Avantasia
Avantasia, from Germany, is the side-project of Edguy singer Tobias Sammet, founded in 1999. Two concept albums were released (The Metal Opera, The Metal Opera Pt. II), their structures similar to that of an opera. Both can be classified as Power Metal and/or Symphonic Metal. After the second album, Sammet announced that there would not be any more Avantasia albums. However, in January 2008 a third album was released, titled The Scarecrow. On November 16th 2007 two 6-track albums Lost in Space Part 1 and Lost in Space Part 2 were released. Read Full BioAvantasia, from Germany, is the side-project of Edguy singer Tobias Sammet, founded in 1999. Two concept albums were released (The Metal Opera, The Metal Opera Pt. II), their structures similar to that of an opera. Both can be classified as Power Metal and/or Symphonic Metal. After the second album, Sammet announced that there would not be any more Avantasia albums. However, in January 2008 a third album was released, titled The Scarecrow. On November 16th 2007 two 6-track albums Lost in Space Part 1 and Lost in Space Part 2 were released. On April 2nd 2010 two new full-length albums were released, The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon, completing the Scarecrow Trilogy. In March 2011 the first Avantasia live CD and DVD called The Flying Opera were released. The contents were based on the footage taken during The Scarecrow tour in 2008, recorded on Wacken Open Air (Germany) and Masters of Rock (Vizovice, Czech Republic) music festivals. In 2013 Avantasia released their sixth album, The Mystery of Time. Their seventh album, Ghostlights was released on 29 January 2016.
The cast of the Avantasia project:
The Metal Opera (Parts I and II)
Guitar
Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
Jens Ludwig (Edguy)
Norman Meiritz
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
Bass
Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
Drums
Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody)
Keyboard
Tobias Sammet (Edguy)
Piano
Frank Tischer
Singers
Tobias Sammet (Edguy) as Gabriel Laymann
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) as Lugaid Vandroiy
David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) as Friar Jakob
Ralf Zdiarstek as Bailiff Falk von Kronberg
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) as Anna Held
Rob Rock (Warrior) as Bishop Johann von Bicken
Oliver Hartmann (At Vance) as Pope Clemens VIII
André Matos (ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra) as Elderane, the Elf
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) as Regrin, the Dwarf
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) as Mysterious Voice of the Tower
Bob Catley (Magnum) as the Tree of Knowledge
The Scarecrow
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
Rudolf Schenker(Scorpions)
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Drums
Eric Singer (KISS)
Keyboard
Tobias Sammet
Michael "Miro" Rodenburg (ex-Kamelot)
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Roy Khan (Kamelot)
Jorn Lande (Jorn)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween)
Bob Catley (Magnum)
Amanda Somerville (ex-Aina)
Alice Cooper
Oliver Hartmann (At Vance)
The Wicked Symphony
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Russell Allen
Jorn Lande
Michael Kiske
Tim "Ripper" Owen
Klaus Meine
Andre Matos
Bob Catley
Ralf Zdiarstek
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Bruce Kulick
Oliver Hartmann
Orchestration
Miro Rodenberg
Drums
Felix Bohnke
Alex Holzwarth
Eric Singer
Angel Of Babylon
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Jorn Lande
Russell Allen
Michael Kiske
Jon Oliva
Cloudy Yang
Bob Catley
Oliver Hartmann
Amanda Somerville
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Bruce Kulick
Oliver Hartmann
Henjo Richter
Keyboard/Orchestration
Jens Johansson
Miro Rodenberg
Simon Oberender
Drums
Felix Bohnke
Alex Holzwarth
Eric Singer
The cast of the Avantasia project:
The Metal Opera (Parts I and II)
Guitar
Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
Jens Ludwig (Edguy)
Norman Meiritz
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
Bass
Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
Drums
Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody)
Keyboard
Tobias Sammet (Edguy)
Piano
Frank Tischer
Singers
Tobias Sammet (Edguy) as Gabriel Laymann
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) as Lugaid Vandroiy
David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) as Friar Jakob
Ralf Zdiarstek as Bailiff Falk von Kronberg
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) as Anna Held
Rob Rock (Warrior) as Bishop Johann von Bicken
Oliver Hartmann (At Vance) as Pope Clemens VIII
André Matos (ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra) as Elderane, the Elf
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) as Regrin, the Dwarf
Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) as Mysterious Voice of the Tower
Bob Catley (Magnum) as the Tree of Knowledge
The Scarecrow
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
Rudolf Schenker(Scorpions)
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Drums
Eric Singer (KISS)
Keyboard
Tobias Sammet
Michael "Miro" Rodenburg (ex-Kamelot)
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Roy Khan (Kamelot)
Jorn Lande (Jorn)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween)
Bob Catley (Magnum)
Amanda Somerville (ex-Aina)
Alice Cooper
Oliver Hartmann (At Vance)
The Wicked Symphony
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Russell Allen
Jorn Lande
Michael Kiske
Tim "Ripper" Owen
Klaus Meine
Andre Matos
Bob Catley
Ralf Zdiarstek
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Bruce Kulick
Oliver Hartmann
Orchestration
Miro Rodenberg
Drums
Felix Bohnke
Alex Holzwarth
Eric Singer
Angel Of Babylon
Singers
Tobias Sammet
Jorn Lande
Russell Allen
Michael Kiske
Jon Oliva
Cloudy Yang
Bob Catley
Oliver Hartmann
Amanda Somerville
Bass
Tobias Sammet
Guitar
Sascha Paeth
Bruce Kulick
Oliver Hartmann
Henjo Richter
Keyboard/Orchestration
Jens Johansson
Miro Rodenberg
Simon Oberender
Drums
Felix Bohnke
Alex Holzwarth
Eric Singer
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Farewell
Avantasia Lyrics
Days had come, winters had gone,
and we gamboled like siblings in Paradise.
I was your knight, holding you tight
as a brother when I saw your crying eyes.
Time went by and we had to say goodbye.
Staring up to the clouds above
Children - so little and sad.
Hoping the saints could help one day
Lead us together again.
Holding the key to the alley of dreams
still in hands.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Stepbrother tell me where have you been
when they brought me to this godforsaken place.
Sign of the cross - they took me away
for healing with herbs by the way of grace.
Now I wait for the day to feed the flames.
I have been caught in a cage of despair.
My heart as a monk's cell so empty and bare.
But no holy water can make me
forget you again
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
No farewell could be the last one.
If you long to meet again
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Written by: TOBIAS SAMMET
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