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(1999 – present)

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 and/or . 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.

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
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  • TheMusicalVito

    Madrangue has horrid and wrong opinions

    1 hour ago
  • ItalaJacksonG

    Memory

    yesterday afternoon
  • LadyIks

    lost in space

    yesterday morning
  • Daltroliver

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUURat9M4k&feature=related

    Thursday morning
  • TheJudasMaster

    I'll never understand the hate for this band... [3]

    Monday afternoon
  • soypauperrimo

    The Scarecrow ♥

    Saturday evening
  • KZBRZ

    cool

    last week
  • Madrangue

    What hate are you talking about? It's nothing against Tobi (though his looks are ridiculous, but it's not something I focus on anyway). The first two Metal Operas were pretty decent for the genre (cheese being obviously a requirement here) but then it started to turn pop-ish and commercial as fuck... Same for Edguy, though I've never been a huge fan, I recall they used to be a decent band, till they became total crap a few years ago. @Fl3mmy, for the record, wearing a shirt with the word "Diva" is a blatant proof of hipsterism. x1000 if you're a guy.

    last week
  • Fl3mmy

    I'll never understand the hate for this band... [2] Avantasia was never a "hipster band" but I'm pretty sure the people who are hatin are hipsters cos hatin is just cool 8)

    13 days ago
  • BeIieve

    I'll never understand the hate for this band...

    15 days ago
  • Madrangue

    "sukehh tagged Avantasia with ‘retarded fans’." So true. But this hipster popster has the fans he deserves.

    18 days ago
  • VanessaSammet

    Twisted Mind *-*

    21 days ago
  • kennyzero

    The Scarecrow ♥♥♥

    last month
  • Lorelei_94

    ♥♥♥

    last month
  • burniitdown

    muito bom! muito muito bom!

    last month
  • Megz_chan

    I love this band so much ^^ Tobias is a genious

    last month
  • AlekSaKauliTz

    Dying For An Angel ♥♥♥

    last month
  • B-eatchSkin

    Someone that wanna help change the awful chards in this group? http://www.lastfm.se/group/Holli+Would

    last month
  • Lionheartattack

    ...............what?

    last month
  • Elevenofone

    Love this band because there's a lot of variation in the music. Well, at least in the later albums anyway. Doesn't get old.

    last month
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