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Avantasia

Avantasia (The Metal Opera) is a two-part metal opera album written by Tobias Sammet, vocalist in the power metal group Edguy. The Metal Opera (Part I) was released in 2001, while The Metal Opera (Part II) came in 2002. Both albums were released by Century Media.

The music

The opera is set in medieval Europe. Gnosticism, Catholicism and elves and dwarves feature heavily in the plot. Avantasia is the name of a country in the storyline.

The band

The music was written and composed by Tobias Sammet, and he recruited different vocalists; Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), André Matos (formerly Angra), Rob Rock (Warrior) and Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation).

The band itself consisted of guitarists Jens Ludwig (Edguy) and Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), bassist Markus Grosskopf (Helloween), and drummer Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody).

Track list

Part 1

  1. Prelude (Intro)
  2. Reach Out for the Light
  3. Serpents in Paradise
  4. Malleus Maleficarum (Interlude)
  5. Breaking Away
  6. Farewell
  7. The Glory of Rome
  8. In Nomine Patris (Interlude)
  9. Avantasia
  10. A New Dimension (Interlude)
  11. Inside
  12. Sign of the Cross
  13. The Tower

Part 2

  1. The Seven Angels
  2. No Return
  3. The Looking Glass
  4. In Quest For
  5. The Final Sacrifice
  6. Neverland
  7. Anywhere
  8. Chalice of Agony
  9. Memory
  10. Into the Unknown


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. He is most often praised for his complex rhyme scheme, unceasing rhythm, and incredibly relentless flow and breath control, despite his immense size. The band itself consisted of guitarists Jens Ludwig (Edguy) and Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), bassist Markus Grosskopf (Helloween), and drummer Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody). A posthumous album, Yeeeah Baby came out a few weeks after his death in 2000. The music was written and composed by Tobias Sammet, and he recruited different vocalists; Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), André Matos (formerly Angra), Rob Rock (Warrior) and Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation). With a group of Latino rappers, Big Pun formed the Terror Squad before dying of a heart attack at 700 lb (320 kg). Avantasia is the name of a country in the storyline. His full length debut followed in 1998, Capital Punishment.

Gnosticism, Catholicism and elves and dwarves feature heavily in the plot. After an advertising blitz, "I'm Not a Player" was an underground hit. The opera is set in medieval Europe. He appeared on albums from Raekwon, the Beatnuts and Fat Joe and eventually signed to Loud Records. Both albums were released by Century Media. Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 - February 7, 2000) also known as Big Pun and Big Punisher was a Puerto Rican rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in the Bronx in the late 1990s. The Metal Opera (Part I) was released in 2001, while The Metal Opera (Part II) came in 2002. Endangered Species, 2001.

Avantasia (The Metal Opera) is a two-part metal opera album written by Tobias Sammet, vocalist in the power metal group Edguy. Yeeeah Baby, 2000. Into the Unknown. Capital Punishment, 1998. Memory. Chalice of Agony.

Anywhere. Neverland. The Final Sacrifice. In Quest For.

The Looking Glass. No Return. The Seven Angels. The Tower.

Sign of the Cross. Inside. A New Dimension (Interlude). Avantasia.

In Nomine Patris (Interlude). The Glory of Rome. Farewell. Breaking Away.

Malleus Maleficarum (Interlude). Serpents in Paradise. Reach Out for the Light. Prelude (Intro).