You can listen to the song and read more about new Avantasia albums, which will be released on April 3, at www.tobiassammet.com. Feel free to comment below what you think!

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In addition to the guest musician, the artwork of both “The Wicked Symphony” and “Angel of Babylon” discs has also been revealed. Its author is Thomas Ewerhard, the man who is also responsible among others for Edguy’s “Hellfire Club” and Avantasia’s last album “The Scarecrow”.

New Avantasia double disc will be available in regular edition, one box deluxe edition and 2LP editions on April 3. Any of them can be already pre-ordered at Nuclear Blast Online Shop.

If you are curious what to expect, check out TobiasSammet.com! Several European hard & heavy journalists have already had the opportunity to hear most of the songs and their oppinions does not leave any space for hesitation that Avantasia will be one of the best albums of this year.

www.tobiassammet.com

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One of the Michael Jackson statues built to promote his ‘HIStory’ album, displayed at Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

The master of Opera Metal and Metal Opera offers his army of loyal fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance of winning something really cool! All you have to do is talk to the mayor of your home town or the city closest to you into putting up a stone monument in honor of Tobias Sammet on a public square. The monument has to be made from solid stone, have a minimum height of 4 meters (approx 13 foot), and it should be clear that the shown person is Tobias Sammet himself.

The reward for the best monument (as chosen by a jury at tobiassammet.com) will be the publication of the photo on one of the forthcoming DVDs and a poster, signed by members of Avantasia.

In my humble opinion the whole competition is just some kind o joke. Do you remember the Michael Jackson statue? There is one big difference. Michael Jackson bought the statue and didn’t force his fans to build it. Tobias will be probably disappointed after he finds out nobody is willing to build 4 meter high statue just to win a poster…

Source: tobiassammet.com

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After two demos the band received a contract with AFM Records in 1995. Their first two albums were not very successful, but with Vain Glory Opera in 1998 they achieved a breakthrough, thanks in part to production (and additional lead guitar work) by Timo Tolkki of Stratovarius, as well as guest vocals by Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian. After another two albums they received a contract with the German label Nuclear Blast in 2004.

In 2001, Tobias Sammet released the first album of his side project Avantasia, a wide-scope metal opera including the participation of many well-known heavy metal musicians and vocalists. Since signing with Nuclear Blast, Edguy has released two full-length albums, followed by their latest, Tinnitus Sanctus, and has extended their contract for three more albums.

Edguy’s lyrics are often metaphorical, alluding to metaphysical or social themes: conformity (“The Headless Game”, “Mysteria”, “King of Fools”), dictation by the church (“The Kingdom”, “The Pride of Creation”, “Theater of Salvation”), and dangers of modern civilization (“Navigator”, “The Devil and the Savant”). To express such themes, Edguy sometimes use esoteric and hermetic expressions. Yet some of their songs are light-hearted or comedic (“Das Reh”, “Save Us Now”, “Lavatory Love Machine”, “Life and Times of a Bonus Track”, “Trinidad”). Edguy does not claim to represent any ideology; Tobias Sammet claimed “[the band is] not political and we are not religious; at least there is no key message in our songs telling you what to think in terms of anything”. Edguy also employs lengthy and epic sections in almost every album.

Hellfire Club revealed Edguy’s interest in experimenting within music by integrating an orchestra into the production. The album featured a variation on Edguy’s style, with a less grandiose, more traditional heavy metal approach being embraced. The band’s album, Rocket Ride, features even less symphonic and power metal elements, and is arguably more oriented towards hard rock. Their latest album, Tinnitus Sanctus, contains even more hard rock oriented songs, as the obvious lack of double bass drumming is evident, much unlike Edguy’s old albums such as Vain Glory Opera.

Current members

Tobias Sammet – vocals (1992-present)
Jens Ludwig – lead guitar (1992-present)
Dirk Sauer – rhythm guitar (1992-present)
Tobias Exxel – bass guitar (1998-present)
Felix Bohnke – drums (1998-present)

Former members

Dominik Storch – drums (1992-97)

Guest performers

Frank Lindenthal – drums (session musician) on Vain Glory Opera
Andy Allendorfer – backing vocals on Vain Glory Opera
Ralf Zdiarstek – backing vocals on Vain Glory Opera
Hansi Kürsch – vocals on Vain Glory Opera
Timo Tolkki – guitar on Vain Glory Opera
Frank Tischer – piano on The Savage Poetry
Markus Schmitt – backing vocals on The Savage Poetry
Mille Petrozza – vocals on Hellfire Club
Michael Kiske – vocals on Superheroes

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“I have always given my very best, but this new chapter in Avantasia’s history is too much and too ambitious to be just a regular album. I have worked on it for years now, and it has become even more than two albums! I don’t know if I will release one first, or both simultaneously, or maybe even both in one special package. It’s all up to whatever label is going to release it, we’ll see. The production is so massive and I have so many guests this time. It’s the continuation of the “Scarecrow”-story.”

Source: tobiassammet.com

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