AVANTASIA

AVANTASIA



le 3eme volet est toujours en préparation, c'est Eric Singer, le batteur de KISS/ALICE COOPER qui vient d'enregistrer sa partie en allemagne, des news sur le site de Tobias, le maitre d'oeuvre :

http://www.tobiassammet.com/

2 morceaux en écoute ici :

http://www.myspace.com/avantasia12345

EDGUY Frontman TOBIAS SAMMET Comments On New AVANTASIA Album

As previously reported, EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is working on another AVANTASIA album. Sammet has issued the following update:

"I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to do this. There is so much creativity in the studio and the material sounds so great. There is so much variety, we got fast songs, mid-tempo songs, a few ballads. There are modern elements, epic elements, classic elements. There's no limits in our creativity and I feel blessed that I am allowed to work with the most talented sidekicks I could ever dream of."

According to Sammet's official website the new Avantasia record will be a concept album featuring different singers playing different characters in a story. The concept itself will not be a sequel of the first two Avantasia albums.

The new album will be produced by Sascha Paeth. KISS drummer Eric Singer has recorded the drum parts for the album and Sammet will be playing bass as well as singing.

l'album s'appellera "the Scarecrow"...

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has set "The Scarecrow" as the title of the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer and the bass is being handled by Tobias himself.

EDGUY Frontman TOBIAS SAMMET - "Whatever Bad Things People Say About The U.S. Metal Market, I Can't Agree"

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently sat down with his webmaster to discuss the forthcoming AVANTASIA album, The Scarecrow, and Edguy's tour plans. The following is a brief excerpt from the interview:

Q: Okay, you will tour the USA with Edguy and headline Germany's Bang Your Head Festival? Isn't that a great honor, especially because the list of bands that have headlined over the past few years reads like the who-is-who of Rock history: SCORPIONS, ALICE COOPER, MOTÖRHEAD, DEEP PURPLE, WHITESNAKE to name a few...

Sammet: "Great isn't it? The promotors seem to have faith in us and we're going to give people a great show in return. We've played so many tours now, I think we know how to put some life into a party on stage. As for the USA we've been touring there before and whatever bad things people say about the US metal market, I can't agree. Let's face it, the mass media don't really support traditional metal, but so what? To me it seems like the industry and young bands as well always wail and whimper. But what do they expect? Going out to play stadiums? Wake up, kids! Of course it's only clubs, we have played six European tours and only one 'real' proper US coast-to-coast-tour so far. We'll go out and kick ass. I have got many friends in the USA, I don't like the ignorance in the US entertainment business, but that won't keep me from liking the country. I don't like German pedantry, Italian mafia and Australian insects. But I'd never dislike those countries. I am looking forward to go to the US, play to our fans, meet my friends, and show the US press, what Deutschland's entertainment machine called Edguy is all about. I love going back to States and if any band hates it, well... then don't go!"

Q: We've been talking about your big plans with Avantasia, but when is a new Edguy album coming out?

Sammet: "We've got a DVD filmed in Brazil a few months ago, we'll edit that and then find a release date. I am going to be busy with Avantasia for the next months, but later in the year we'll be back in the studio with Edguy. I don't know about the timing, never do the second step before the first. You may sprain your ankle. Now is Avantasia-time."

Go to this location to read the entire interview:

quelques nouvelles du projet qui s'annonce de plus en plus intéressant, avec la participation d'Alice Cooper sur le titre : The Scarecrow", mais aussi des frères Schenker,

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. According to Singer, Michael Schenker (ex-UFO, SCORPIONS) and Michael's brother Rudolf (SCORPIONS) will also appear on the album, which features Eric on drums, Tobias on bass, and former MASTERPLAN/ARK frontman Jorn Lande and Amanda Somerville (the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY) on additional vocals. More guest appearances are expected to be announced soon.

In a recent interview, Sammet described the music on the new AVANTASIA CD as "diversified, pomp metal with some classic rock elements, Classic orchestrated moments and Celtic stuff, a big timeless production and so on and so forth. It's going to consist of many different elements. Bombastic kick-ass music with a lot of heart and depth."

Check out photos from the recording sessions at this location.
http://tobiassammet.com/photos.php

The new AVANTASIA album will be a concept album featuring different singers singing different characters in a story. But the concept itself won't be a sequel to the first two AVANTASIA albums.

