Avantasia

I didn't think I'd like a power ballad about a ninja turtle in love with April O'Neill, but here we are.

When Avantasia first became a thing, nobody really knew what to expect. An ambitious...

Few bands create as much buzz as Avantasia. Unlike many of the so-called "super...

Greetings fellow metalheads, it’s that time of the year again! Wacken Open Air Festival...

I was really excited to finally meet with Tobias Sammet. I had tried (a lot ) to...

To say that there are high expectations when a new Avantasia album is coming out, doesn't...

I have a thing for dramatism. I like it when productions are larger than...

Tobias Sammet is a little bit like Andy Kaufmann, the famous American comedian who...

Michael Kiske, a devout Christian, gives his opinion on what he sees as the glorification of evil in heavy metal and how it affects people.

I can't say that I know Place Vendome. While I am familiar with a...

"I honestly think that you don't have to believe anything. If you really want to know you can know; your eyes can be opened and you can see these kind of things"

"We are traveling the world under good conditions, we play for quite some people, usually the shows are really packed and the response is great. It's just great, what more do you want?"

Avantasia’s legendary Metal Operas are the main reason I am into Power Metal to...