The Frozen Tears of Angels explained

The Frozen Tears of Angels is the eighth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast.^[1] It is the first album to be released after a long hiatus, caused by a legal dispute with the band's previous label, Magic Circle Music. The concept album is the third chapter of The Dark Secret Saga, which began with .

The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 13th best symphonic metal album of all time.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[3]	58
Belgian Albums Chart[4]	96
Canadian Albums Chart[5]	129
Finnish Albums Chart[6]	35
French Albums Chart[7]	51
German Albums Chart[8]	33
Greek Albums Chart[9]	11
Italian Albums Chart[10]	31
Japanese Albums Chart	41
South Korean Albums Chart	69
Spanish Albums Chart[11]	81
Swedish Albums Chart[12]	53
Swiss Albums Chart[13]	39

Credits

Rhapsody of Fire

• Fabio Lione – vocals
• Luca Turilli – guitars, production, cover art
• Alex Staropoli – keyboards, production, cover art
• Patrice Guers – bass
• Alex Holzwarth – drums

Additional personnel

• Dominique Leurquin – additional guitars
• Christopher Lee – narration
• Toby Eddington – narration
• Stash Kirkbride – narration
• Christina Lee – narration
• Marcus D'Amico – narration
• Simon Fielding – narration
• Susannah York – narration
• Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorder
• Søren Leupold – lute
• Bridget Fogle – soprano vocals, choir vocals

Choir

• Herbie Langhans, Previn Moore, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke

Production

• Sascha Paeth – mixing, engineering, editing, additional guitars
• Olaf Reitmeier – engineering, editing, additional guitars
• Simon Oberender – engineering, editing, choir vocals
• Miro – mastering
• Karsten vom Wege – logo
• Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, photography
• Janina Snatzke – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: RHAPSODY OF FIRE - The Frozen Tears of Angels Mail Order Edition . . 2010-03-05.
2. Web site: Davies . Hywel . Dome . Malcolm . Goodman . Eleanor . Chantler . Chris . Gordon . Connie . Grady . Spencer . Rees . Adam . Selzer . Jonathan . The 25 best symphonic metal albums . . . 2 January 2022 . 17 November 2021.
3. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . austriancharts.at . 2012-02-17.
4. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . ultratop.be . 2010-12-19 . 2012-02-17.
5. Web site: New Rhapsody Of Fire Album Debuts In The Us And Canadian Charts . Rhapsodyoffire.com . 2010-07-19 . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129144632/http://rhapsodyoffire.com/news/51-new-rhapsody-of-fire-album-debuts-in-the-us-and-canadian-charts.html . 2010-11-29 .
6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . finnishcharts.com . 2010-12-19 . 2012-02-17.
7. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . lescharts.com . 2012-02-17.
8. Web site: :: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 6 | charts . Mtv.de . 2011-09-22 . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228175846/http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50 . 2010-02-28 .
9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . greekcharts.com . 2010-12-19 . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317000156/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rhapsody+Of+Fire&titel=The+Frozen+Tears+Of+Angels&cat=a . 2012-03-17 .
10. Web site: Rhapsody Of Fire in the charts!!! . Rhapsodyoffire.com . 2010-05-12 . 2012-02-17.
11. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . spanishcharts.com . 2010-12-19 . 2012-02-17.
12. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . swedishcharts.com . 2012-02-17.
13. Web site: Steffen Hung . Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels . hitparade.ch . 2012-02-17.