The Wicked Symphony
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Publication |
2010 |
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| Label (s) | Nuclear Blast | |||
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Title (number) |
11 |
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Studio (s) |
Vox sound studio, Hamburg |
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The Wicked Symphony is the fourth studio album by the metal - Opera Avantasia by Tobias Sammet . The album was released on April 3, 2010 at the same time as the album Angel of Babylon . However, Tobias Sammet insists that they are two independent albums, and not a double album.
Songs
- The Wicked Symphony - 9:28
- Wastelands - 4:44
- Scales of Justice - 5:04
- Dying for an Angel - 4:32
- Blizzard on a Broken Mirror - 6:07
- Runaway Train - 8:42
- Crest traps - 4:02
- Forever Is a Long Time - 5:05
- Black Wings - 4:37
- States of Matter - 3:57
- The Edge - 4:12
staff
Tape:
- Tobias Sammet - vocals, bass, keyboard
- Sascha Paeth - guitar, keyboard
- Eric Singer - drums (songs 5,7,9 and 10)
- Michael "Miro" Rodenberg - keyboard
Guest musicians:
- Jørn Lande singing on songs 1, 2, 6, 9 and 10
- Andre Matos singing on song 5
- Russell Allen singing on songs 1 and 11
- Michael Kiske singing on song 1
- Tim Owens singing on song 3
- Klaus Meine singing on song 4
- Bob Catley singing on song 11
- Cloudy Yang vocals on song 8
- Bruce Kulick guitar on songs 5, 9 and 11
- Oliver Hartmann guitar on songs 1, 2 and 3
- Henjo Richter guitar on song 10
- Felix Bohnke drums on songs 4, 6 and 8
- Alex Holzwarth drums on songs 1, 2, 3 and 11
- Jens Johansson Keyboard on Lied 2
- Simon Oberender organ at song 9
Background choir:
- Emilie Paeth
- Cloudy Yang
- Amanda Somerville
- Tiffany Kirkland
- Ina Morgan
- Cinzia Rizzo
- Thomas Rettke
- Oliver Hartmann
- Matthias Kontny
- Michael Voy
- Tobias Sammet
Review and success
The album was available in a box with the album Angel of Babylon. It reached the following chart positions: Germany # 2, Hungary # 5, Czech Republic # 6, Switzerland # 7, Austria # 9, Slovenia # 7, Sweden # 1 (rock charts, national charts # 14), Finland # 18, Norway # 22, England # 26 (indie), Holland # 27 (indie), Spain # 32, France # 74 and Japan # 89.