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2022 studio album by Avantasia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society is the ninth studio album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 21 October 2022, through Nuclear Blast.
A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society | ||||
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Released | 21 October 2022 | |||
Genre | Power metal, progressive metal[1] | |||
Length | 53:58 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | ||||
Avantasia chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
laut.de | [2] |
Metal.de | 8/10[3] |
Metal Hammer | 6/7[4] |
Rock Hard | 8.5/10[5] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[6] |
According to Avantasia founder Tobias Sammet, song ideas go back as far as 2018 but were not finalized until a few months before the album release.[7] On 19 May 2022, he announced the album for release in Fall 2022. Sammet expressed his content with the album, saying that any song could classify as a first single.[8] The song "The Wicked Rule the Night", along with a lyric video were released the same day.[9] The album title and release date were revealed on 29 June 2022. In a press statement, Sammet explained how his active involvement in arranging, orchestrating and producing the album has made the record feel "extremely personal" to him.[10] In support of the album, the band held six concerts in Germany and Switzerland in Summer 2022.[11]
No. | Title | Guest vocalist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the Shadows" | 5:05 | |
2. | "The Wicked Rule the Night" | Ralf Scheepers | 4:25 |
3. | "Kill the Pain Away" | Floor Jansen | 3:44 |
4. | "The Inmost Light" | Michael Kiske | 3:27 |
5. | "Misplaced Among the Angels" | Jansen | 5:17 |
6. | "I Tame the Storm" | Jørn Lande | 3:53 |
7. | "Paper Plane" | Ronnie Atkins | 3:54 |
8. | "The Moonflower Society" | Bob Catley | 5:14 |
9. | "Rhyme and Reason" | Eric Martin | 4:42 |
10. | "Scars" | Geoff Tate | 4:13 |
11. | "Arabesque" |
| 10:10 |
Total length: | 53:58 |
All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet
Adapted from the album's booklet, Nuclear Blast
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