AVANTASIA - New Album To Feature ALICE COOPER, MICHAEL KISKE And RUDOLPH SCHENKER, Confirmed As Headliner For Wacken Open Air 2008




Sascha Paeth (producer/guitars),
Henjo Richter (GAMMA RAY/guitars),
Eric Singer (KISS, Alice Cooper/drums),
Miro (keyboards),
Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN/vocals),
Bob Catley (MAGNUM/vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals).

The album, Lost In Space Part 1 and Part 2 will be released on October 19th.

Il va falloir patienter,le calandrier a été revu et les délais s'allongent, l'album est maintenant prévu pour fin janvier :

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has announced that the release date of the two new six-track albums from his AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost In Space Part 1" and "Lost In Space - Part 2", has been pushed back to November 16 from the previously announced October 19.

"We have produced so much exclusive material for these two epics that we just needed the [extra] time," stated Sammet. "Except from the title track they contain completely different material, classy material, no bonus shit! In addition we decided to put some different video footage on each CD as well. We really had to postpone the release to warrant the AVANTASIA quality. But it will be worth the wait: This is the resurrection a project like AVANTASIA deserves. Fans will get two major releases, each for the price of a single. Many thanks to my record company that supported the idea. I know it may be insane business-wise, but the fans will reward it."

AVANTASIA's full-story album, "The Scarecrow", will be released at end of January next year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is expected to feature guest appearances by former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske, SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker, rock legend Alice Cooper, Sascha Paeth, Henjo Richter, Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER), Miro, Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN), Bob Catley and Amanda Somerville.

BW&BK Exclusive: AVANTASIA - Details Of Forthcoming Album Revealed, ROY KHAN And KAI HANSEN Confirmed As Guest Artists

On Saturday, September 8th BW&BK scribe Carl Begai attended a listening session for EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's forthcoming AVANTASIA album
, The Scarecrow. On offer were 11 rough mixes featuring the official Avantasia line-up of Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth (rhythm and lead guitars), Eric Singer (KISS/drums) and Miro Rodenberg (keyboards and orchestration), Henjo Richter (GAMMA RAY/additional lead guitars), and several guest performers. According to Carl's report, the title track of the album "features Jorn Lande's best vocal performance ever" - a claim seconded by Paeth, who produced and is mixing the album - and "the heaviest song Alice Cooper has ever done." An in-depth report from the session will be available soon.

Artists appearing on the new Avantasia album include Roy Khan (KAMELOT/vocals), Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY/guitars), Oliver Hartmann, Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN/vocals), Bob Catley (MAGNUM/vocals), Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN/vocals), Rudolph Schenker (SCORPIONS/guitars), Alice Cooper (vocals) and Amanda Somerville (vocals).

The Scarecrow tracklist is as follows:

1) 'Twisted Mind' - Tobias Sammet, Roy Khan (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)

2) 'The Scarecrow' - Tobias Sammet, Jorn Lande (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitars)

3) 'Shelter From The Rain' - Michael Kiske, Bob Catley, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Henjo Richter, Kai Hansen (lead guitars)

4) 'Carry Me Over' - Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)

5) 'What Kind Of Love' - Amanda Somerville, Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet (vocals)

6) 'Another Angel Down' - Jorn Lande, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth, Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

7) 'The Toy Master' - Alice Cooper, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth, Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

8) 'Devil In The Belfry' - Jorn Lande, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

9) 'Cry Just A Little' - Tobias Sammet, Bob Catley (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitars)

10) 'I Don't Believe In Your Love' - Oliver Hartmann, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Rudolph Schenker (lead guitar)

11) 'Lost In Space' - Tobias Sammet (vocals)

Fans should note that the Lost In Space EPs (Part 1 and Part 2), due to be released on November 16th, will feature non-album material including cover versions of ABBA's 'Lay All Your Love On Me' and the UNTRAVOX hit 'Dancing With Tears In My Eyes'.

The Scarecrow is due to be released in January 2008.

AVANTASIA Vocalist TOBIAS SAMMET On ALICE COOPER's Guest Performance - "He Interpreted My Ideas Perfectly, He Transported The Mood Of The Song Perfectly"

As previously reported, BW&BK recently attended a listening session for the new AVANTASIA album, The Scarecrow. Over the course of the interview that followed - due to appear in BW&BK #108 - vocalist Tobias Sammet (EDGUY) explained how he got Alice Cooper on board to sing lead vocals on the song 'The Toy Master':

“It was just a case of asking Eric Singer (Cooper's live drummer) to ask Alice if he’d be willing to sing on that song," says Sammet. "Eric just passed the song to Alice but he was busy at the time, so Eric suggested we ask him again later. It turned out that Alice was going to be in Los Angeles two weeks later or something and he could record the vocals in his bassist’s studio, but he had to listen to the song and like it. There was no guarantee he was going to sing on the track. I just sent him the song and hoped he would like it enough to do it. Three or four days later I got it back, and it blew my mind. You’ve heard it; his vocals are amazing. Me and Sascha (Paeth/producer) were like little kids; ‘Alice did it! Alice did it!’ (laughs). Even when we arranged the song and I sang the demos, I had a mental image of Alice singing the song. He interpreted my ideas perfectly, he transported the mood of the song perfectly."

