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The Metal Opera

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Recorded
  
2000

Length
  
59:12

Release date
  
11 January 2001

Label
  
AFM Records GmbH

Studio
  
Rhoen Studios, Germany

Artist
  
Avantasia

Producer
  
Tobias Sammet

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Released
  
January 22, 2001 (Europe)July 10, 2001 (U.S.)

The Metal Opera(2001)
  
The Metal Opera Part II(2002)

Genres
  
Power metal, Symphonic metal

Similar
  
The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony, Ghostlights, The Mystery of Time, Angel of Babylon

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The Metal Opera is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera, and further information on the story can be found here. The album is followed by the sequel The Metal Opera Part II.

Contents

1 prelule the metal opera avantasia


Track listing

All tracks written by Tobias Sammet.

Note: "Malleus Maleficarum" is sampled from the song, "the Kingdom", by Tobias Sammet's other project, Edguy.

Credits

  • Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - Keyboards, Vocals (see "Singers")
  • Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) - Guitars
  • Markus Grosskopf (Helloween) - Bass guitar
  • Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire) - Drums

    • Musicians

  • Guitar
  • Jens Ludwig (Edguy) (lead on tracks 12 & 13)
  • Norman Meiritz (acoustic on track 6)
  • Keyboards
  • Frank Tischer (Piano on track 11)

    • Singers

  • Gabriel Laymann - Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 & 13
  • Lugaid Vandroiy - Michael Kiske (credited as Ernie) (ex-Helloween, Unisonic) - tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, & 13
  • Friar Jakob - David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) - tracks 3 & 13
  • Bailiff Falk von Kronberg - Ralf Zdiarstek - tracks 4 & 7
  • Anna Held - Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) - track 6
  • Bishop Johann von Bicken - Rob Rock (ex-Axel Rudi Pell, Driver, Impellitteri) - track 7 & 12
  • Pope Clement VIII - Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) - tracks 7, 12 & 13
  • Elderane the Elf - Andre Matos (ex-Symfonia, ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra, Viper) - tracks 11, 12 & 13
  • Regrin the Dwarf - Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween) - tracks 11 & 12
  • Voice of the Tower - Timo Tolkki (ex-Symfonia, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Stratovarius) - track 13

    • Songs

    1Prelude1:11
    2Reach Out for the Light6:33
    3Serpents in Paradise6:16

    References

    The Metal Opera Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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