Avantasia - Moonglow
| Release date: | 15 February 2019 |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
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01. Ghost In The Moon
02. Book Of Shallows
03. Moonglow
04. The Raven Child
05. Starlight
06. Invincible
07. Alchemy
08. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
09. Lavender
10. Requiem For A Dream
11. Maniac [Michael Sembello cover]
12. Heart [bonus]
02. Book Of Shallows
03. Moonglow
04. The Raven Child
05. Starlight
06. Invincible
07. Alchemy
08. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
09. Lavender
10. Requiem For A Dream
11. Maniac [Michael Sembello cover]
12. Heart [bonus]
Review
Lyrics Tobias Sammet - vocals, additional bass, additional keyboards
Michael "Miro" Rodenberg - keyboards, orchestration
Sascha Paeth - guitars, bass
Felix Bohnke - drums
Additional musicians:
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Paul Christensen - vocals
Jørn Lande - vocals
Miland Petrozza - vocals
Candice Night - vocals
Geoff Tate - vocals
Eric Martin - vocals
Bob Catley - vocals
Michael Kiske - vocals
Nadia Birkenstock - celtic harp
Oliver Hartmann - additional guitars, backing vocals
Herbie Langhans - backing vocals
Billy King - backing vocals
Bridget Fogle - backing vocals
Lerato Sebele - backing vocals
Alvin Le-Bass - backing vocals
Stokely Van - backing vocals
Additional info
Produced by Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet. Mixed by Sascha Paeth. Mastered by Michael Rodenberg.
All songs written by Tobias Sammet, except Maniac written by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sombello.
Rating:
8.1
8.1
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Rating: 8.1 |
This album features Hansi Kürsch. Read more ›› |
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| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361  |
As is the case with the last 5 albums, the cover, the theme and the song titles look very promising then the result is a mix of light power metal with commercial rock. I don't think this will sound anything similar to "The Metal Opera part 1" or "Theater Of Salvation" by Edguy but I am hoping for more power metal and less filler and specially for some fresh ideas with the lyrics. Less random shadow moonlight desire soul fire words and more poetic stuff. I don't know. Something else somehow.
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284  |
Whatever he does, as I like it ( as it has happened with every album from them -except some songs from Angel of Babylon- ), I'll accept it. Some people must learn to be less closed-minded towards the music done by the artists. And be prepared by a HUGE disappointment once again if you expect something like the early Edguy or the OVER-OVERVALUED Metal Opera style. Otherwise, enjoy the next one, especially with HANSI "THE Bard" KURSCH as a very special guest 
---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284 |
Well, listening it (because it's leaked and YOLO) I've loved it so much  Surely will be my favorite Avantasia album since this time.
---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61979  |
They overwrite them selves, nothing special here, just boring thing, He needs new musicians what write music
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
It looks like the whole album is uploaded to Ava's official Youtube ^_^ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPwjxBpZnTzij4-M6cyEACfzVD1dc5wKA
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 |
Written by Mountain King on 15.10.2018 at 00:49 I quote myself and confirm that this album is more or less the same things rehashed and put under different song titles. There are some good moments as usual specially the contributions of Hansi and Geoff Tate but it doesn't make it a great album. Average stuff mostly with some good songs.
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| Zenzero Zenzero Posts: 472  |
Much better than Ghostlights... maybe at the same level of Angel Of Babylon and the Wicked Symphony. The Mystery of Time is way better! Unreachables the first three!
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| fandango68 Posts: 194  |
Written by Mountain King on 17.02.2019 at 17:36 I think you've summed it up pretty well really. A bit of a triumph of style over content. There's a number of tracks here, where you can see the template of previous incarnations, except that they are rehashed and not as well executed. I think 6.5-7/10 is overall a fair assessment, which is a shame because I actually thought Ghostlights was quite a strong offering, whereas this is imho, the weakest of his post 2008 releases, overall.
---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 |
Written by fandango68 on 22.02.2019 at 10:43 Definitely agree. I am still glad that they are producing music but I would like a very solid release that I can enjoy after many years and that stirs emotions inside me like the Metal Opera did. I am not focused on Power Metal only since I believe a good song is good song no matter what the genre is, but in my opinion, Avantasia were at their peak when they made the metal opera part 1.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61979 |
Written by Zenzero on 21.02.2019 at 16:12 one level worst as that one
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| farfaramir Posts: 128  |
Kind of a great start to then lost strengh as it avanced. It's not like I was waiting another Metal Opera, Im actually a fan of Mistery of Time and The Scarecrow, and this felt less special than those two. Still not a bad listen, but it seems that Toby it's happy with repeting the same album over and over again with not much surprises.
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3406  |
---- "Another day, another Doug." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| WorpeX Made of Metal Posts: 1352  |
The songs on the album are hit or miss for me. Not a fan of the opening track but it goes on a pretty fantastic 4 song run after that. Those songs will get a lot of play from me I'm sure. After that, its an awful, awful ballad and 2 good, not great, songs. Lavender and Requiem revive the album though, like them both a lot. Then I usually stop listening to the album at the awful Maniac cover. Heart feels like its an Edguy song. Highlights: Moonglow, Raven Child, Starlight, Requiem for a Dream
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
I like this album more and more. Lavender, Ghost In The Moon and The Raven Child are among the best of Ava ever.
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| 24emd Theory Snob Posts: 1070  |
I really think this is an amazing album. I know it's the same formula, but it definitely still classifies as power metal, even though there are some songs more AOR. I enjoyed every song here, and I honestly think every album since The Scarecrow has had so much more character than the original Metal Operas, Tobi's sound is so much more distinctive and 'his own'. Ghost In The Moon remains an all-time favourite alongside Moonglow.
---- "I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2 "Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend Best 2024 Albums
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