Holy Thunderforce - 2000

Produced & engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro.
Recorded at Gate & Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg/Germany between June and August 2000.
Mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at Pathway Studio.
All music, songs, vocal lines, classical interludes and bass lines composed by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli.
All lyrics and "Emerald Sword saga" written by Luca Turilli.
Orchestral arrangements by Alex Staropoli
Cover concept by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli
Logos & cover artwork design by Marc Klinnert, Studio Oxmox, Cologne
Sleeve design by Digital Design, Hamburg
Photos by Karsten Koch, Hannover
All songs published by Limb Music Publishing, Germany
Executive Producer: R. Limb Schnoor

Line up on this recording:

Cristiano Adacher - Vocals
Luca Turilli - Guitar
Daniele Carbonera - Drums
Andrea Furlan - Bass
Alex Staropoli - Keyboards

GUEST MUSICIANS:

Fabio Lione, Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Miro Rodenberg, Cinzia Rizzo, Florinda Klevisser - Epic choirs
Manuel Staropolii - Baroque recorders
Constanze Backes - Female baroque voice
Helmstedt Kammerchoir conducted by Andreas Lamken - Church choirs
Maggie Ardorf - Lead violin
Thunderforce - Drums

Holy Thunderforce (2000) 1. Holy Thunderforce 4:20 2. Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain 8:32 3. Rage Of The Winter (demo version) 4:59

Holy Thunderforce (Turilli/Staropoli)
Face me evil bastard, smell the hate of angels Glory, pride and bloodshed Cowards and beholders, rapers of my wisdom mix of dust and bones Go back to your abyss, Algalord will not fall but your heads will soon roll Test the blade of heroes, fury of the thunder hit my golden shield So we'll fight against the wind for the glory of the kings to defeat the evil enemies And we'll ride with our lord for the power and the throne in the name of holy thunderforce	Arwald and Aresius with the nordic warrior on their way to Hargor Chaos and oblivion, turmoil and disorder will have now their name The last fallen heroes will defeat your forces Thousand spirits calling On the furthest mountain I will see your fire quenched by holy frost! So we'll fight against the wind for the glory of the kings to defeat the evil enemies And we'll ride with our lord for the power and the throne in the name of holy thunderforce
Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain (Turilli/Staropoli)
Fot so far from the wide dragonland Where the valleys breathe the smell of dark gate Dargor is marching with the poor Airin There where dark has ruled forever for the demonknights Fire's rising to valleys of death While shadows are rising from bloody hells Fire's riding to Hargor, the town Where evil and terror conquered the clouds We sing to the wind the legend of the king To spread out heart to the kingdom of dust Where heroes are lost, where now reigns the shadowlord Carved in shadow is his magic throne Kron disciple nor extreme at all Gothic his kingdom told by old jesters Pride and terror live together in his stormy heart Fire's rising to valleys of death While shadows are rising from bloody hells Fire's riding to Hargor, the town Where evil and terror conquered the clouds	We sing to the wind the legend of the king To spread out heart to the kingdom of dust Where heroes are lost, where now reigns the shadowlord Cry with me to fill the crystal sea Cry for all the victims of these stones Shed your tears to fill the silent fall And wash it in your swords Fire's rising to valleys of death While shadows are rising from bloody hells Fire's riding to Hargor, the town Where evil and terror conquered the clouds We sing to the wind the legend of the king To spread out heart to the kingdom of dust Where heroes are lost, where now reigns the shadowlord
Rage Of The Winter (demo version) (Turilli/Staropoli)
Algalord fire burns in his veins Master of wisdom, master of faith Glorify his name! Snow on the portals to magic dreams There where the old wizard spellbinds his king Fire and icelords, the white realm's queen Are planning the battle between frost and wind Rage of the winter mould the horizon cover the mountains forest and lakes Rage of the winter magical wonder enchanted fury majestic force In the dark forest the march of the black knights... Echoes of warcry from day until night The Empire is calling the ride of the brave The Loregard warrior....the black demons' pain	Rage of the winter mould the horizon cover the mountains forest and lakes Rage of the winter magical wonder enchanted fury majestic force Algalord fire burns in his veins Master of wisdom, master of faith Glorify his name! Snow on the portals to magic dreams There where the old wizard spellbinds his king Fire and icelords, the white realm's queen Are planning the battle between frost and wind Rage of the winter mould the horizon cover the mountains forest and lakes Rage of the winter magical wonder enchanted fury majestic force