Sunday, April 18, 2010

Avantasia / The Wicked Symphony & Angel Of Babylon (2010)

Avantasia is a project composed by the lead vocalist of Edguy, Tobias Sammet . The debut album of this project "'The Metal Opera'" was released back in 2001 and the next album in 2002. Both "Metal Opera's" can be described as  some of the best, new power melodic metal releases in the last decade. "The Scarecrow" was released in 2007 and also featured some great guests musicians such as Alice Cooper, Jorn Lande and Rudolf Schenker among others. Nowdays, the very talented musician Tobias Sammet released the sequel of The "Scarecrow", in a double box album named "The Wicked Symphony" & "Angel Of Babylon". The line-up is: Tobias Sammet on bass and lead vocals, Sascha Paeth on guitars and Eric Singer (Kiss) on drums. The guests, that helped Tobias for these albums, are (hold your breath!!) some of the biggest names in the heavy world scene. Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Bob Catley (Magnum),Bruce Kulick, Russell Allen (Symphony X), the mighty Jorn Lande and Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain) among others. Both albums are very good, for me the "Wicked.." is a bit better, and they offers some great music full of bombastic catchy choruses, big choirs, amazing solos and riffs and great performances! A must have and definately a highlight for 2010. 
HeavyParadise's Rating: 8,5/10
 Tracklist of Angel Of Babylon :

1. Stargazers 2. Angel Of Babylon 3. Your Love Is Evil 4. Death Is Just A Feeling 5. Rat Race 6. Down In The Dark 7. Blowing Out The Flame 8. Symphony Of Life 9. Alone I Remember 10. Promised Land 2 11. Journey To Arcadia

Tracklist of  The Wicked Symphony:

1. The Wicked Symphony 2. Wastelands 3. Scales Of Justice 4. Dying For An Angel5. Blizzard On A Broken Mirror 6. Runaway Train7. Crestfallen 8. Forever Is A Long Time 9. Black Wings 10. States Of Matter 11. The Edge


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