The Eighth Mountain

Limited double white vinyl LP pressing. 2019 release. The Eighth Mountain is the twelfth studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. The album is the first chapter for a new saga, written by Alex Staropoli and Roby de Micheli, entitled The Nephilim's Empire Saga. It is the first saga not written by Luca Turilli, who had left the band in 2011. It is also the first studio album to not feature original vocalist Fabio Lione, and longtime drummer Alex Holzwarth since their 1998 album Symphony of Enchanted Lands, who both had left the band in 2016. They were replaced by Giacomo Voli and Manu Lotter respectively.