A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society
2022 studio album by Avantasia
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A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society is the ninth studio album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 21 October 2022, through Nuclear Blast.
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| Released | 21 October 2022 | |||
| Genres | Power metal, progressive metal[1] | |||
| Length | 53:58 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| laut.de |   [2] |
| Metal.de | 8/10[3] |
| Metal Hammer | 6/7[4] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[5] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[6] |
Background
According to Avantasia founder Tobias Sammet, song ideas go back as far as 2018 but were not finalized until a few months before the album release.[7] On 19 May 2022, he announced the album for release in Fall 2022. Sammet expressed his content with the album, saying that any song could classify as a first single.[8] The song "The Wicked Rule the Night", along with a lyric video were released the same day.[9] The album title and release date were revealed on 29 June 2022. In a press statement, Sammet explained how his active involvement in arranging, orchestrating and producing the album has made the record feel "extremely personal" to him.[10] In support of the album, the band held six concerts in Germany and Switzerland in Summer 2022.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.
| No. | Title | Guest vocalist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Welcome to the Shadows" | 5:05 | |
| 2. | "The Wicked Rule the Night" | Ralf Scheepers | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Kill the Pain Away" | Floor Jansen | 3:44 |
| 4. | "The Inmost Light" | Michael Kiske | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Misplaced Among the Angels" | Jansen | 5:17 |
| 6. | "I Tame the Storm" | Jørn Lande | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Paper Plane" | Ronnie Atkins | 3:54 |
| 8. | "The Moonflower Society" | Bob Catley | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Rhyme and Reason" | Eric Martin | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Scars" | Geoff Tate | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Arabesque" |
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| Total length: | 53:58 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from the album's booklet, Nuclear Blast
- Avantasia
- Tobias Sammet – lead vocals, keyboard, bass guitar
- Sascha Paeth – guitar, bass guitar, mixing
- Michael Rodenberg – keyboard, orchestration on tracks 5, 11
- Felix Bohnke – drums
- Guest vocalists
- Floor Jansen
- Jørn Lande
- Michael Kiske
- Bob Catley
- Ralf Scheepers
- Geoff Tate
- Ronnie Atkins
- Eric Martin
- Additional musicians
- Oliver Hartmann – additional lead guitar on track 4
- Herbie Langhans, Ina Morgan – backing vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7
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