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AVANTASIA Touring The World In 2019 With New Album “Moonglow”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 6, 2018
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After sold-out shows in Asia, America and Europe, the tremendous success of their “Ghostlights World Tour 2016/2017” culminated in a headline show broadcasted on TV at Wacken: Open: Air, and next year, Tobias Sammet’s AVANTASIA is getting back on the road, to present its album “MOONGLOW”, due to be released in January 2019. The unique concert experience mixing epicness, rock and opera has attracted over 1.2 million people around the globe within the last few years and is now returning with an even more opulent show in which Tobias Sammet will share the stage with the world’s best rock singers.
Tobias Sammet, hailing from Fulda, created the rock event AVANTASIA in 1999 and celebrated its live premiere in 2008. With over 3.5 million records sold, he is one of the most successful musicians of Germany and has worked with Alice Cooper, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker (THE SCORPIONS), Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer (KISS), Eric Martin (MR. BIG) as well as many other stars from the international music business. For a long time Tobias Sammet’s AVANTASIA has been considered an insider tip. But after countless headline performances at some of the world’s largest rock festivals (Sweden Rock Festival, Quebec Music Festival, Barcelona Rock, etc.), gold awards and several top 10 positions in the world charts, the upcoming AVANTASIA – MOONGLOW WORLD TOUR 2019 can only be considered the biggest rock event of the year!

Tobias Sammet states: “I’ve been trying to calm things down for the last 18 months, but apparently my best way of relaxing is to be creative! During this phase, tons of ideas have been coming to my mind, that literally demanded to be realized in AVANTASIA‘s epic style. I was so convinced of the songs that I realized very quickly: if ever there is to be a new chapter of AVANTASIA, then it has to happen with this material – past all the trends and rules of the music industry, hand-made and personal, with epic 10-minute pieces alongside catchy rock songs! Everything was created for only one reason: to write great music without any business men shaping it into bite-sized pieces for the modern entertainment landscape. MOONGLOW will be the most lavish album of my career, the biggest, most colorful thing and the best and most unreasonable luxury, I have ever created in my life. I can‘t wait to release the album in January and then take the MOONGLOW WORLD TOUR on a journey around the globe, where you will witness the biggest show AVANTASIA has ever put on stage!”

Watch the new tour trailer here:

AVANTASIA – MOONGLOW WORLD TOUR 2019:

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Tickets available at the Nuclear Blast Mailorder, from Monday May, 7th.

Exclusive ticket pre-sale via EVENTIM.

Order the latest album »Ghostlights« here: http://nblast.de/AvantasiaGhostlights
Order the album digitaly: http://nblast.de/AvantasiaDownloads

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AVANTASIA, KREATOR, AVATARIUM: Certified With Metal Hammer Awards

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 22, 2016
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Last Friday 16th September the Metal Hammer Awards show took place at Kesselhaus in Berlin, Germany. Several Nuclear Blast bands were nominated in the nine categories and three of them took home an award. Congratulations, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and AVATARIUM!

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Best Album
AVANTASIA – “Ghostlights”
Tobias Sammet (lead vocals, bass)
Photo credit: Severin Schweiger
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Best German Band
KREATOR
Miland “Mille” Petrozza (vocals, guitars)
& Sami Yli-Sirniö (guitars)
Photo credit: Severin Schweiger
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Up And Coming
AVATARIUM
Marcus Jidell (guitars)
& Jennie-Ann Smith (vocals)
Photo credit: Severin Schweiger

Order the lastest albums of the three Metal Hammer Award-certified bands here:

AVANTASIA – “Ghostlights”: http://nblast.de/AvantasiaGhostlights
KREATOR – “Dying Alive”: http://smarturl.it/kreatorda
AVATARIUM – “The Girl With The Raven Mask”: http://nblast.de/AVATARIUMRavenMask

More info:
AVANTASIA

http://www.avantasia.net
http://www.nuclearblast.de/avantasia
http://www.facebook.com/avantasia

KREATOR

http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de
http://www.nuclearblast.de/kreator
http://www.facebook.com/kreatorofficial

AVATARIUM

http://www.avatariumofficial.se
http://www.nuclearblast.de/avatarium
http://www.facebook.com/avatariumofficial

The Metal Voice Interview: MICHAEL SWEET Would Like To Produce And Sing On Next AVANTASIA Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 14, 2016
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Lead singer and guitarist Michael Sweet of STRYPER recently joined Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon on Canada’s The Metal Voice to review the new album by Avantasia entitled Ghostlights and to give a first impression on the new live DVD/CD/Blu Ray by Judas Priest called Battle Cry

On Michael Sweet’s review on the new Avantasia album Ghostlights

“My first impressions, there are good and bad. The good being there is no denying the talent that is involved in that makes up the band, everybody, the musicianship levels are high, the vocals levels are high. Everything is obviously top notch in that regard . What didn’t do it for me, I guess as a producer,  I wasn’t 100% floored by the production. As I kept listening to it, I kept thinking gosh I would have loved to produced this, just to see what it would have sounded like.   My first impression it almost sounds like a modern day Meatloaf, that rock opera Jim Steinman, very complicated songs, parts and structures. I just felt like the production was lacking a little bit. I wanted to hear a little more punch, a little more crispness, it just sounded flat in that regard. ”

On Sweet’s first impression on Judas Priest’s new live album/dvd

“My first impression was how great the band sounds, how great the guitar tones sound, the drum tones. Rob being who he is and how old he is, what he has done. I’m thinking gosh this guy sounds amazing, he sounds incredible and I just love Priest. There is an energy, the minute you hear them start playing there is this energy they have that not very many bands have. So I love it, I love Priest.  For a live album for what it is it’s awesome.”