Was there ever a fear that Cooper would deliver a performance that didn't live up to certain expectations or criteria? After all, you had zero input when he laid the vocals down.

"It could have been different, of course," Sammet admits. "There’s always a risk when you’re not there that you’re going to get back something you don’t like, but Alice has so much experience, and usually people of his generation that have been in the business and have been so successful for such a long time know what to do. They don’t give you shit performances. Someone like Alice, he listens to the song and he knows instinctively what the song needs."

Artists appearing on the new Avantasia album include Roy Khan (KAMELOT/vocals), Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY/guitars), Oliver Hartmann, Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN/vocals), Bob Catley (MAGNUM/vocals), Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN/vocals), Rudolph Schenker (SCORPIONS/guitars), Alice Cooper (vocals) and Amanda Somerville (vocals).

The Scarecrow tracklist is as follows:

1) 'Twisted Mind' - Tobias Sammet, Roy Khan (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)

2) 'The Scarecrow' - Tobias Sammet, Jorn Lande (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitars)

3) 'Shelter From The Rain' - Michael Kiske, Bob Catley, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Henjo Richter, Kai Hansen (lead guitars)

4) 'Carry Me Over' - Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)

5) 'What Kind Of Love' - Amanda Somerville, Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet (vocals)

6) 'Another Angel Down' - Jorn Lande, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth, Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

7) 'The Toy Master' - Alice Cooper, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Sascha Paeth, Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

8) 'Devil In The Belfry' - Jorn Lande, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Henjo Richter (lead guitars)

9) 'Cry Just A Little' - Tobias Sammet, Bob Catley (vocals), Sascha Paeth (lead guitars)

10) 'I Don't Believe In Your Love' - Oliver Hartmann, Tobias Sammet (vocals), Rudolph Schenker (lead guitar)

11) 'Lost In Space' - Tobias Sammet (vocals)

Fans should note that the Lost In Space EPs (Part 1 and Part 2), due to be released on November 16th, will feature non-album material including cover versions of ABBA's 'Lay All Your Love On Me' and the ULTRAVOX hit 'Dancing With Tears In My Eyes'.

The Scarecrow is due to be released in January 2008.

AVANTASIA - Exclusive Version Of 'Lost In Space' Available On iTunes Featuring MICHAEL KISKE


AVANTASIA, featuring mastermind Tobias Sammet, have issued the following update:

"On iTunes you can get an exclusive and extra-long download version of 'Lost In Space' featuring Michael Kiske on vocals that will only be available at iTunes.

The version will be available for only 0.99 at iTunes from November 16th forward; to thank people for downloading music legally.

'Lost In Space' 1 & 2 can be pre-ordered at Amazon.de at the price of CD-singles only, although each one contains six exclusive songs and video material.

Except for the title track both CDs will be completely different and packed with material that is only available on 'Lost In Space' 1 & 2."

Check out a promo clip for 'Lost In Space' below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHP_jXER-Q0&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/77153

voici l'artwork :


rappel des invités et des titres :

Due at the end of January via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD is expected to feature guest appearances by the following artists:

Alice Cooper (vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM; vocals)
Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN; vocals)
Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY; guitar)
Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN; vocals)
Roy Khan (KAMELOT; vocals)
Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS; guitar)

"The Scarecrow" track listing:

01. Twisted Mind
02. The Scarecrow
03. Shelter From The Rain
04. Carry Me Over
05. What Kind Of Love
06. Another Angel Down
07. The Toy Master
08. Devil In The Belfry
09. Cry Just A Little
10. I Don't Believe In Your Love
11. Lost In Space

la video,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26SlmROH5Q

AVANTASIA - Lost In Space EPs Chart In Sweden, Germany







AVANTASIA's Lost In Space EPs (Part 1 and Part 2) have just entered the official Swedish charts at #3 and #4. In Germany it went in at #9 of the official Media Control singles charts. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast Records.

