{"id":73745,"date":"2019-03-15T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=73745"},"modified":"2019-03-15T16:51:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T16:51:36","slug":"news-avantasia-release-eighth-studio-album-moonglow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-avantasia-release-eighth-studio-album-moonglow\/","title":{"rendered":"AVANTASIA Release Lyric Video For \u2018Alchemy\u2019 Track Featuring GEOFF TATE (March 15th, 2019) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

AVANTASIA Release Lyric Video For \u2018Alchemy\u2019 Track Featuring GEOFF TATE<\/strong><\/span>
\nMarch 15th, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German power metal group Avantasia, spearheaded by Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet, have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Alchemy\u2019. Featuring guest vocals from former Queensr\u00ffche frontman Geoff Tate, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the song, Tobias Sammet stated: \u201cWhen I wrote \u2018Alchemy\u2019 I had no one but Geoff Tate in mind. He is one of the most influential singers in the history of melodic metal and I have always adored albums like Queensr\u00ffche\u2019s Rage For Order<\/em> and Operation Mindcrime<\/em>. And that type of singing was exactly what I imagined to hear in Avantasia. When we were in the studio there was magic in the air, Geoff delivered and even though thousands of singers have been inspired by him, there is only one Geoff Tate. What a great addition to the Avantasia family. I can\u2018t wait to travel around the globe with Geoff and the team in a couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avantasia issued eighth full-length studio album Moonglow<\/em> on February 15th, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Tobias Sammet commented: \u201cIt\u2019s alive! After more than two years of hard work – and what felt like 71 overnight shifts back to back recently – we\u2019re ready to unleash Moonglow<\/em> upon the universe. I believe it\u2019s the most adorned and detailed album we\u2019ve ever produced. Not over-ambitious, but there is a lot of love for detail in there. Avantasia is the ultimate playground for a musician\u2019s wildest fantasies to come true: Celtic elements, world music elements, big choirs, atmospheric stuff, amazing guest vocal performances and, of course, all that wrapped up in what I consider to be the typical Avantasia sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone in the music business just told me that the embellished nature of the sound makes it hard to market it, [that] it doesn\u2019t fit in the contemporary musical landscape, and \u2018if you take a look around, no one really sounds like that.\u2019 Exactly! Thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n

Moonglow<\/em><\/em> includes guest appearances from the following: Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), J\u00f8rn Lande (Masterplan), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Geoff Tate (Queensr\u00ffche), Michael Kiske (Helloween,Bob Catley (Magnum), Candice Night (Blackmore\u2019s Night), Hansi K\u00fcrsch (Blind Guardian) and Mille Petrozza (Kreator).<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Alexander Jansson.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Ghost In The Moon\u2019
\n02. \u2018Book Of Shallows\u2019
\n03. \u2018Moonglow\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Raven Child\u2019
\n05. \u2018Starlight\u2019
\n06. \u2018Invincible\u2019
\n07. \u2018Alchemy\u2019
\n08. \u2018The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn\u2019
\n09. \u2018Lavender\u2019
\n10. \u2018Requiem For A Dream\u2019
\n11. \u2018Maniac\u2019
\n12. \u2018Heart\u2019 (bonus track)<\/p>\n

Avantasia\u2019s recording line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n

Tobias Sammet (vocals, additional keyboards and bass)
\nSascha Paeth (guitar and bass)
\nMichael Rodenberg (keyboards, piano and orchestration)
\nFelix Bohne (drums)
\nOliver Hartmann (additional lead guitar)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the title track. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the title track and the songs \u2018The Raven Child\u2019 and \u2018Starlight\u2019. All four clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record Ghostlights<\/em> was released<\/a> in January 2016 via Nuclear Blast.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Alex Kuehr.<\/em><\/p>\n