by Zach Fehl | Jan 14, 2016 | Events, Metal on Metal, News, Touring
In a surprising turn of events, Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia will be playing three shows in North America during their upcoming Ghostlights World Tour, two of which will actually be in the United States. Tickets will be available here, and go on sale this Saturday,...
by Zach Fehl | Oct 30, 2015 | News
The cast for Avantasia’s upcoming album Ghostlights keeps getting bigger, and better as the album gets closer and more guests are being revealed. The newest guests to be announced for the album are Marco Heitala (Nightwish, Tarot) and Robert Mason (Warrant,...
by Matt Brown | Oct 28, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
With another ten bands making their debut on the charts, it looks there’s a healthy amount of new metal music to blast this weekend whether you’re trick or treating, attending a Halloween party, or just trying to scare shitty kids that take more than one...
by Zach Fehl | Oct 2, 2015 | News
Building up for the release of their new album Ghostlights, out January 29th via Nuclear Blast Records, Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia has slowly been releasing its cast of characters. The newest vocalist to be announced was none other than Twisted Sister’s Dee...
by Zach Fehl | Jul 8, 2015 | Columns, News, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of whatever we feel fits the formula. I don’t think it would be a far stretch to call Discovery Channel’s Shark Week the most metal week known to cable television. Blood, science, and the...