The Wicked Symphony
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The Wicked Symphony is the fourth full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released on April 3, 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's the second part of "The Scarecrow Saga". 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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| About.com [3] | |
| Fury Rocks [4] | (9.2/10) |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet
| No. | Title | Guest Vocalist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Wicked Symphony" | Jørn Lande, Russell Allen | 9:28 |
| 2. | "Wastelands" | Michael Kiske | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Scales of Justice" | Tim "Ripper" Owens | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Dying for an Angel" | Klaus Meine | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Blizzard On a Broken Mirror" | André Matos | 6:07 |
| 6. | "Runaway Train" | Jørn Lande, Michael Kiske, Bob Catley | 8:42 |
| 7. | "Crestfallen" | Jørn Lande | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Forever is a Long Time" | Jørn Lande | 5:05 |
| 9. | "Black Wings" | Ralf Zdiarstek | 4:37 |
| 10. | "States of Matter" | Russell Allen | 3:57 |
| 11. | "The Edge" | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Lost in Space" (Live At Masters of Rock 2008) | 4:20 |
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
- Guitar
- Bruce Kulick (on tracks 6, 11)
- Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 2, 8)
- Drums
- Felix Bohnke (on tracks 1, 5, 9, 11)
- Alex Holzwarth (on tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
- Organ
- Simon Oberender (on track 11)
Singers
- Jørn Lande (on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8)
- Michael Kiske (on tracks 2, 6)
- Russell Allen (on tracks 1, 10)
- Bob Catley (on track 6)
- Klaus Meine (on track 4)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens (on track 3)
- André Matos (on track 5)
- Ralf Zdiarstek (on track 9)
References
- ^ a b c Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Review: The Wicked Symphony". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ http://heavymetal.about.com/od/a/fr/avantasia-thewickedsymphony.htm
- ^ http://furyrocks.com/en/search/Avantasia__The_Wicked_Symphony_163892
- ^ http://www.tobiassammet.com/eng/music/TheWickedSymphony.php
- ^ http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Avantasia-Wicked-Symphony-The/hnum/1118074
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