If there is one takeaway from this blog it is this: Avantasia is the greatest music act in the world today. I love a lot of bands b...

Tobias Sammet exists in two musical worlds now, Avantasia, the grand metal opera, and Edguy, the hard rock band. If Avantasia is a d...

In January of this year, on a whim I purchased tickets to Avantaisa in Berlin and Hamburg in April. I did not give it a lot of thought, i...

Tobias Sammet has returned to the Avantasia project with the new album “The Mystery of Time – A Rock Epic.” This is the sixth insta...

I am working backwards discovering German rock music. When I discovered Avantasia I learned all about front man Tobias Sammet, and...

Under the Edguy label Tobias Sammet has released nine studio albums, but nine albums is far too few, to contain the entirety of his ...

“The scarlet rose has died, lost inside the night. Left in my mind, like a dream all full of pride. The scarlet rose has died.” ...

"This plane, with whom I have shared joys and sorrows, is the Arcadia of my youth. I kept flying, believing in myself. I have no reg...

Welcome to Avantasia. Back in January 2009 I reviewed Avantasia – Lost in Space, and informed the good people who read my music in revie...

As I reflect over 2009, I think about what was the most important music of the year to share with others. There is probably far more mus...