Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time
| Release date: | 29 March 2013 |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
Owners: |
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Disc I
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
11. The Cross And You [bonus]
12. Death Is Just A Feeling [bonus] [Tobias vocals only]
Disc II [deluxe edition bonus] [instrumental version]
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
11. The Cross And You [bonus]
12. Death Is Just A Feeling [bonus] [Tobias vocals only]
Disc II [deluxe edition bonus] [instrumental version]
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
Review
Lyrics Tobias Sammet - vocals, bass
Michael "Miro" Rodenberg - keyboards, piano
Sascha Paeth - guitars, bass, keyboards
Russell Gilbrook - drums
Additional musicians:
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
Peter Rodney Byford - vocals
Michael Kiske - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Paul Christensen - vocals
Eric Martin - vocals
Bob Catley - vocals
Oliver Hartmann - guitars, choir vocals
Bruce Kulick - guitars
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars
Ferdy Doernberg - organ
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg choir:
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Oliver Hartmann - vocals
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo - vocals
Thomas Rettke - vocals
Tobias Sammet - vocals
Additional info
Mixed at Gate Studio, Wolfsburg.
Mastered at Gate Studio, Wolfsburg.
Recorded at Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf, Germany & Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany.
Eric Martin's vocals recorded at Pepperland Studios, San Rafael, California.
Biff Byford's vocals recorded at Brighton Acoustic Studios, Brighton, England.
Ronnie Atkins' vocals recorded at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark.
Bob Catley's vocals recorded at Mad Hat's Studios, Wolverhampton, England.
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg recorded at Scoring Stage, Potsdam, Germany.
Orchestra conducted by Günter Joseck.
Design and layout by Thomas Ewerhard.
Additional engineering by Ole Reitmeier.
Mastered by Miro Rodenberg and Sascha Paeth.
Mixed by Sascha Paeth.
Orchestra: Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg.
Cover painting by Rodney Matthews.
Photography by Alex Kuehr.
Live photography by Friso Gentsch.
Produced by Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet.
Recorded by Sascha Paeth.
The limited edition hardcover book with a 28-pages booklet contains ten regular songs and two additional bonus tracks.
Rating:
8.2
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Rating: 8.2 |
Avantasia started as the audacious gamble of Edguy's eclectic mastermind Tobias Sammet and rapidly gained acclaim and success in the worldwide metal scene, this thanks to the accurate choice of guest musicians and to the evolution of the band itself throughout the years. Read more ›› |
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| ChrisWinther Posts: 123 From: Denmark  |
Would be awesome with Tommy Karevik, Elize Ryd, Kai Hansen, Hansi Kürsh, Jon Oliva, Oliver Hartmann, David Defeis and Bruce Dickinson on this album!
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA  |
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| R Lewis Posts: 935 From: Italy  |
Written by ChrisWinther on 09.08.2012 at 21:32 I would add Simone Simons and Alessandro Conti.
---- We could be so much more than we are. Stop.
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| ChrisWinther Posts: 123 From: Denmark |
Written by R Lewis on 28.09.2012 at 22:38 Alessandro Conti could be nice, so would Simone Simons. But I prefer Elize Ryd over Simone Simons, and I think it could be awesome with Elize added to the Avantasia project. I also think it would be epic with Ronnie Atkins from Pretty Maids 
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| R Lewis Posts: 935 From: Italy |
Written by ChrisWinther on 29.09.2012 at 12:02 You're quite into Kamelot, aren't you? So am I... Waiting for Silverthorn! 
---- We could be so much more than we are. Stop.
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA |
Written by JÄY on 10.08.2012 at 01:10 I second this
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| Hellthunder Posts: 75 From: Finland  |
Shouldn't it be "Mystery", or is this just some case of Tobias' weird humour I don't get?
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No on his official page it says: Today we have breathtaking news for all AVANTASIANS: The new album will be called "AVANTASIA - THE MYSTERY OF TIME", and as previously reported is set for release in March. Please correct the title
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| Patrick. Posts: 249 From: Norway  |
If there's one guy who seriously needs to be on this for added epicness and massive quality-boost, and is way overdue at that, then it's hands fucking down; Hansi Kürsch. Bruce Dickinson could perhaps be the most exciting addition as a guest. Sammet is obviously very inspired by Maiden and I also think he once said Bruce was his favorite vocalist or something. Also, I would love to hear more of Russell Allen. His soaring highs in "States Of Matter" still give me goosebumps. At least two of these were mentioned earlier in this thread, as well as several other greats. Of those I definetely second Tommy Karevik.
