Avantasia presents the first single of the new album!

Next Friday, the new AVANTASIA single 'Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose' will be available for download. On Wednesday 9th at 21.00 CET the song will be played on the Tobias Sammet Rockshow on RadioBob. You can also stream the show live from www.radiobob.de.

'Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose' is a four minutes song which Tobias described as a short opera within the rock opera. The choirs alone took over 40 hours to record - just for that one song!

Tobias: "At first listen it's a straight forward epic rock track in the vain of Meat Loaf meets AVANTASIA, but there are so many details and even though it flows well, it's the most sophisticated and detailed single I've ever released. Except from the chorus and one guitar line not one single part is repeated, even the verses are completely different. If Meat Loaf or Richard Wagner would do that kind of song, I am sure this would be a major hit. I just hope people take their headphones and listen to this in a darkened room and not over their mobile phone speakers, because that's the only way this music unfolds its magic."

Pre-order »Ghostlights« in various formats here: http://nblast.de/AvantasiaGhostlightsNB

»Ghostlights« will contain the following tracks:

01. Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose

Lead vocals: Tobias

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth

02. Let The Storm Descend Upon You

Lead vocals: Tobias, Jorn Lande, Ronnie Atkins, Robert Mason

Lead guitar: Oliver Hartmann

03. The Haunting

Lead vocals: Dee Snider, Tobias

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth

04. Seduction Of Decay

Lead vocals: Geoff Tate, Tobias

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth

05. Ghostlights

Lead vocals: Michael Kiske, Tobias, Jorn Lande

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth, Oliver Hartmann

06. Draconian Love

Lead vocals: Herbie Langhans, Tobias

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth

07. Master Of The Pendulum

Lead vocals: Marco Hietala, Tobias

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth

08. Isle Of Evermore

Lead vocals: Sharon Den Adel, Tobias

09. Babylon Vampyres

Lead vocals: Tobias, Robert Mason

Lead guitar: Bruce Kulick, Oliver Hartmann, Sascha Paeth

10. Lucifer

Lead vocals: Jorn Lande, Tobias

Lead guitar: Bruce Kulick

11. Unchain The Light

Lead vocals: Tobias, Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske

Lead guitar: Sascha Paeth, Oliver Hartmann

12. A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies

Lead vocals: Bob Catley, Tobias

Lead guitar: Bruce Kulick

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13. Wake Up To The Moon (Bonus Track)

Don't miss AVANTASIA on their upcoming world tour!

AVANTASIA have been confirmed as one of the headliners for the Rockharz Open Air in Ballenstedt, Germany. A show in Budapest, Hungary was announced recently as well.

See all dates below:

»Ghostlights World Tour 2016«

• 04.03. D Berlin - Huxley's*
• 05.03. D Hamburg - Große Freiheit* (SOLD OUT!)
• 06.03. D Bremen - Aladin*
• 08.03. UK London - The Forum*
• 09.03. F Paris - Le Trianon*
• 11.03. E Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1*
• 12.03. E Madrid - La Riviera* (SOLD OUT!)
• 13.03. E Madrid - La Riviera*
• 15.03. D Frankfurt-Langen - Stadthalle*
• 16.03. CZ Prague - Forum Karlin*
• 18.03. D Kaufbeuren - All-Karthalle*
• 19.03. D Bamberg - Brose-Arena*
• 20.03. D Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle*
• 22.03. I Milan - Alcatraz*
• 24.03. CH Pratteln - Z7*
• 25.03. CH Pratteln - Z7*
• 27.03. SK Banska Bystrica - Ice Stadium*
• 28.03. SK Bratislava - Sportshall*
• 29.03. A Tröpolach - Full Metal Mountain Festival
• 31.03. D Saarbrücken - Saarlandhalle*
• 01.04. D Ludwigsburg - Arena*
• 02.04. D Fulda - Esperantohalle*
• 04.04. H Budapest - Barba Negra Music Club* (NEW!)
• 06.04. RUS Moscow - Arena Moscow*
• 08. - 11.06. S Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival
• 06. - 09.07. D Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air (NEW!)

*AVANTASIA play at least three hours, no more bands!

More dates in other countries in the works!