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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. In 2003, Baby Bash released his debut major label album, The Smokin' Nephew. The band itself consisted of guitarists Jens Ludwig (Edguy) and Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), bassist Markus Grosskopf (Helloween), and drummer Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody). The acclaim he received soon caught the attention of Universal Records, who signed the artist later that year. 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). Bash's debut album entitled Savage Dreams was released on the independent label, Dope House Records in 2001. Avantasia is the name of a country in the storyline. Thus, he decided to re-locate.

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Anywhere. The Smokin' Nephew (2003). Neverland. Mènage a Trois (2004, compilation). 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).