The legendary Italian power metal outfit have announced they will release a new album!

After a elongated period of silence due to frontman Fabio Lione’s commitments with Angra, main composer and keyboardist Alex Staropoli has given power metal fans something to be excited about, announcing the return of Rhapsody of Fire with a brand new album.

The new album will be entitled ‘Into The Legend‘ and will be released January 2016 via AFM Records. Staropoli commented:

“After two years of intense work, including composing and arranging, after seven months spent in four different studios, this huge and ambitious production is coming to an end. We are right now mixing the songs, going through hundreds and hundreds hours of recordings to make an album that will feature over 65 minutes of breathtaking music, an album that will gather and exploit the best elements this band ever had in a modern way, and to build a musical landscape that will have no equals in the world’s heavy metal scene.”

The band will be attempting to outdo ex-guitarist Luca Turilli, whose version of the Rhapsody band released a stunning album earlier this year. The competition should shape the new Rhapsody music in a very interesting way, and we very much look forward to hearing it! More details as they come.