AVANTASIA Unveil Music Video For ‘Draconian Love’ Track
May 12th, 2016
German power metal group Avantasia, spearheaded by Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet – have filmed a music video for the track ‘Draconian Love’. Directed by Junior Carelli, the clip can be viewed below..
Avantasia issued seventh full-length studio album Ghostlights on January 29th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records.
The outing was produced by Sammet and Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio in Wolfsburg, Germany. Paeth engineered as well as mixed, while mastering responsibilities were handled by Michael Rodenburg.
A mail-order box version of the effort will include the following; a earbook (including a 68-page photobook as well as a third disc boasting karaoke versions of Ghostlights’ tracks), poster, autograph, lanyard plus pass, and a ten-inch vinyl.
Ghostlights includes guest appearances from;
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
Geoff Tate (ex-Queensrÿche)
Marco Hietala (Nightwish)
Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween)
Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids)
Bob Catley (Magnum)
Jørn Lande (Masterplan)
Bruce Kulick (Kiss)
Robert Mason (Warrant)
Herbie Langhans (Seventh Avenue / Sinbreed)
Oliver Hartmann
Sascha Paeth
Ghostlights features the following instrumentalists, meanwhile;
Sascha Paeth (rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass and additional keyboards)
Michael Rodenberg (orchestration and keyboards)
Tobias Sammet (additional keyboards and bass)
Bruce Kulick (lead guitar)
Oliver Hartmann (lead guitar)
Felix Bohnke (drums)
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The track listing is as follows;
CD
01. ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’
Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
02. ‘Let The Storm Descend Upon You’
Tobias Sammet, Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins and Robert Mason (lead vocals)
Oliver Hartmann (lead guitar)
03. ‘The Haunting’
Dee Snider and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
04. ‘Seduction Of Decay’
Geoff Tate and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
05. ‘Ghostlights’
Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet and Jørn Lande (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth and Oliver Hartmann (lead guitar)
06. ‘Draconian Love’
Herbie Langhans and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
07. ‘Master Of The Pendulum’
Marco Hietala and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
08. ‘Isle Of Evermore’
Sharon Den Adel and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
09. ‘Babylon Vampyres’
Tobias Sammet and Robert Mason (lead vocals)
Bruce Kulick, Oliver Hartmann and Sascha Paeth (lead guitar)
10. ‘Lucifer’
Jørn Lande and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Bruce Kulick (lead guitar)
11. ‘Unchain The Light’
Tobias, Ronnie Atkins and Michael Kiske (lead vocals)
Sascha Paeth and Oliver Hartmann (lead guitar)
12. ‘A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies’
Bob Catley and Tobias Sammet (lead vocals)
Bruce Kulick (lead guitar)
Digibook
CD 1
01. ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’
02. ‘Let The Storm Descend Upon You’
03. ‘The Haunting’
04. ‘Seduction Of Decay’
05. ‘Ghostlights’
06. ‘Draconian Love’
07. ‘Master Of The Pendulum’
08. ‘Isle Of Evermore’
09. ‘Babylon Vampyres’
10. ‘Lucifer’
11. ‘Unchain The Light’
12. ‘A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies’
13. ‘Wake Up To The Moon’ (bonus track)
CD 2 (bonus disc – Avantasia live)
01. ‘Spectres’
02. ‘Invoke The Machine’
03. ‘The Story Ain’t Over’
04. ‘Prelude’
05. ‘Reach Out For The Light’
06. ‘Avantasia’
07. ‘What’s Left Of Me’
08. ‘Dying For An Angel’
09. ‘Twisted Mind’
10. ‘The Watchmakers’ Dream’
11. ‘Another Angel Down’
Digital single ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’ was issued on December 11th, 2015.
In its first week of release Ghostlights charted in the following countries; Germany (#2), the United Kingdom (Rock, #3), Sweden (#7), Hungary (#19), Italy (#33), Netherlands (#48), and Belgium (#50).
A music video was filmed for the song ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’, which can also be viewed below. In addition, official lyric videos were created for ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’ and the title track.
Sixth studio record The Mystery Of Time was released in April 2013.