Watch the whole interview/review here:

AVANTASIA: New Lyric Video ‘Ghostlights’ Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 19, 2016
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Tobias Sammet‘s AVANTASIA release their new rock opera masterpiece “Ghostlights”, on January 29th, 2016, via Nuclear Blast. After the release of the first single, ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’, and a snippet trailer of album tracks over Christmas, another magical lyric video for the title track ‘Ghostlights’ has been launched today, featuring guest vocals fromMichael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN, UNISONIC) and Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN, JORN). Watch it here:

If you missed ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose,’ listen to it here:

Order the limited ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’ vinyl single, which is available from today, here:http://nblast.de/AvantasiaGhostlights

Get the single digitally: http://nblast.de/AvantasiaDownloads

Watch the snippet trailer including parts of ‘Let The Storm Descend Upon You,’ ‘Unchain The Light,’ ‘Master Of The Pendulum,’ ‘Seduction Of Decay,’ and ‘Ghostlights,’ here:

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Tuska 2016: AVANTASIA Announced To Line-Up

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 28, 2015
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Tuska Festival has announced AVANTASIA to its line-up 2016. The band’s first ever show in Finland will take place at Finland’s heaviest festival in Suvilahti, Helsinki during 1.-3.7.2016. Special prized Early Crow -tickets are on sale until the end of the year.

Avantasia is one of the most significant rock operas of our time. Avantasia’s primus motor Tobias Sammet, also known from power metal giants Edguy, has created a multifaceted metal collective pushing the boundaries of symphonic and melodic metal. Avantasia’s vocal parts have been delivered by such metal greats as Michael Kiske, Jorn Lande, Marco Hietala and Dee Snider. The band’s seventh album, “Ghostlights”, will be released on January 2016 and Avantasia will be embarking on a full-scale world tour in support of the masterpiece.

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Besides Avantasia, the following acts have been confirmed for Tuska 2016: GHOST, TESTAMENT, BEHEMOTH, KATATONIA, LORDI, STAM1NA, DIABLO, PRIMORDIAL, TSJUDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, HAVOK, MYRKUR, DELAIN. More to be announced soon.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
TUSKA 2016 tickets are now on sale through Tiketti, Lippupalvelu and Lippupiste. If you’re coming to Tuska from abroad, check out Festicket and their packages.

Early Crow ticket pricing starts at 115 € while tag for VIP-packages is 255 €. Turbo VIP –ticket holders get i.e. own entrance lane to the fest area, VIP-area with its restaurant services, one hot meal per fest day, VIP-passes and wristbands plus exclusive TUSKA 2016 -doggy bag filled with merchandise stunners. Find detailed list of VIP-package ingredients here. 115 € priced Early Crow tickets are being sold until the end of the year.

Other ticket categories and ticket prices will be announced soon.

ADDITIONAL INFO
facebook.com/TuskaOpenAir
twitter.com/tuskafestival
instagram.com/tuskafestival

AVANTASIA And Four More Bands Confirmed For ROCKHARZ 2016

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 12, 2015
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ROCKHARZ Open Air has announced the next wave of top acts at the St. Nicholaus’ weekend. Next headliner is Tobias Sammet‘s Metal Opera AVANTASIA, they will bring the new album “Ghostlights” (out on January 29th 2016) with them. Furthermore, TANKARD, AXXIS, ILLDISPOSED (special anniversary show) and HACKNEYED joined the billing for 2016.

The current billing for 2016:

ANNIHILATOR
ASP
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
DEADLOCK
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT
DRACONIAN
DUST BOLT
ENSLAVED
ENTOMBED A.D.
FINNTROLL
GLORYHAMMER
GRAND MAGUS
HACKNEYED
HÄMATOM
HARPYIE
ILLDISPOSED
KAMPFAR
KÄRBHOLZ
KNORKATOR
NITROGODS
OMNIUM GATHERUM
PRIMORDIAL
SALTATIO MORTIS
SATYRICON
SAXON
SONATA ARCTICA
SUBWAY TO SALLY
TANKARD
TANZWUT
TWILIGHT FORCE

ROCKHARZ 2016 takes place at the airport Ballenstedt from July 7th to July 9th 2016.

Tickets are availalbe here: http://shop.rockharz-festival.com/rockharz-2016-festivalticket.html

All further information can be found here:

ROCKHARZ Homepage

ROCKHARZ on Facebook