The Metal Opera

The Metal Opera
Studio album by Avantasia
Released January 22, 2001[1]
July 10, 2001
Recorded Rhoen Studios, Germany
Genre Symphonic metal
Power metal
Length 59:08
Label AFM Records
Century Media Records
Producer Tobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology
Avantasia (single/EP)
(2000)		 The Metal Opera
(2001)		 The Metal Opera Part II
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
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The Metal Opera is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's side project opera, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera, and further information on the story can be found here.

Contents

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Tobias Sammet

  1. "Prelude" – 1:11
  2. "Reach Out for the Light" – 6:33
  3. "Serpents in Paradise" – 6:16
  4. "Malleus Maleficarum" – 1:43
  5. "Breaking Away" – 4:35
  6. "Farewell" – 6:33
  7. "The Glory of Rome" – 5:29
  8. "In Nomine Patris" – 1:04
  9. "Avantasia" – 5:32
  10. "A New Dimension" – 1:39
  11. "Inside" – 2:24
  12. "Sign of the Cross" – 6:26
  13. "The Tower" – 9:43

Credits

Guests

Musicians

Singers

Charts

Chart Peak position Certifications
Finland 36
France 118
Germany 35
Sweden 48

References

  1. ^ "Avantasia News and Updates". Archived from the original on 2001-02-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20010211204046/www.tobiassammet.com/news.php. Retrieved December 11, 2010. 
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Avantasia The Metal Opera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-metal-opera-r540587/review. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
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