Luca Turilli's Rhapsody live at O2 Academy Islington, London

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Luca Turilli's Rhapsody

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The quintessence of CINEMATIC METAL: Bombastic, epic and dramatic as never before!

Italian guitar player and composer Luca Turilli is not just a musician with extraordinary skills, but a musical visionary and genius too. With the symphonic metal band RHAPSODY he wrote musical history, released ten studio albums, including the genre-defining milestones Legendary Tales, Symphony of Enchanted Lands and Dawn of Victory. The media dubbed this majestic and unique sound "Hollywood Metal", while some years later it became known as "Film Score Metal." Both genres were clearly describing a new style of music based on the connection between the most epic and glorious power/speed metal of the late ‘80s with Luca's infinite passion for the cinema and the world of soundtracks. This genre - enriched by folk music influences, guitar playing of neo-classical inspiration and lyrics related to the fantasy "sagas" created by Luca Turilli himself - influenced a whole generation of new bands in the years to follow. In time RHAPSODY became one of the most important acts of the last decade in the world of heavy/rock music. An exclusive collaboration with Sir Christopher Lee, the most filmed actor in the history of cinema, marked one of the highlights in the career of RHAPSODY, singing on 'The Magic of the Wizard's Dream', as well being a narrator for the Dark Secret saga, adding a great pathos to the heroic tale told over 5 albums.