Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
AVANTASIA, the all-star rock opera spaceship piloted by EDGUY singer, songwriter and producer Tobias Sammet, release their eighth full-length album, 'Moonglow', via Nuclear Blast Records on February 15th 2019.
Mark Taylor (for Record Collector Magazine) talks to Tobias about the album, the band and the latest touring plans.
This new 11-song record sees Sammet, reunited with some familiar faces from previous AVANTASIA albums. These include original QUEENSRYCHE lead singer Geoff Tate, PRETTY MAIDS frontman Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske of HELLOWEEN, Jørn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN), Eric Martin (MR BIG) and MAGNUM’s Bob Catley. 'Moonglow' also introduces new collaborators Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza and BLACKMORE’S NIGHT frontwoman Candice Night.
Once again Sammet wrote all of the album’s material with the exception of its cover track, a rocked-up re-make of Michael Sembello’s 'Maniac', a hit from the smash 1981 movie 'Flashdance'. Along with the aforementioned Sascha Paeth, Tobias also acted as the record’s producer.
The first single, the 11 minute epic 'The Raven Child' starring guest vocalists Hansi Kürsch and Jorn Lande will be released in December. The second single 'Moonglow' with the partner of DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night as a guest vocalist will be released in January.
The Moonglow World Tour kicks off in Slovakia at the end of March, taking in many of the biggest cities in Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia and North, Central and South America.
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AVANTASIA, the all-star rock opera spaceship piloted by EDGUY singer, songwriter and producer Tobias Sammet, release their eighth full-length album, 'Moonglow', via Nuclear Blast Records on February 15th 2019.
Mark Taylor (for Record Collector Magazine) talks to Tobias about the album, the band and the latest touring plans.
This new 11-song record sees Sammet, reunited with some familiar faces from previous AVANTASIA albums. These include original QUEENSRYCHE lead singer Geoff Tate, PRETTY MAIDS frontman Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske of HELLOWEEN, Jørn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN), Eric Martin (MR BIG) and MAGNUM’s Bob Catley. 'Moonglow' also introduces new collaborators Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza and BLACKMORE’S NIGHT frontwoman Candice Night.
Once again Sammet wrote all of the album’s material with the exception of its cover track, a rocked-up re-make of Michael Sembello’s 'Maniac', a hit from the smash 1981 movie 'Flashdance'. Along with the aforementioned Sascha Paeth, Tobias also acted as the record’s producer.
The first single, the 11 minute epic 'The Raven Child' starring guest vocalists Hansi Kürsch and Jorn Lande will be released in December. The second single 'Moonglow' with the partner of DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night as a guest vocalist will be released in January.
The Moonglow World Tour kicks off in Slovakia at the end of March, taking in many of the biggest cities in Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia and North, Central and South America.
avantasia.net
facebook.com/avantasia
nuclearblast.de/avantasia
#tobiassamet #avantasia #moonspell
