Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 28, 2022
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia is gearing up for his new album, A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society, which is expected to arrive on October 21st via Nuclear Blast. In case you missed it, the latest single, “The Inmost Light,” was released on Friday (23rd) featuring Michael Kiske. Sammet comments: “Michi Kiske is not […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 9, 2022
“Misplaced Among The Angels” is the next single taken from the upcoming Avantasia record, A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society, out October 21st via Nuclear Blast. A video was released to accompany the track featuring current Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen. Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet comments: “There are still some special voices […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 17, 2020
Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet has been active on social media sharing updates on a follow-up to 2019’s Moonglow. The artist is currently recording demos, as it looks like the forthcoming record won’t arrive in 2020. Sammet issued the following updates: “New week, new work, new Avantasia!Same environment, new ideas, new adventures… be safe and […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 31, 2020
The one good thing about being stuck in isolation, it gives plenty of time to collect our thoughts and brainstorm what we want to work on next. With that said, Edguy and Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet has provided an update on both projects. Unfortunately, it looks like Edguy will go on an extended hiatus […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on February 26, 2019
Avantasia, the power metal project created by Edguy’s Tobias Sammet, has released a lyric video for their latest single “Starlight.” The song, which features guest vocals from Pretty Maids’ Ronnie Atkins, is the third single from the band’s eighth studio album, Moonglow, released via Nuclear Blast Records on February 15. The follow-up to 2016’s Ghostlights features […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 31, 2019
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project’s new album Moonglow will be released on February 15th via Nuclear Blast (pre-order here). The record is the follow-up to 2016’s Ghostlights, which brought the heavy metal project to North America for the first time. We spoke to Sammet on the upcoming record, touring plans, dissect a few songs, and more. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 25, 2019
We are three weeks away until Avantasia’s new album Moonglow arrives on February 15th via Nuclear Blast. We’ve already heard the eleven minute single “The Raven Child,” and today (25th), the Tobias Sammet (Edguy) project has unveiled the titled track “Moonglow.” Surprisingly, the song is under four months long. However, as expected, the track is […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 14, 2018
Yes! Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project has unveiled an epic new song, “The Raven Child.” The track is over eleven minutes long and features guest vocals by Blind Guardian’s Hansi Kürsch and Jørn Lande (ex-Masterplan). What can we say? It’s somewhat unexpecting to hear this as the first single from the upcoming album Moonglow, which will […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 7, 2018
The release date for Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project’s new album Moonglow has been pushed to February 15th, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. Today (7th) Avantasia has revealed the first song trailer. Sammett expressed his excitement: “I really can’t wait to unleash Moonglow. First reactions by press and friends are the most enthusiastic comments I have ever […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 30, 2018
On February 1st, 2019, Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project’s new album Moonglow will be released via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate the follow-up to 2016’s Ghostlights’ arrival, Avantasia will return to North America next spring for select dates. Tour Dates: 05/17 San Jose, CA @ City National Civic Of San Jose 05/19 Anaheim, CA @ City National […]
