The Metal Opera Part II

The Metal Opera Pt. II
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	October 27, 2002
Recorded	June 2001-April 2002, Rhoen Studio, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	59:12
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Tobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology
The Metal Opera (2001) The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002) Lost in Space Part I (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Metal Opera Pt. II is the second full-length album by Tobias Sammet's supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera, and further information on the story can be found here. The songs carry on the story begun in The Metal Opera, with the same characters. Much like other power metal albums, the compositions draws aesthetic and lyrical influences from early fantasy literature such as The Lord of The Rings and the Red Sonja series.

Track listing

All tracks written by Tobias Sammet.

No.	Title	Guest Vocalist	Length
1.	"The Seven Angels"	Michael Kiske, Oliver Hartmann, Kai Hansen, David DeFeis, Rob Rock, Andre Matos	14:17
2.	"No Return"	Michael Kiske, Andre Matos	4:28
3.	"The Looking Glass"	Bob Catley	4:53
4.	"In Quest For"	Bob Catley	3:53
5.	"The Final Sacrifice"	David DeFeis	5:01
6.	"Neverland"	Rob Rock	5:00
7.	"Anywhere"		5:28
8.	"Chalice of Agony"	Andre Matos, Kai Hansen	6:00
9.	"Memory"	Ralf Zdiarstek	5:43
10.	"Into the Unknown"	Sharon den Adel	4:29
Total length:			59:12

Credits

• Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - Keyboards, Bass guitar (on track 10), Vocals (see "Singers")
• Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) - Guitars
• Markus Grosskopf (Helloween) - Bass guitar
• Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire) - Drums

Guests

Musicians

• Guitar
  • Jens Ludwig (Edguy) (lead on tracks 5 and 9)
  • Norman Meiritz (rhythm on track 10)
  • Timo Tolkki (Symfonia, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Stratovarius) (lead on tracks 1 and 10)
• Drums
  • Eric Singer (KISS, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper) (on track 10)
• Keyboard
  • Frank Tischer (Piano on tracks 1, 4 and 7)

Singers

• Gabriel Laymann - Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - tracks 1-10
• Lugaid Vandroiy - Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Place Vendome, Unisonic) - tracks 1 and 2
• Brother Jakob - David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) - tracks 1 and 5
• Bailiff Falk von Kronberg - Ralf Zdiarstek - track 9
• Anna Held - Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) - track 10
• Bishop Johann von Bicken - Rob Rock (ex-Axel Rudi Pell, Driver, Impellitteri) - tracks 1 and 6
• Pope Clement VIII - Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) - track 1
• Elderane the Elf - Andre Matos (ex-Symfonia, ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra, ex-Viper) - tracks 1, 2 and 8
• Regrin the Dwarf - Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray, Unisonic) - tracks 1 and 8
• Mysterious Voice of the Tower - Timo Tolkki (ex-Symfonia, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Stratovarius) - track 1
• Tree of Knowledge - Bob Catley (Magnum) - tracks 3 and 4

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Avantasia The Metal Opera, Vol.2 review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.