Yeah, sometimes news come rushing in you can't believe. This is one of those.
The well known metal opera project Avantasia of Edguy frontsiren Tobias Sammet has announced to play at this years 2016 edition of the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Wow, what a honour. This is a contest with a long tradition. Mostly it is well known for bands and single artists in the pop world but surely it is a great opportunity to promote some metal music on TV. The show is going to take place on 25th of February 2016 and will be broadcasted through TV. I'll add more details here in the article when I run across them, like the exact time for the show as well as (hopefully) links to where you can all watch the event.
Update 2016/02/19: On the website eurovision.de you'll find the livestream of the event.
German TV stations ARD and EinsFestival will broadcast this starting on 20:15h via their frequencies on german television.
You can read more detailed info about all the bands that will participate as well as about how to vote for your favorite band on the website of the Eurovision song contest Stockholm 2016 (sorry, only in german available).
In the meantime you can already check out the song the band is going to perform at the preliminary round of the ESC. The track is called ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’.
Until the big event takes place you can listen to the official album trailer for the upcoming Avantasia album "Ghostlights" which will hit the shelves of the CD shops on 29th of January 2016. As always it will feature a massive guestlist. Just hit the play button to be introduced to the line-up as well as the chance to check out the cover art and to check out some info on the various release formats.
Finally here is a list of the upcoming tourdates for the worldtour which will start in March 2016. Some venues are already sold out, so better hurry if you want to get a ticket for one of their shows. Ticket can be purchased over at Avantasia.net
04.03. D - Berlin - Huxley's*
05.03. D - Hamburg - Große Freiheit* - SOLD OUT!!
06.03. D - Bremen - Aladin*
08.03. UK - London - The Forum*
09.03. F - Paris - Le Trianon*
11.03. E - Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1*
12.03. E - Madrid - La Riviera* - SOLD OUT!!
13.03. E - Madrid - La Riviera*
15.03. D - Frankfurt-Langen - Stadthalle*
16.03. CZ - Prague - Forum Karlin*
18.03. D - Kaufbeuren - All-Karthalle*
19.03. D - Bamberg - Brose-Arena*
20.03. D - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle*
22.03. I - Milan - Alcatraz*
24.03. CH - Pratteln - Z7*
25.03. CH - Pratteln - Z7*
27.03. SK - Banska Bystrica - Ice Stadium*
28.03. SK - Bratislava - Sportshall*
29.03. A - Tröpolach - Full Metal Mountain Festival
31.03. D - Saarbrücken - Saarlandhalle*
01.04. D - Ludwigsburg - Arena*
02.04. D - Fulda - Esperantohalle*
04.04. H - Budapest - Baba Negra*
06.04. RUS - Moscow - Ray Just Arena*
09.04. JP - Tokyo - Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball*
24.04. BRA - Sao Paulo - Espaco das Americas*
08.-11.06. S - Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival
01-03.07. FIN - Helsinki, Tuska Open Air
06.07. D - Flugplatz Ballenstedt - RockHarz Open Air
Update 2016/01/13: Brand new US/Canada tourdates have just been announced.
APRIL 13 - CANADA - Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Theater
APRIL 15 - USA - New York, Playstation Theater
More dates will be announced. Check in at the band's Facebook site or take a look on their homepage to stay up to date.
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2/13/2014
New project Starchild featuring Michael Kiske, Jens Becker and Sandro Giampietro
Wow, this has just flashed me. The german section of the Metal Hammer reported on their website that the band Starchild is going to put out their first album with a track that is a cooperation of Michael Kiske and Helge Schneider!
You need to know that Helge Schneider is a well known comedian over here in germany. He has some sort of very own humor but has also proven to be a musician of skill. He did a tour some time ago that featured Pete York, the legendary jazz drumer as part of his band.
Anyway the information that Helge Schneider will play the organ on the charity track "Black And White Forever" while Kiske and Giampietro will share the vocals as a duett already surfaced on the Metal Hammer news.Parts of the profits that will be made with this track are going to be handed over to a foundation fighting against cancer. You can hear some excerpty of that song right here:
The album is set for release on FRIDAY, 11th APRIL 2014 and will feature the following band members on the regular tracks of the record:
Sandro Giampietro / Lead Vocals & Guitars
(Zillion, songwriter & producer for Michael Kiske, co-songwriter for Unisonic)
Jens Becker / Bass
(Zillion, Grave Digger )
Michael Ehrè / Drums
(Love Might Kill, Gamma Ray )
Esmeralda / Electric Violin
(Violin Virtuoso from Sankt Petersburg)
While we wait for the record to be released enjoy the full title track and video, it's excellent music and brings up some joy into the day. :-) The bands homepage can be reached right here.
