After triumphantly storming the worldwide charts with new album Moonglow, TOBIAS SAMMET's AVANTASIA are premiering an official lyric video for the track 'Alchemy', which features the distinctive vocals of ex-Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate. Watch the new lyric video for 'Alchemy':
TOBIAS SAMMET comments: "When I wrote 'Alchemy' I had no one but Geoff Tate in mind. He is one of the most influential singers in the history of Melodic Metal and I have always adored albums like QUEENSRYCHE’s 'Rage For Order' and 'Operation Mindcrime'. And that type of singing was exactly what I imagined to hear in AVANTASIA. When we were in the studio there was magic in the air, Geoff delivered and even though thousands of singers have been inspired by him, there is only one Geoff Tate. What a great addition to the AVANTASIA family. I can‘t wait to travel around the globe with Geoff and the team in a couple of days."
TOBIAS SAMMET has long been recognized as one of the most accomplished German rock musicians, with releases and chart success in 40 countries across world. Moonglow charted as follows:
- GERMANY #1
- SWEDEN Rock/ Metal #1
- UK Rock Top 40 #1
- SWITZERLAND #3
- AUSTRIA #4
- CANADA Hard Music Albums #5
- FINLAND physical #5
- SPAIN #5
- USA Current Hard Music Albums #5
- SWEDEN #6
- CZECH REPUBLIK #8
- SCOTLAND #9
- FINLAND #13
- JAPAN (western music) #13
- CANADA Top Current Albums #17
- FRANCE TOP 150 physical and download #22
- ITALY #31
- UK #38
- BELGIUM VL #38
- FRANCE TOP 150 #43
- USA Top Albums #46
- NETHERLANDS #83
- BELGIUM WA #121
AVANTASIA’s latest opus, Moonglow is a masterpiece in rock, that ignores the conventional way of creating music and transports fans into a new and magical world. Barricading himself in his studio, aptly called The Great Mystery, Tobias worked tirelessly on new material, until finally 11 tracks were brought together to form Moonglow. „It's beautiful to see how this worked out for me with a sound, for which - according to the opinion of some experts - there is no place in this generic mainstream-world. And the best thing is: Fans all around the world love the record and we can kick off our world-tour knowing of their support and have lots of fun!“, comments TOBIAS SAMMET on his first #1 in his home country.
AVANTASIA - »Moonglow World Tour 2019«
Presented by Metal Hammer, Piranha, Musix, Rock It!
- 27.03. SK Presov - Tatran Handball Aréna
- 28.03. SK Bratislava - Hant Aréna
- 30.03. DE Kaufbeuren - All-Karthalle *SOLD OUT*
- 31.03. IT Milan - Alcatraz
- 02.04. CZ Prague - Forum Karlín *SOLD OUT*
- 03.04. DE Berlin - Huxleys Neue Welt
- 05.04. DE Ludwigsburg - MHP Arena *SOLD OUT*
- 06.04. DE Bamberg - Brose Arena
- 08.04. DE Fulda - Esperantohalle
- 09.04. DE Saarbrücken - Saarlandhalle
- 10.04. FR Paris - Olympia
- 12.04. DE Osnabrück - Osnabrück Halle
- 13.04. DE Hamburg - Mehr! Theater *SOLD OUT*
- 14.04. DE Oberhausen - König-Pilsener-Arena
- 16.04. UK London - The Forum
- 18.04. DE Offenbach - Stadthalle
- 19.04. CH Pratteln - Z7
- 20.04. CH Pratteln - Z7 *SOLD OUT*
- 21.04. CH Pratteln - Z7
- 24.04. ES Bilbao - Santana 27
- 26.04. ES Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1
- 27.04. ES Madrid - Palacio Vistalegre
- 02.05. SE Stockholm - Arenan
- 04.05. RU Moscow - Glavclub Green Concert
- 06.05. HU Budapest - Barba Negra Track
- 09.05. JP Tokyo - Blitz Akasaka
- 12.05. AU Sydney - Metro Theatre
- 14.05. AU Melbourne - The Forum
- 17.05. US San Jose, CA - City National Civic
- 19.05. US Anaheim, CA - City National Grove
- 21.05. US Chicago, IL - Patio Theater
- 23.05. CA Montreal, QC - Metropolis
- 24.05. US Worcester, MA - Palladium
- 26.05. MEX Mexico City - Auditorio BlackBerry
- 29.05. RCH Santiago - Teatro Caupolican
- 31.05. RA Buenos Aires - El Teatro Flores
- 02.06. BR São Paulo - Espaço das América
Festivals:
- 11. - 13.07. D Balingen - Bang Your Head!!!
- 11. - 14.07. CZ Vizovice - Masters of Rock
- 09.- 11.08. B Kortrijk - Alcatraz Metal Festival
- 14. - 17.08. D Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
- 18.08. BG Varna - Varna Rock
- 23.08. D Giessen - Giessener Kultursommer
More dates to be announced soon...!