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| Patrick. Posts: 249 From: Norway |
Written by Guest on 06.12.2012 at 23:25 Great! He sure as hell knows how to come up with epic-sounding titles.
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I second both Hansi, Bruce and Tommy! And after seeing Tommy performing with Kamelot it would be nice having more from him! Karevik have proved to be an amazing singer and front man and has now climbed to my top 5 list of metal singers. Really looking forward to this album no matter what, Tobi is yet to disappoint me with Avantasia, he did in Edguy but Avantasia is still a project that feels like sugar in the ears 
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| Dargor Posts: 168  |
Written by ChrisWinther on 09.08.2012 at 21:32 I'm not a huge fan of Avantasia, but if this ever happens, I would buy a dozen of special editions and share the love.
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA |
Written by Codorna on 26.02.2013 at 03:07 There is hope!
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Invoke the Machine sounds awesome, can't wait to hear the rest of the album ^^ 
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| R Lewis Posts: 935 From: Italy |
I don't think Ava knows this is out, but I just found this on YouTube:
---- We could be so much more than we are. Stop.
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| FeskarN Posts: 867 From: Sweden  |
Written by R Lewis on 05.03.2013 at 22:42 It has been deleted now by NB :/
---- The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm!
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| R Lewis Posts: 935 From: Italy |
Written by FeskarN on 10.03.2013 at 13:38 Was to be expected...
---- We could be so much more than we are. Stop.
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| Codorna Posts: 8 From: Brazil |
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| R'Vannith ghedengi Posts: 3099 From: Australia  |
This is much better than I anticipated, it actually sounds more like a "metal opera" than all of their albums save the first two. "Savior In The Clockwork" is sounding perfect to me at this stage. It's got nice bits of Virgin Steele like guitar riff crunch with symphonics. Quite a few heavier moments than usual actually. Very enjoyable.
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| Patrick. Posts: 249 From: Norway |
It sounds like an awesome album so far. For me it pretty much sits comfortably somewhere between the Metal Operas and the Wicked Trilogy. A surprising amount of double-bass tracks. It's perhaps the Avantasia album where I'm the least intrigued about the singers involved, but even though I don't have an absolute favorite album of theirs, this one might just be their most "complete sounding" yet like some reviews were talking about. 4 fast-paced melodic Power kickers, 2 heavily symphonic Heavy Metal mid-tempos, 2 power-balladry tracks and to top it off there's 2 long epics and both reach above the 10-minute mark. Sammet has done it again because this is killer stuff!
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| Metal_Elle Posts: 68 From: France  |
It's a really good album. Just listening to it every day since last monday when I've got a copy thanks to a pal of mine who is working a local store where I live. ^^
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK  |
Well, it's not exactly a return to the Metal Opera style, but there's less of a "rock" vibe with this one compared to the last 3 albums. When I heard the single "Sleepwalking", I was really worried that the album would be awful, but thankfully, that is easily the worst song on the album. There's some great riffs on the album, like on "Invoke The Machine" and "Dweller In A Dream". With the latter song in particular, being a tremendous track overall. "What's Left Of Me", the other ballad on the album is amazing, much better than "Sleepwalking" for sure! I love Eric Martin's voice, and he does great on that beautiful song. My two fave songs are probably "Where Clock Hands Freeze", which is that irresistible combination of melodic speed metal and Michael Kiske's soaring voice, and the final track, the rock epic, "The Great Mystery", which is beyond awesome. There's probably less stand out moments on this album compared to the last 3, but it is a more consistent album, that's for sure.
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| Wes Posts: 423 From: Japan  |
Written by Angelic Storm on 31.03.2013 at 19:29 Agreed with ya, definitely need time with this one but I'm enjoying it a lot. : )
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| Ap46 Posts: 64 From: Argentina  |
I really like this album. Sammet is good but when Kiske kicks in, it's just awesome. Invoke The Machine is also a fine track
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| giok99 Posts: 85 From: Switzerland  |
Love the first half, like old school melo speed, the other half is less energic, slower, ballads and so on. Everything fine until invoke the machine, i generaly cut it here.
---- Nothing is real
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| Crème fraiche Posts: 691 From: USA  |
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