albums .
rhapsody was created by luca turilli and staropoli , and is now seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre .
in july 2006 the band changed their name to rhapsody of fire due to trademark issues .
in 2011 , following the release of `` from chaos to eternity '' which concludes the dark secret saga and after 18 years as co-leader of the band , turilli left rhapsody of fire -lrb- on good terms -rrb- to form a new rhapsody band , luca turilli 's rhapsody , along with two other members who left with him , patrice guers and dominique leurquin .
they describe their discography as a parallel continuation of rhapsody of fire 's discography , with their first album being their own `` rhapsody 's 11th album '' and consider that they did n't leave the band , rather that it amicably split in two .
