The Metal Opera

The Metal Opera
Studio album by Avantasia
Released January 11, 2001 (Europe)[1]
July 10, 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded 2000
Studio Rhoen Studios, Germany
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length 59:12
Label AFM Records (Europe)
Century Media Records (U.S.)
Producer Tobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology

Avantasia (single/EP)
(2000)		 The Metal Opera
(2001)		 The Metal Opera Part II
(2002)
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Allmusic [2]

The Metal Opera is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera, and further information on the story can be found here. The album is followed by the sequel The Metal Opera Part II.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tobias Sammet. 

No. TitleGuest Vocalist Length
1. "Prelude"    1:12
2. "Reach Out for the Light"  Michael Kiske 6:33
3. "Serpents in Paradise"  David DeFeis 6:16
4. "Malleus Maleficarum"  Ralf Zdiarstek 1:43
5. "Breaking Away"  Michael Kiske 4:35
6. "Farewell"  Michael Kiske, Sharon den Adel 6:33
7. "The Glory of Rome"  Oliver Hartmann, Ralf Zdiarstek, Rob Rock 5:29
8. "In Nomine Patris"    1:04
9. "Avantasia"  Michael Kiske 5:32
10. "A New Dimension"    1:39
11. "Inside"  Andre Matos, Kai Hansen 2:24
12. "Sign of the Cross"  Oliver Hartmann, Kai Hansen, Rob Rock, Andre Matos 6:26
13. "The Tower"  Michael Kiske, Oliver Hartmann, David DeFeis, Timo Tolkki, Andre Matos 9:45
Total length:
 59:12

Note: "Malleus Maleficarum" is sampled from the song, "the Kingdom", by Tobias Sammet's other project, Edguy.

Credits

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Charts

ChartPeak
position
Finland36
France118
Germany35
Sweden48

References

  1. ↑ "Avantasia News and Updates". Archived from the original on 2001-02-11. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Avantasia The Metal Opera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.