Challenge the Wind explained

Challenge the Wind is the fourteenth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on 31 May 2024 via AFM Records and was produced by Alex Staropoli, the band's keyboardist. The album is the third chapter of The Nephilim's Empire Saga.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Personnel

Credits for Challenge the Wind adapted from liner notes.^[7]

Rhapsody of Fire

• Alex Staropoli – keyboards, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements, engineering, production
• Roberto De Micheli – guitars
• Alessandro Sala – bass
• Giacomo Voli – lead and choir vocals
• Paolo Marchesich – drums

Additional musicians

• Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
• Giovanni Davoli – uilleann pipes, low whistle

Choir

• Raffaele Albanese, Paolo Ribaldini, Alberto Bravin, Ivan Huecco

Production

• Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann – engineering, mixing, mastering
• Dennis Koehne – mixing
• Ville Assinen – cover art
• Josip Mihic – layout

Charts

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Peak position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8]	94

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire-Challenge The Wind. Metal-Rules.com. 25 October 2024. 5 May 2024.
2. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release Challenge The Wind Album In May; Title Track Music Video Streaming. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 13 May 2024. 29 February 2024.
3. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire announce new album 'Challenge The Wind'. Distorted Sound. 13 May 2024. 29 February 2024.
4. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire to release new album 'Challenge The Wind' in May 2024 – check out the video for the title track. Chaoszine. 13 May 2024. 29 February 2024.
5. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE Share "A Brand New Hope" Lyric Video. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 13 May 2024. 29 March 2024.
6. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE Unleash "Diamond Claws" Single And Music Video. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 3 May 2024. 13 May 2024.
7. (2024). "Challenge the Wind liner notes". In Challenge the Wind [CD booklet]. AFM.
8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of June 5, 2024. Billboard Japan. ja. 5 June 2024.