King of the Nordic Twilight is the first album in a solo

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 trilogy

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 by symphonic power metal songwriter Luca Turilli. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions.

Track listing

1. "To Magic Horizons" – 1:21
2. "Black Dragon" – 5:04
3. "Legend of Steel" – 5:21
4. "Lord of the Winter Snow" – 6:06
5. "Princess Aurora" – 3:47
6. "The Ancient Forest of Elves" – 4:44
7. "Throne of Ice" – 1:51
8. "Where Heroes Lie" – 4:25
9. "Warrior's Pride" – 3:47
10. "Kings of the Nordic Twilight" – 11:37
11. "Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir" – 2:12

Line-up

• Luca Turilli — Guitars, additional keyboards
• Olaf Hayer
  Olaf Hayer
  -Discography:Treasure Seeker* A Tribute to the Past Dionysus* Sign of Truth * Anima Mundi * Fairytales and Reality * Keep the Spirit - CompilationLuca Turilli...
  
   — Vocals
• Sascha Paeth
  Sascha Paeth
  Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, et al...
  
   — Bass, acoustic and additional guitars
• Miro
  Michael Rodenberg
  Michael Rodenberg, nickname Miro, is a German keyboardist and musical producer known for working with power metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, Heavens Gate, et al...
  
   — Keyboards
• Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
  Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
  Robert Hunecke-Rizzo is a German bass player, guitarist and drummer, known for his work with Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, and Kamelot.He helped to found the supergroup Aina, who released their metal opera Days of Rising Doom in 2003. He was the music composer and played most of the instruments...
  
  — Drums

Album information

The limited edition of this album comes in a digibook, with an expanded booklet. A video for the song "The Ancient Forest of Elves" is included as a hidden feature on the disc in .mov format.

Track 11 is unlisted on any form of the album. It is an a cappella rendition of a traditional Icelandic song by soprano Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir. Sometimes the track is referred to by her name, or as "Lullaby", but the real name of this song is "Sofðu unga ástin mín" ("Sleep my little loved one")