Line Up:

Luca Turilli - guitars

Alex Staropoli - keyboards

Danielle Carbonera - drums & percussion

Fabio Lione - vocals

Alessandro Lotta - bass



Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro



All lyrics and "Emerald Sword Saga" written by Luca Turilli

All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli



Orchestral arrangements by Alex Staropoli



Recorded, mixed and mastered at Gate-Studio in Wolfsburg/Germany, may - august '98

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth and Miro



The rythmic pre-verse section of "The Dark Tower Of Abyss" was inspired by the genius of A. Vivaldi



Cover concept by Rhapsody

Cover artwork by Eric Philippe, Belgium

Design by Digital Design, Hamburg

Clothes design by Fabio Feroce

Photos by Karsten Koch, Hannover



Executive Producer: R. Limb Schnoor



Guest musicians:

Russian Choirs by the original Don Kosaken.

Sacred Choirs by helmstedter Kammerchor - Conducted by Andreas Lamben.

Choirs by Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Ricky Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch, Davide Calabrese, Michele Mayer, Giuliand Tarlon, Cristiano Adacher, Manuel Staropoli, Fabio Lione, Alex Staropoli, Luca Turilli

Female baroque voice on "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands" by Constance Vaniyne

Narrator parts spoken by Sir Jay Lansford

Marchin drums by Erik Steenbock

Baroque recorders & baroque oboe by Manuel Staropoli

Baroque Lute by Søren Leupold

Lead violin by Matthias Brommann

Viola da gamba by Claas Harders

Strings ensemble:

Violins by Ulrike Wildenhof, Almut Schlicker, Stefanie Holk, Friedrike Bauer, Matthias Brommann.

Viola by Marie-Theres Strumpf, Cosima Bergk, Jan Larsen

Cello by Hagen Kuhr

Contra bass by André Neygenfind

Cembalo by Stefan Horz

Acoustic guitars, mandolin and balalaika played by Sascha Paeth