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. On April 2nd 2010 two new full-length albums 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
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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

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TOBIAS SAMMET

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

gonçalo Baia

@Miles R4 thank you, took the words out of my mouth
But the way I see it, it's even worse than that, the problem is not only that people don't care about learning music, but also and especially that they are tought at young ages to think that they actually know anything, and are capable of knowing what is good music, because they are "entitled", when in fact the only thing they usually know is that they end up liking what is fed to them
In other words, people are taught to think they think when deep down they don't, not just in music

And why? Simple, it's cheaper to pay a young boy who has absolutely no knowledge of the world of music, nor is educated in any kind of literature, who has his computer made 2-note-max "songs" made not even by himself and comes up with lyrical masterpieces like "yeah baby, the way I like it" for 3 entire minutes, and has a flashdrive, rather than to have a 5, 6, 7 or more-member band whose members have studied hard for consecutive years and have a deep understanding of the world of music, and the way sound comes out of their instruments, who write things like "I was your knight, holding you tight, like a brother, when I saw your crying eyes", and need to keep investing money in maintining their own instruments, or improving them, plus recording equipments and much more


But like you said my friend, why waste our energy on being frustrated about it, being grateful for the fact the we know better is simply more pleasant

Sorry mate, I really went down and vented in there 😅

Cheers my friend



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Pedro Calle Fernandez

No sabia que a muchos brasileños les gustaba Avantasia
Saludos desde Colombia hermanos brasileños

KAUE_EXTREME “#MáfiaEspartana” #SINIXTRO

Saudações hermano colombiano :)

Edson Reiter Concatto

Salveeee

samuel jimenez

También a los mexicanos, saludos parcero

Ilanio Rodrigues

Estamos juntos !!!

Borgess -_-

Viva o rock meu amigo da colombia

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Aku

2020 and still loving this song😍

Lea Spr

2021 and loving it since I was 17 yrs old.

Unifyvel

2021 and I still like this song 😍

Sandra Assunção

Is brazil?

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