- Avantasia
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Avantasia (disambiguation) . Infobox musical artist |
Name = Avantasia
Img_capt = Avantasia at theSweden Rock Festival in2008 .
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin =Germany
Genre =Symphonic metal Power metal Symphonic rock
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = AFM, Nuclear Blast
Associated_acts =Edguy
URL = [http://www.tobiassammet.com/ tobiassammet.com]
Current_members =Tobias Sammet
See:Avantasia personnel
Past_members =Avantasia is a
symphonic metal project created byTobias Sammet , vocalist and frontman of thepower metal groupEdguy . The project's title is aportmanteau of the words "avalon " and "fantasia" ("fantasy ") and describes "a world beyond human imagination" (a quotation from the booklet). The project consists of a self-titled single, two full-length albums with the subtitle "The Metal Opera", two EPs called "Lost in Space", and the recently released album "The Scarecrow".Development
In Spring 1999, during
Edguy 's "Theater of Salvation " tour,Tobias Sammet began to write down his ideas for ametal opera , aconcept album with many guest musicians. When the tour was finished, he carried this plan out, recruiting well-known metal players likeKai Hansen and the ex-Helloween singerMichael Kiske . The project was recorded with a core band of four members - Sammet playing keyboards and arranging orchestration,Henjo Richter playing guitar,Markus Grosskopf playing bass, andAlex Holzwarth on drums. In 2001, the self-titled single and the first full-length album, "The Metal Opera ", were released. The project was completed in September 2002 with the release of "The Metal Opera Part II ". [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com allmusic ] ] At the end of 2006, Sammet confirmed the rumours of a third Avantasia album, due for release in 2008. On March 24, 2007, the name was confirmed to be "The Scarecrow". [http://www.tobiassammet.com] The album was released on January 25, 2008, and includes special guests such asRudolf Schenker ,Sascha Paeth ,drummer Eric Singer , and singersBob Catley ,Jørn Lande ,Michael Kiske ,Alice Cooper ,Roy Khan andOliver Hartmann . [ [http://www.tobiassammet.com/eng/News.htm Tobias Sammet :: Avantasia :: Official Web ] ]Members
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Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals, Keyboards, Bass guitar (1999-present)
*Sascha Paeth - Guitars (2007-present)
*Eric Singer - Drums (2002-present)Discography
*"
The Metal Opera " - 2000
*"Avantasia" (Single) - 2001
*"The Metal Opera Part II " - 2002
*"Lost in Space Part I " (EP) - 2007
*"Lost in Space Part II " (EP) - 2007
*"The Scarecrow" - 2008
*"" - 2008ee also
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Edguy References
External links
* [http://www.tobiassammet.com Tobias Sammet's official (Edguy & Avantasia) website]
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