Leader Tobias Sammet (EDGUY) comments: "It doesn't really matter if it's a Top10 hit or not, most important is that I am happy with it and most fans seem to enjoy the material too. It seems like there are a lot of people out there who appreciate honest hand made music and I am very thankful for that."

Also, only on iTunes you will find an extended bonus version of the song 'Lost In Space' featuring ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske. This version is available for only 99 cents at iTunes now.

An E-Card supporting the EP releases can be found at this location.

The official video for Avantasia's new single 'Lost In Space' is now available below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26SlmROH5Q&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/78369

AVANTASIA Album To Be Presented On Germany's Hard 'n' Heavy Radio



EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's website has been updated as follows: "Friday, January 4th, Tobias will be special guest on German radio HR3 - Hard'n Heavy, presenting his new AVANTASIA album The Scarecrow. From 1:00 am to 2:00 am (Saturday morning) he will be live on the air. The new bombastic epic will be released on January 25th in more than 60 countries worldwide, feat. guests like Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN), Eric Singer (KISS), ALICE COOPER Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS), Kai Hansen & Henjo Richter (GAMMA RAY), Bob Catley (MAGNUM), Jorn Lande and many more. The new EPs Lost In Space 1 + 2 entered the European single charts. To have a look at the the strictly limited CD/DVD box edition of the forthcoming album click left."

To check the video clip of the power ballad 'Carry Me Over' click below:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=24153556

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y6Vn29muGg&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/80572

AVANTASIA - New Interview With TOBIAS SAMMET Available



Hall Of Metal's Manuel López recently caught up with AVANTASIA mastermind/vocalist Tobias Sammet for an interview. The following is an excerpt:

Q: On a personal level, how do you feel? I imagine that before finishing an album everything is very chaotic and you have a lot of headaches.

A: "I’m very relaxed. I’ve got a new girlfriend for 6 months now and it’s quite nice, she’s very happy with my job. I feel very excited but relaxed. Now it’s the time to explain things to people, It’s a good chance for me (to have) interaction with people."

Read the full interview at Hall Of Metal.

AVANTASIA Schedule German Signing Sessions

AVANTASIA mastermind/vocalist Tobias Sammet has scheduled two German signing sessions on the heels of the release of his all-star metal opera The Scarecrow, scheduled for release on January 25th.

Dates and locations for the in-store signings are as follows:

January
26 - Nurnberg, Germany (Saturn Electro - Vordere Ledergasse 30 - 2 PM)
28 - Hamburg, Germany (Saturn Electro - Mönckebergstrasse 1 - 5 PM)

The Scarecrow will see release in more than 60 countries worldwide, feat. guests like Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN), Eric Singer (KISS), ALICE COOPER Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS), Kai Hansen & Henjo Richter (GAMMA RAY), Bob Catley (MAGNUM), Jorn Lande and many more. The new EPs Lost In Space 1 + 2 entered the European single charts. To have a look at the the strictly limited CD/DVD box edition of the forthcoming album click left.

AVANTASIA - New Album Streaming Online

Next week, power metal titan Tobias Sammet digitally unveils the latest from AVANTASIA, a masterwork entitled The Scarecrow. The album features contributions from KISS' Eric Singer on drums and vocals, guest vocals from Amanda Somerville, Jorn Lande, the immortal ALICE COOPER, Roy Khan, Oliver Hartmann, Michael Kiske, and Bob Catley, plus guitar work from SCORPIONS axe-slayer Rudolf Schenker. This week, MP3.com is streaming the album in its entirety here.

You can bring Avantasia to your phone with an exclusive 'Lost In Space' ringtone - Text AVANTASIA to 66555 to get a 'Lost In Space Ringtone.

Download and share 'Shelter From The Rain' From Avantasia’s The Scarecrow here.

Watch 'Lost in Space' From Avantasia’s The Scarecrow here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26SlmROH5Q&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/82344

Watch Avantasia’s Tobias Sammet discuss the upcoming release of The Scarecrow below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y6Vn29muGg&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/82344

l'album en écoute

http://www.mp3.com/artist/avantasia/summary/

si non ça démare bien dans les charts :

"The Scarecrow", the new album from AVANTASIA — the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — has registered the following first-week European chart positions:

Germany: #8
Sweden: #10
Austria: #16
Switzerland: #17
Finland: #26
Belgium: #50
Netherlands: #65

AVANTASIA - New Video Blog, Sweden Rock Live Footage Available

AVANTASIA vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued her third behind-the-scenes video blog from the band's current tour. Check it out below. Fan filmed live footage of th eband performing 'Sign Of The Cross' at this year's Sweden Rock Festival is also available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBYDAhgSzwI&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91271


'Sign Of The Cross'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQPIeGvi17U&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91271

AVANTASIA - Two More Behind-The-Scenes Tour Video Blogs Available

AVANTASIA vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued two more behind-the-scenes video blogs from the band's current world tour. Check it out below.

