The Metal Opera

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. The album is followed by the sequel The Metal Opera Part II.

The Metal Opera
Studio album by
Released22 January 2001 (Europe)[1]
10 July 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded2000
StudioRhoen Studios, Germany
GenreSymphonic power metal
Length59:12
LabelAFM Records (Europe)
Century Media Records (U.S.)
ProducerTobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology
Avantasia (single/EP)
(2000)
The Metal Opera
(2001)
The Metal Opera Part II
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.

No.TitleGuest VocalistLength
1."Prelude" 1:12
2."Reach Out for the Light"Michael Kiske6:33
3."Serpents in Paradise"David DeFeis6:16
4."Malleus Maleficarum"Ralf Zdiarstek1:43
5."Breaking Away"Kiske4:35
6."Farewell"Sharon den Adel, Michael Kiske6:33
7."The Glory of Rome"Oliver Hartmann, Zdiarstek, Rob Rock5:29
8."In Nomine Patris" 1:04
9."Avantasia"Kiske5:32
10."A New Dimension" 1:39
11."Inside"Andre Matos †, Kai Hansen2:24
12."Sign of the Cross"Hartmann, Hansen, Rock, Matos6:26
13."The Tower"Kiske, Hartmann, DeFeis, Timo Tolkki, 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

Musicians

Singers

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.


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