Guitarist and songwriter for Rhapsody. These are his solo-efforts.

THE ANCIENT FOREST OF ELVES (1999) LIMB (CD-S)

  1. The Ancient Forest Of Elves

  2. Warrior's Pride (Duet version)

  3. Knight Of Immortal Fire (non-album track)

First release from Italy's guitar-wizard numero uno! This single is very cool, as you get 1 track that's not on this album, and one that differs from the album-version!! The music is very similar to Rhapsody, but Luca does not use  as much orchestral arrangements. My version is a cardboard promo, and it contains a cool band biography.

KING OF THE NORDIC TWILIGHT (1999) LIMB

  1. To Magic Horizons

  2. Black Dragon

  3. Legend Of Steel

  4. Lord Of The Winter Snow

  5. Princess Aurora

  6. The Ancient Forest Of Elves

  7. Throne Of Ice

  8. Where Heroes Lie

  9. Warrior's Pride

  10. Kings Of The Nordic Twilight

  11. Rannveig - Lullaby (hidden track)

This is the first release in what is to become a trilogy. Just like with Rhapsody, the lyrics tell a story, and is almost as important as the music itself. I really dig this album, and at first I thought it was even better than Rhapsody (must have been a minute of insanity there)!! LT's band is a bit more heavy, and guitar-oriented. Excellent stuff! Luca has brought with him Olaf Hayer (Lord Byron, Treasure Seeker, ex-Chryztyne) on vocals, and Sascha Paeth (Heaven's Gate, Rhapsody, Angra, Virgo) as producer, securing the best possible result. This is also a promo-version. A digi-pak with band-bio. Check them out!

Killer tracks: Black Dragon, Legend Of Steel, The Ancient Forest Of Elves, Warrior's Pride, Kings Of The Nordic Twilight

PROPHET OF THE LAST ECLIPSE (2002) LIMB (Limited Edition Digibook)

  1. Aenigma - intro
  2. War Of The Universe
  3. Rider Of The Astral Fire
  4. Zaephyr Skies' Theme - instrumental
  5. The Age Of Mystic Ice
  6. Prince Of The Starlight
  7. Timeless Oceans
  8. Demonheart
  9. New Century's Tarantella
  10. Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
  11. Dark Comet's Reign*
  12. Demonheart *

Line-up:

Luca Turilli - Lead Guitars

Olaf Hayer - Lead Vocals

Sascha Paeth - Bass

Miro - Keyboards

Robert Hunecke-Rizzo - Drums, Rhythm Guitar

 

* = bonus-tracks

Symphonic Cosmic Metal is the newly invented genre that describes this albums musical contents. And why I hate these little tags the labels put on their bands, I have to agree that this one fits the music perfectly. Luca and his mates have changed their sound just a little bit, but not so much that you can't very easily hear who is behind this album. It's bombastic, it's grandiose, it's the Italian metal-mastermind in great shape. Nobody does this better than Luca. And with Olaf, Sascha and Miro by his side, there is no stopping this band from delivering a stunning piece of metal-music. You just owe it to yourself to get this album. I still pick new favorites every time I listen to it. And I love the CD more and more each time. I bought the Special Edition with 2 bonus-tracks (the sticker on the cover said 4, but there were only 2?!?), whereas one of them is an alternative version of the track "Demonheart", sung by Andrč Matos (ex-Angra, Virgo, Shaman). A MUST!

Killer tracks: All of them!

Olaf Hayer guest appearances:

Seventh Avenue - 'Tales Of Tales'

Rhapsody Of Fire - 'Triumph Or Agony'

 

Robert Hunecke-Rizzo guest appearances:

Rhapsody Of Fire - 'Triumph Or Agony'

 

Related artists:

Rhapsody, Treasure Seeker, Virgo