Artist: AVANTASIA
Album: THE METAL OPERA PART I & II GOLD EDITION (2CD BOOK)

Release date: 2008
EAN/UPS: 884860108416
Media type: CD

Rarely a project does not only fulfill all expectation but also create a huge cult, following for many years. Who would have thought that young Tobias Sammetґs AVANTASIA project would become even more successful than his band EDGUY, until today selling more than 300.000 copies of both albums combined?

Well, passing the sales numbers of 250.000 with AVANTASIA, AFM Records decided to release a “special edition” of the 2 masterpieces combined. The AVANTASIA fan now gets the total package: a 2-disc set with both Melodic Metal milestones, wrapped in one of the most appealing packages (heavy leather imitate with golden printing, 48 pages booklet with liner notes, interview with Tobias Sammet, nice illustrations and unreleased photos) you have ever seen. Not to forget: sightings in the AVANTASIA archives brought some nice bonus material to light that was chosen to become part of “The Metal Opera Gold Edition” now.

· luxury packaging: heavy leather imitate with golden printing
· included 48 pages booklet with liner notes, interview with Tobias Sammet and lots of rare & unreleased illustrations
· 2 discs (gold-coloured CDґs of AVANTASIA “The Metal Opera 1 & 2”)
· 3 AVANTASIA bonus tracks!

All this will be available for a special price so there is no holding back for old and new fans of the AVANTASIA phenomenon – “The Metal Opera Gold Edition” is a must-have!

“The Metal Opera Pt. 1 & 2” were hailed as masterpieces of Melodic Metal, many critics compared their class and meaning to the legendary “Keeper Of The Seven Keys” albums of Helloween. Even former Helloween/Gamma Ray singer/guitarist Kai Hansen claimed that “The Metal Opera Pt. 2” would have been “the legit successor to the two “Keeper…” albums”…

Hansen himself is one of the many guests on AVANTASIA. The sceneґs “who is who” appears on the albums: Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius), Andrй Matos (ex-Angra/Shaman), Bob Catley (Magnum), Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation), Rob Rock, Oliver Hartmann (ex-AT VANCE), Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), Markus GroЯkopf (Helloween), Eric Singer (ex-Kiss) and many more… AVANTASIA set new standards!

Two legendary albums, for the first time available together, now in a very special edition – “The Metal Opera Gold Edition” is the perfect way to honour these milestones of Melodic Metal!


TRACKLIST CD 1 - THE METAL OPERA PT. 1:

1. Prelude
2. Reach Out For The Light
3. Serpents In Paradise
4. Malleus Maleficarum
5. Breaking Away
6. Farewell
7. The Glory Of Rome
8. In Nomine Patris
9. Avantasia
10. A New Dimension
11. Inside
12. Sign Of The Cross
13. The Tower

Bonus track:
14. Avantasia (Radio Single Version)


TRACKLIST CD 2 - THE METAL OPERA PT. 2:

1. The Seven Angels
2. No Return
3. The Looking Glass
4. In Quest For
5. The Final Sacrifice
6. Neverland
7. Anywhere
8. Chalice Of Agony
9. Memory
10. Into The Unknown

Bonus tracks:
11. Sign Of The Cross (live in Sao Paulo, performed by Shaman feat. Andre Matos & Tobias Sammet) - audio
12. Sign Of The Cross (live in Sao Paulo, performed by Shaman feat. Andre Matos & Tobias Sammet) – video