Angel of Babylon
| Angel of Babylon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 April 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 58:59 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast, Fearless, Bodog | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet | |||
| Avantasia chronology | ||||
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Angel of Babylon is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with The Wicked Symphony. Angel Of Babylon was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album.[1] It is the third and final part of "The Wicked Trilogy".
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet, except "Symphony of Life", written by Sascha Paeth
| No. | Title | Guest Vocalist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stargazers" | Jørn Lande, Russell Allen, Michael Kiske, Oliver Hartmann | 9:31 |
| 2. | "Angel of Babylon" | Jørn Lande | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Your Love Is Evil" | 3:55 | |
| 4. | "Death Is Just a Feeling" | Jon Oliva | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Rat Race" | Jørn Lande | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Down in the Dark" | Jørn Lande | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Blowing Out the Flame" | 4:50 | |
| 8. | "Symphony of Life" | Cloudy Yang | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Alone I Remember" | Jørn Lande | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Promised Land" | Jørn Lande | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Journey to Arcadia" | Russell Allen, Bob Catley | 7:12 |
| Total length: | 58:59 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Twisted Mind" (Live at Masters of Rock 2008) | 7:01 |
| Total length: | 66:00 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Tobias Sammet - lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Sascha Paeth - guitars, keyboards, producer
- Eric Singer - drums (on tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Miro - keyboards, orchestration
Guests
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Guitars
- Bruce Kulick (on tracks 5, 9, 11)
- Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 1, 2, 3)
- Henjo Richter (on track 10)
- Drums
- Felix Bohnke (on tracks 4, 6, 8)
- Alex Holzwarth (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 11)
- Keyboards
- Jens Johansson (on track 2)
- Organ
- Simon Oberender (on track 9)
Singers
[edit]- Jørn Lande (on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Russell Allen (on tracks 1, 11)
- Michael Kiske (on track 1)
- Jon Oliva (on track 4)
- Bob Catley (on track 11)
- Cloudy Yang (on track 8)
References
[edit]- ^ Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
- ^ "Avantasia :: Official Web". Tobias Sammet. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Deutsche Post (2010-02-04). "Avantasia: Angel Of Babylon (CD) – jpc". Jpc.de. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
