March 26, 2013

BURRN! SCORES: NEW ALBUM IS BEST AVANTASIA ALBUM EVER

On March 29th the new AVANTASIA album "The Mystery Of Time" will be released. In a cross review of Burrn!, one of the biggest and most influential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal magazines worldwide, the album has received the best scores an AVANTASIA album has ever received. Click here to check out the limited edition Digibook!

March 21, 2013

SLEEPWALKING SINGLE AND VIDEO AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Today is the beginning of a new era in the world of AVANTASIA: The new single "Sleepwalking" has hit the online stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc) and you can also check out the new video below!  The full album "The Mystery Of Time" will be out next week!

March 20, 2013

AVANTASIA SHOOT "SLEEPWALKING" VIDEO CLIP

On March 22nd the new AVANTASIA single "Sleepwalking" will hit the online stores for downloading. Tobias and AVANTASIA have also shot a video clip for the song. Check out the images below to get an impression of what the Sleepwalking video will look and feel like. The video was shot in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter‘s night. Tobias comments: "It was far below freezing. And there we were, standing in the snow storm for hours, walking through a haunted forest. It felt a bit like Sleepy Hollow meets Brothers Grimm, but the pictures that came out were really great and compensated for the torture."

About the song itself Tobias says: "Sleepwalking is the most enchanting pop song I've ever written. Yes, it's a pop song, and I am the first to admit it. I love stuff like A-Ha, Cutting Crew, Enya and Sarah Brightman. You know, the whole album is a journey, someone said, that "The Mystery Of Time“ is the most adventurous AVANTASIA album to date. What makes AVANTASIA what it is, is its diversity. We have five double bass songs, two big epics, a beautiful flamboyantly orchestrated ballad, and monumental mid tempo groovy stuff with big choirs. AVANTASIA has always been defined by its diversity and mingling of styles. It is an Epic Metal record and there are so many different things to be discovered, you have to give the album at least ten listens to discover half of what's going on. Sleepwalking are four wonderful minutes out of 60 minutes, but there is not one song on the album that can represent AVANTASIA on its own, it's the full 60 minutes you have to pay attention to, to grasp the magic of this piece!"

The new album "The Mystery Of Time" will hit the stores on March 29th, "Sleepwalking" will be released on March 22nd.

March 19, 2013

iTUNES STORE: TRACK BY TRACK PODCAST ON THE NEW ALBUM

For those who speak German: On March 22nd you will be able to download a podcast at the German iTunes store, featuring Tobias‘ impressions of each track of the forthcoming AVANTASIA album “The Mystery Of Time“.

March 18, 2013

NEW SINGLE "SLEEPWALKING" AVAILABLE ON MARCH 22ND

On March 29th the new AVANTASIA album "THE MYSTERY OF TIME" will be released. On March 22nd the first single "SLEEPWALKING" will be available as download single featuring a duet of Tobias with female vocalist Cloudy Yang.