The Wicked Symphony

The Wicked Symphony
Studio album by
Avantasia
Released3 April 2010
Recorded2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg
Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf
Peppermint Park Studio, Hanover
GenreSymphonic metal, power metal
Length60:37
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerSascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Avantasia chronology
The Scarecrow
(2008) 		The Wicked Symphony
(2010) 		Angel of Babylon
(2010)

The Wicked Symphony is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with Angel of Babylon.[1] The Wicked Symphony was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album.[1] It is the second part of "The Wicked Trilogy" and it is followed by Angel of Babylon.

Tobias Sammet describes the title track in his own words, "a ten minute track featuring a vocal battle between Jørn Lande, Russell Allen and me".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
About.com[3]
Fury Rocks [4](9.2/10)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet

No.TitleGuest VocalistLength
1."The Wicked Symphony"Jørn Lande, Russell Allen9:29
2."Wastelands"Michael Kiske4:44
3."Scales of Justice"Tim "Ripper" Owens5:03
4."Dying for an Angel"Klaus Meine4:32
5."Blizzard on a Broken Mirror"Andre Matos6:08
6."Runaway Train"Bob Catley, Lande, Kiske8:43
7."Crestfallen"Lande4:03
8."Forever Is a Long Time"Lande5:05
9."Black Wings"Ralf Zdiarstek4:39
10."States of Matter"Allen3:58
11."The Edge" 4:12
Total length:60:37
Japanese Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Lost in Space" (Live at Masters of Rock 2008)4:20
Total length:64:57

[5][6]

Personnel

  • Tobias Sammet – Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Organ (on tracks 6, 8)
  • Sascha Paeth – Guitars, Keyboards, Bass guitar (on track 10) Producer
  • Eric Singer – Drums (on tracks 2, 4, 6)
  • Miro – Keyboards, Orchestration

Guests

Musicians

Singers

Charts

[5]

Chart Number
Germany 2
Hungary 5
Czech Republic 6
Switzerland 7
Slovenia 7
Austria 9
Sweden 14
Finland 18
Norway 22
Britain (Independent) 26
The Netherlands (Independent) 27
Spain 32

References

  1. ^ a b c Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Review: The Wicked Symphony". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Avantasia the Wicked Symphony Review – Review of the Wicked Symphony by Avantasia". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. ^ http://furyrocks.com/en/search/Avantasia__The_Wicked_Symphony_163892 [dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "Tobias Sammet – Avantasia".
  6. ^ "Avantasia: The Wicked Symphony (CD) – JPC".