The Metal Opera: Pt 1 & 2 – Gold Edition
2008 box set by Avantasia
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The Metal Opera: Pt 1 & 2 – Gold Edition is a box set by German band Avantasia, released through the band's former label AFM Records on March 6, 2008.[1] The set contains Avantasia's first two albums (The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II) on two gold CDs, a 44-page booklet with the storyline, rare photos, liner notes, and an interview with project mastermind Tobias Sammet; all inside a luxury leather box.
ReleasedMarch 6, 2008
Recorded2000–2001
GenresSymphonic metal, power metal
Length1:58:25 (each album lasts 59:12)
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| Released | March 6, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Genres | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 1:58:25 (each album lasts 59:12) | |||
| Label | AFM Records | |||
| Producers | Tobias Sammet Norman Meiritz | |||
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Track listing
CD 1
- Prelude
- Reach Out for the Light
- Serpents in Paradise
- Malleus Maleficarum
- Breaking Away
- Farewell
- The Glory of Rome
- In Nomine Patris
- Avantasia
- A New Dimension
- Inside
- Sign of the Cross
- The Tower
- Avantasia (bonus radio single)
CD 2
- The Seven Angels
- No Return
- The Looking Glass
- In Quest for
- The Final Sacrifice
- Neverland
- Anywhere
- Chalice of Agony
- Memory
- Into the Unknown
- Sign of the Cross (Live bonus track) – Audio
- Sign of the Cross (Live bonus track) – Video
Personnel (The Avantasians)
- Tobias Sammet – (bass, keyboards, vocals)
- Henjo Richter – (guitar)
- Markus Grosskopf – (bass)
- Alex Holzwarth – (drums)
- Michael Kiske – (vocals)
- Andre Matos – (vocals)
- Bob Catley – (vocals)
- Kai Hansen – (vocals)
- David DeFeis – (vocals)
- Rob Rock – (vocals)
- Oliver Hartmann – (vocals)
- Sharon den Adel – (vocals)
- Ralf Zdiarstek – (vocals)
- Timo Tolkki – (guitar, vocals)
- Jens Ludwig – (guitar)
- Norman Meiritz – (guitar)
- Frank Tischer – (keyboards)