Avantasia
Avantasia is the solo project of the German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, who became known as a singer of the band Edguy. Sammet is a singer and songwriter of the project.
- 4.1 The Scarecrow World Tour (2008)
- 4.2 The Metal Opera Comes to Town Tour ( 2010)
- 4.3 The Mystery World Tour (2013 )
- 5.1 Studio albums
- 5.2 Live albums
- 5.3 EPs
The Metal Opera
Formation
In spring 1999, during Edguy Theater -of- Salvation tour, Tobias Sammet began his ideas for a "Metal Opera ", a concept album with many guest musicians to write down. After the tour he put this plan into action then, for which he won Metal greats like the former Helloween singer Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen. 2000 appeared the first EP - coupling under the title Avantasia with four tracks before then the first album, The Metal Opera, was published in July 2001. Was completed the project with the release of The Metal Opera Pt. II in September 2002. Avantasia The project name is derived from the words Avalon and Fantasia ( Fantasy ) composed and inscribed " a world beyond human imagination ".
Music
The term " metal opera " meets Avantasia to only insofar as there is an underlying plot and each role is filled by a dedicated singer. To an opera in the true sense is not, however, but only a collection of pieces of music, each belonging to individual points of the plot. The accompanying story can be found in the booklet.
Stylistically, it is in most of the pieces to melodic Power Metal with a voluminous sound and many orchestral passages, why Avantasia are sometimes also associated with the symphonic metal. There are, however with Inside and In Quest For two songs that are largely accompanied only by piano. The first part also contains three short instrumentals.
The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera II
Main article: The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II
The first part of this project called The Metal Opera consists of two CDs with a total of 23 pieces of music, in which the fictional story of the Dominican monk Gabriel is told in the early 17th century. He is involved in the persecution of witches, however, comes into conflict when his stepsister Anna is displayed. When he reads a forbidden book, he ends up in prison. There he meets a druid who breaks out with this out of the dungeon. In return, and thus the druid saves his sister, Gabriel but must save the fantasy world of Avantasia.
The music on the previously published albums zeichnetet by the fact that it was written in the style of an opera. The fact that several guest singers were (as well as various other guest musicians ) included in the project, these various speaking roles of individual figures could take over.
The Scarecrow Trilogy
Main article: The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony Angel of Babylon
As a harbinger for the third album The Scarecrow published on 16 November 2007, two EPs under the title Lost in Space ( Part 1 & 2), which have gone into Germany in the Top 10 of the charts.
The album was released on January 25, 2008 via Nuclear Blast in Germany and reached number 8 in the album charts. The story begun with The Scarecrow was planned from the beginning as a trilogy, which was at the same time continued with The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon and completed. The two albums released on April 3, 2010, as a double LP, which ascended to No. 2 in the German album charts. Be held Ten weeks after the publication of the new Avantasia double album The Wicked Symphony / Angel of Babylon in the German album charts.
The Mystery Of Time
In summer 2012, Tobias Sammet announced contrary to the previous statement that the project is completed, to the book published in spring 2013 new Avantasia album entitled The Mystery of Time on his website. It was released on March 29, 2013, and reached number 2 in the German charts. It deals content around the young scientist Aaron Blackwell, who meets in search of the contexts of time on feelings such as love, despair and pain.
Tours
In summer 2008, Tobias Sammet started with his colleagues to a short festival tour through Europe, South America, Mexico and Japan. It started on June 5 on the Rock Sound Festival in Switzerland and ended on August 13 in Hungary. The band also guested at the Wacken Open Air The planned this double DVD The Flying Opera was published in spring 2011. In December 2010, the first time a large-scale concert hall tour with performances in various countries took place. At the Wacken Open Air 2011 Avantasia played as one of the headliners. 2013 follows on from the publication of their latest album again on tour with halls and festival appearances at.
The Scarecrow World Tour (2008)
See main article: The Scarecrow World Tour
The Metal Opera Comes to Town Tour ( 2010)
See main article: The Metal Opera Comes to Town Tour
The Mystery World Tour (2013 )
See main article: The Mystery World Tour
Discography
Studio albums
- The Metal Opera: 2001: The Metal Opera
- 2002: The Metal Opera Part II
- The Wicked Trilogy: 2008: The Scarecrow
- 2010: The Wicked Symphony
- 2010: Angel of Babylon
- 2013: The Mystery of Time
Live albums
- 2011: The Flying Opera
EPs
- 2000: Avantasia
- 2011: The Flying Opera