狂想曲是一支意大利摇滚乐团，原名：Rhapsody，2006年7月14日因为著作权以及商标版权问题所以改名为：Rhapsody of Fire。他们的音乐风格被称做“交响史诗金属”（symphony epic metal）。 Country of origin: Italy Location: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Status: Active Formed in: 1995 Genre: Symphonic Power Metal Themes: Fantasy, Epic battles, Tales Current label: AFM Records Years active: 1993-1995 (as Thundercross), 1995-2006 (as Rhapsody), 2006-present Contact: [email protected] Not to be confused with Rhapsody from Genoa, who released a demo tape in 1987. Formed in 1993 as Thundercross, then changed the name to Rhapsody in 1995. They were forced to change their name again, this time to Rhapsody of Fire, due to copyright problems on July 14th, 2006. Before Cristiano Adacher's arrival, Luca Turilli was also the singer of the band. Thunderforce played drums from Dawn of Victory to Power of the Dragonflame, but for contractual obligations his real identity could not be revealed. There was also speculation that Thunderforce did not exist and that the drums on these albums were programmed, but the band always denied this. Alex Holzwarth, who played drums in live shows, figured in the official line-up on the CDs. Holzwarth played all drums from The Dark Secret EP until his departure after Into the Legend. Dominique Leurquin played live with Rhapsody from February 2000 until 2011 and later performed the rhythm guitar parts on albums, but was only ever considered a 'special guest' of the band. Rhapsody's baroque recorder parts have always been played by Alex Staropoli's brother, Manuel Staropoli. On Rhapsody's earlier releases, songs often contained narration by Jay Lansford. Starting with The Dark Secret EP, professional actors, notably including film veteran Christopher Lee, have been used instead. Lee has also performed as co-vocalist on a few b-sides. Rhapsody's management team included Manowar's Joey DeMaio after they signed to his Magic Circle Music label, but they were later involved in a long-running legal dispute that brought all band activity to a halt betwe