The Scarecrow (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Scarecrow
Type = studio
Artist = Avantasia


Released = January 25, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Heavy metal
Power metal
Symphonic metal
Length = 63:50
Label = Nuclear Blast Records
Producer = Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fixz9jldae~T1 link]
Last album = "Lost in Space Part II"
(2007)
This album = "The Scarecrow"
(2008)
Next album = "" (2008)

"The Scarecrow" is the third full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released January 25th, 2008, on Nuclear Blast Records.cite web|author=Tobias Sammet|title=NEW AVANTASIA OUT NOVEMBER 16TH|date=September 1, 2007|publisher=www.tobiassammet.com|url=http://www.tobiassammet.com/eng/News.htm#releasedate|accessdate=October 28|accessyear=2007]

Track listing

# "Twisted Mind" – 6:14
# "The Scarecrow" – 11:12
# "Shelter from the Rain" – 6:09
# "Carry Me Over" – 3:52
# "What Kind of Love" – 4:56
# "Another Angel Down" – 5:41
# "The Toy Master" – 6:21
# "Devil in the Belfry" – 4:42
# "Cry Just a Little" – 5:15
# "I Don't Believe in Your Love" – 5:34
# "Lost in Space" – 3:53 cite web|author=Blabbermouth.net|title=Avantasia: 'The Scarecrow' Artwork Revealed!|date=November 9, 2007|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84548]

Personnel

* Tobias Sammet – lead vocals, bass guitar
* Sascha Paeth – guitars
* Eric Singer – drums

Guest vocalists

* Roy Khan (Kamelot, ex-Conception) (Track 1)
* Jørn Lande (Jorn, ex-Masterplan) (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
* Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Ill Prophecy, Place Vendome, Supared) (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
* Bob Catley (Magnum) (Tracks 3, 9)
* Amanda Somerville (Epica, Edguy) (Tracks 5, 11)
* Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) (Track 7)
* Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) (Track 10).

Guest musicians

* Michael "Miro" Rodenberg – keyboards/orchestration (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
* Henjo Richter – additional lead guitars (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
* Kai Hansen – additional lead guitars (Track 3)
* Rudolf Schenker – additional lead guitars (Track 10) [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fixz9jldae~T2 Allmusic.com] ]

Promo Singles

* "Lost in Space" (2007)
* "Carry Me Over" (2007)

Videos

The video for "Lost in Space" was released in 2007 with the release of the EPs of the same name. In December 2007, the video for "Carry Me Over" was released on Myspace.The EPK (electronic press-kit) is available [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y6Vn29muGg here] , courtesy of Tobias Sammet.

Charts

[ [http://www.tobiassammet.com/eng/News.htm#bestseller Tobias Sammet :: Avantasia :: Official Web ] ]

References