- Performer: Avantasia
- Title: The Metal Opera
- Genre: Rock
- Cat #: AFM CD 040-2, 0046722AFM, AFM 040-2
- Label: AFM Records
- Country: Germany
- Date of release: 2001
- Style: Heavy Metal
- FLAC size 1466 mb
- MP3 size: 1009 mb
- Record From CD, Album
Tracklist
| 1 | FarewellAcoustic Guitar – Norman MeiritzVocals [Anna Held] – Sharon den Adel | 6:32 |
| 2 | In Nomine Patris | 1:04 |
| 3 | Avantasia | 5:32 |
| 4 | Reach Out For The Light | 6:33 |
| 5 | Breaking Away | 4:34 |
| 6 | Malleus Maleficarum | 1:43 |
| 7 | Prelude | 1:11 |
| 8 | A New Dimension | 1:39 |
| 9 | Sign Of The CrossLead Guitar – Jens Ludwig | 6:24 |
| 10 | InsidePiano – Frank Tischer | 2:24 |
| 11 | Serpents In Paradise | 6:15 |
| 12 | The Glory Of Rome | 5:28 |
| 13 | The TowerLead Guitar – Jens LudwigVocals [Voice In The Tower] – Timo Tolkki | 9:43 |
Credits
- Bass – Markus Grosskopf
- Cover – Jean Pascal Fournier
- Design [Booklet] – Nils Wasko, Tobias Sammet
- Drums – Alex Holzwarth
- Engineer [Future Sound Recorders] – Angelo Janotti
- Engineer [Gate Studios] – Sascha Paeth
- Engineer [Last Chance Studios] – Ed Warrin
- Engineer [Rs29-studios] – Oscar Holleman
- Engineer, Co-producer – Norman Meiritz
- Keyboards [Keys], Orchestrated By [Orchestrations] – Tobias Sammet
- Mastered By – Mika Jussila
- Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
- Music By, Lyrics By – Tobias Sammet
- Photography By – Alex Kuehr
- Producer – Tobias Sammet
- Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Henjo Richter
- Vocals [Bailiff Von Kronberg] – Ralf Zdiarstek (tracks: 4, 7)
- Vocals [Bishop Von Bicken] – Rob Rock (tracks: 7, 12)
- Vocals [Druid Lugaid Vandroiy] – Ernie (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 13)
- Vocals [Elderane, The Elf] – André Matos (tracks: 11 to 13)
- Vocals [Friar Jakob] – David DeFeis (tracks: 3, 13)
- Vocals [Novice Gabriel] – Tobias Sammet (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 13)
- Vocals [Pope Clemens Iix] – Oliver Hartmann (tracks: 7, 12, 13)
- Vocals [Regrin, The Dwarf] – Kai Hansen (tracks: 11, 12)
Notes
Recorded at Rhoen-Studios, Germany.
Mixed at Finnvox-Studios, Finland.
Mastered at Finnvox-Studios, Finland.
David DeFeis vocals recorded at Last Chance Studios, USA.
Rob Rock vocals recorded at Future Sound Recorders, Orlando-Florida, USA.
André Matos vocals recorded at Gate-Studios, Germany.
Sharon den Adel vocals recorded at RS29-Studios, Netherlands.
Kai Hansen vocals recorded at Hansen-Studios, Germany.
Timo Tolkki vocals recorded at Finnvox-Studios, Finland.
Distribution worldwide: Argentina: NEMS, Australia: MMD, Austria: NSM, BeNeLux: Rock Inc., Bulgaria: Wizard, Brasil: Rock Brigade/Laser Company, Chile: NEMS, Croatia: Trolik D.O.O., Czech Republic: Sheer Records, Denmark: Nordic Metal, Finland: MNW/House Of Kicks, France: NTS, Germany: Connected, Great Britain: Plastic Head, Greece: Cosmic Storm, Hungary: HMP, Israel: Raven Music, Italy: Audioglobe, Japan: JVC, Norway:MNW/House Of Kicks, Poland: Mystic Production, Portugal: Recital, Romania: Rocris Disc, Slovakia: Rock Extremum, Spain: Arise, Sweden: MNW/House Of Kicks, Switzerland: Disctrade, Turkey: Hammer Müzik, USA/Canada: Century Media.
(p) + (c) 2001 AFM Records
Barcodes
- Barcode: 4009880 467220
- Matrix / Runout: DOCdata Germany AFM CD 040-2
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LL88
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 5228
- Label Code: LC 05204
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Other (SPARS Code): DDD
Companies
- Distributed By – Connected Music Vertrieb GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – AFM Records
- Copyright (c) – AFM Records
- Marketed By – AFM Records
- Published By – AFMusic & Publishing
- Recorded At – Rhoen Records Studio
- Recorded At – Last Chance Studios
- Recorded At – Future Sound Recorders
- Recorded At – Gate Studio
- Recorded At – RS29
- Recorded At – Hansen Studio
- Recorded At – Finnvox
- Mixed At – Finnvox
- Mastered At – Finnvox
- Glass Mastered At – DOCdata Germany
- Distributed By – NEMS Enterprises
- Distributed By – MMD
- Distributed By – NSM Records
- Distributed By – Rock Inc.
- Distributed By – Wizard Ltd.
- Distributed By – Rock Brigade Records
- Distributed By – Laser Company Records
- Distributed By – Trolik D.O.O.
- Distributed By – Sheer Records
- Distributed By – Nordic Metal
- Distributed By – MNW
- Distributed By – House Of Kicks Records
- Distributed By – Nothing To Say
- Distributed By – Plastic Head Distribution
- Distributed By – Cosmic Storm
- Distributed By – HMP
- Distributed By – Raven Music
- Distributed By – Audioglobe
- Distributed By – JVC
- Distributed By – Mystic Production
- Distributed By – Recital
- Distributed By – Rocris Disc
- Distributed By – Rock Extremum Records
- Distributed By – Arise Records
- Distributed By – Disctrade
- Distributed By – Hammer Müzik
- Distributed By – Century Media