German band Avantasia, led by Tobias Sammet, announced this month that they have signed a record deal with Napalm Records. So it’s a good time to reveal more details about their upcoming album – Avantasia’s 10th full-length studio album ‘Here Be Dragons’ will be released on February 28th. It promises to be epically enchanting choruses and theatrical symphonic metal elements, as is typical of Avantasia. The first single from the upcoming album will be available for metal fans to enjoy very soon. Pre-orders for ‘Here Be Dragons’ are now live here.
Tobias Sammet says that the upcoming album offers the bravest, most fearless and most audacious music he has written in decades.
“Where previous albums allowed me to unload big weights from my heart, this album is more wild, fearless, powerful, and full of uplifting energy. This time I plunged headfirst into the vortex of creativity, creating ten separate musical descriptions with the same carefree, instinctive attitude that guided me in the early stages of my career. These formed a whole that I think is the tightest chapter in Avantasia’s history,” says Tobias Sammet.
Track-list:
1. Creepshow
2. Here Be Dragons
3. The Moorland At Twilight
4. The Witch
5. Phantasmagoria
6. Bring On The Night
7. Unleash The Kraken
8. Avalon
9. Against The Wind
10. Everybody’s Here Until The End
The album will be available to melodic metal fans just in time for their European tour starting in March.
“I’m absolutely full of energy, and I can’t wait to perform the songs from the new album live! After the release, we’re heading out on a big European tour accompanied by a completely new show. In addition to new material and classics, there will be some rarities, and the whole spectacle will be served up with the most amazing stage show in Avantasia’s history,” Tobias Sammet enthuses.