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| Released | 25 September 2006 | |||
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| Length | 62:33 76:07 (Deluxe edition) | |||
| Label | SPV GmbH | |||
| Producer | Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli, Sascha Paeth | |||
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Triumph or Agony is the seventh studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire, released in Europe on 25 September 2006. It is the first album that the band released after their name change.
Triumph or Agony features a live 70 piece orchestra and choir and was again self-produced by guitarist/songwriter Luca Turilli and keyboardist/songwriter Alex Staropoli with assistance from co-producer Sascha Paeth. The album also features an array of guest narrators and character actors, including several recruits from the London theatre scene, Susannah York of the Superman film series and a return appearance by Christopher Lee, as the all-knowing ‘Wizard King’. The song "Il Canto del Vento", is the first song in the band's history that is not composed by Turilli or Staropoli, instead it was composed by Fabio Lione.
The cover art is done by artist Jeff Easley, famous for his work on the Dungeons & Dragons line of products.