Moscow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2D5p2ugTDw&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91720

Moscow To Tokyo (sort of...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855nXpgw9uk&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91720

AVANTASIA Mainman Tobias Sammet Checks In From The Road

AVANTASIA mainman Tobias Sammet issued the following update recently following the band's June 13th show at Shinagawa Prince Stellar in Tokyo, Japan:

"How are you folks? I feel like being drunk although I am not, there was just an earthquake a few seconds ago and I am on the 21st floor of a hotel tower, it scared the shit out of me, the tower was swinging back and forth like a pendulum. Wow! Anyway, I am still alive and I guess people here got used to it. So, we have played four shows with Avantasia now and we seem to get better and better. Sweden Rock was a blast, more than 30,000 people going crazy. Switzerland, Russia and Japan were great too, it's such a unique experience to play with all those musicians I had never played with before. It's a pretty great constellation and we have a lot of fun on the road. Last night we played over two hours, adding songs like 'No Return' and 'Inside' to our regular set. I'll be off to Mexico now, we play Mexico City tomorrow. It's weird, three days ago we played Europe, a few hours ago we played Asia and in a few hours I'll cross the date line to fly to Mexico. Crossing the date line means, I'll leave Asia in the evening and arrive in San Francisco in the morning of the same day. If you do that a few thousand times you look like a baby. Thanks Japan, thanx Sweden, Switzerland, Russia. And now I am looking forward to Mexico City. See ya, Tobi"

AVANTASIA - Behind-The-Scenes Video Footage From Tokyo Available


AVANTASIA vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued a new behind-the-scenes video blog from the band's recent stop in Tokyo, Japan. Check it out below:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Jh0HPzU8A&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91961

AVANTASIA - Behind-The-Scenes And Live Video Footage From Buenos Aires Available

AVANTASIA vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued a new behind-the-scenes video blog from the band's trek to Buenos Aires, Argentina via Washington DC. It also features live footage filmed from an audience perspective Check it out below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOSgy_tO59w&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92388

AVANTASIA - Behind-The-Scenes Video Footage From Santiago Available




AVANTASIA vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued a new behind-the-scenes video blog from the band's recent stop in Santiago, Chile on their current world tour. It can be viewed below. Somerville has also updated her official MySpace page with pictures from the tour at this location.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqCEDe-eyA&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92715

AVANTASIA Frontman TOBIAS SAMMET - "I’ve Never, Ever Experienced Anything Like The Show We Did At Wacken 2008"


In a recent interview with BW&BK about the new EDGUY album, Tinnitus Sanctus, frontman Tobias Sammet discussed the success of his AVANTASIA all-star project's last album, The Scarecrow, and the world tour that followed in the summer of 2008:

“It (the tour) was very stressful, but when you do something that you love it’s not as heavy as if you’re working in a factory or something. It was very successful, and I think everybody involved was really postively shocked by the response of the people. We only did big festivals, big headline slots, and I think that kind of made up for all the effort and hard work and travelling around the world being in a totally different time zone every second day. It really was an adventure. I’ve been touring for a long time, and I think I’ve played Wacken four times with Edguy, but I’ve never, every experienced anything like the show Avantasia did at Wacken. It was officially 80,000 people in attendance, and probably not everybody was interested in us, but it was just a huge mass of people in front of the stage, an ocean of hands, and I’ve never experienced that. The whole thing was way big than I ever dared to dream.”

A new Avantasia album is inevitable somewhere down the line, but would another large scale tour be possible?

“Definitely," says Sammet. I’m certainly thinking about it. I don’t know if it’s going to happen because I’m quite aware that everybody has their own schedules. It was really hard to organize that tour, but somehow the stars aligned and everybody who was needed (Jorn Lande, Andre Matos, Amanda Somerville, Sascha Paeth) was available for that particular timeframe. I don’t know if that will ever happen again, but if it does and Edguy won’t be on tour and I’m free for a certain amount of time, I’d do it willingly. Everybody was so happy doing it and so surprised by how much fun we had.”

Watch for the full interview in BW&BK #114.

'Lost In Space'



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26SlmROH5Q&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/104332