Another good idea is to check out their youtube channel for some more snippets...
You need to know that Helge Schneider is a well known comedian over here in germany. He has some sort of very own humor but has also proven to be a musician of skill. He did a tour some time ago that featured Pete York, the legendary jazz drumer as part of his band.
Anyway the information that Helge Schneider will play the organ on the charity track "Black And White Forever" while Kiske and Giampietro will share the vocals as a duett already surfaced on the Metal Hammer news.Parts of the profits that will be made with this track are going to be handed over to a foundation fighting against cancer. You can hear some excerpty of that song right here:
The album is set for release on FRIDAY, 11th APRIL 2014 and will feature the following band members on the regular tracks of the record:
Sandro Giampietro / Lead Vocals & Guitars
(Zillion, songwriter & producer for Michael Kiske, co-songwriter for Unisonic)
Jens Becker / Bass
(Zillion, Grave Digger )
Michael Ehrè / Drums
(Love Might Kill, Gamma Ray )
Esmeralda / Electric Violin
(Violin Virtuoso from Sankt Petersburg)
While we wait for the record to be released enjoy the full title track and video, it's excellent music and brings up some joy into the day. :-) The bands homepage can be reached right here.
Another good idea is to check out their youtube channel for some more snippets...
1/25/2013
Mediascope: Helloween, Avantasia and Black Metal movie
Wow, the new year has just begun and there are already lot's of new things online that you can check out freely. For example german metal legend "Helloween" has recently put out their newest studio album called "Straight out of hell". In cooperation with the biggest daily german newspaper "Bild" the band has set up a stream of the entire album right here.
The head of Avantasia is Tobias Sammet. With their last show the band played at the Wacken Open Air 2011 the project was officially laid to rest but Tobias Sammet felt afterwards that their was so much left unsaid and music still in his head that he had to go back and start the project once again. Actually the recordings are already finished for a new album called "THE MYSTERY OF TIME". It is set for release in March 2013. The tracklist will be:
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
A first trailer revealing that Michael Kiske will also be on board for some guest vocals has been put out. There will be in fact a big amount of guest stars on the album since Biff Byford,Bruce Kulick, Russell Gilbrook (Uriah Heep) Arjen Lucassen (Ayeron), Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie Atkins have been confirmed to do guest appeareances of the album. In addition you can also have a ear on some snippets of the album by checking out the trailer below.
There are more preview videos available, just check out the Avantasia youtube channel to see them.
Least for today is the stream of a full movie that had it's premiere on the Sundance film festival. It's called "Black Metal". The story is set around the main question that ask's, if and in which way are musicians responsible for the deeds of their fans? The story tells the story out of the perspective of a vocalist of a Black Metal band who has to deal with a fan driven deed of strong brutality.
The head of Avantasia is Tobias Sammet. With their last show the band played at the Wacken Open Air 2011 the project was officially laid to rest but Tobias Sammet felt afterwards that their was so much left unsaid and music still in his head that he had to go back and start the project once again. Actually the recordings are already finished for a new album called "THE MYSTERY OF TIME". It is set for release in March 2013. The tracklist will be:
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery
A first trailer revealing that Michael Kiske will also be on board for some guest vocals has been put out. There will be in fact a big amount of guest stars on the album since Biff Byford,Bruce Kulick, Russell Gilbrook (Uriah Heep) Arjen Lucassen (Ayeron), Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie Atkins have been confirmed to do guest appeareances of the album. In addition you can also have a ear on some snippets of the album by checking out the trailer below.
There are more preview videos available, just check out the Avantasia youtube channel to see them.
Least for today is the stream of a full movie that had it's premiere on the Sundance film festival. It's called "Black Metal". The story is set around the main question that ask's, if and in which way are musicians responsible for the deeds of their fans? The story tells the story out of the perspective of a vocalist of a Black Metal band who has to deal with a fan driven deed of strong brutality.
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