Avantasia: The Flying Opera – Around The World In 20 Days (2008) Blu-ray 1080p AVC LPCM 2.0 [Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal]

Two-part release, featuring a live performance from the 'metal opera' collective, 'Avantasia', and a documentary chronicling the events of the tour. The superband, which was formed by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, includes such members as Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Andre Matos (ex-Angra) and Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween). The live footage was recorded at Wacken Open Air Festival (Germany) and Masters of Rock Festival (Czech Republic), and includes such tracks as 'Twisted Mind', 'Lost in Space' and Serpents in Paradise'.



Avantasia was an all-star side project headed by Tobias Sammet, lead singer of the prog-tinged German power metal band Edguy. While recording a guest appearance from Blind Guardian singer Hansi Kürsch with his regular band, Sammet conceived of a massive-scale rock opera featuring the cream of the current power metal scene. He spent a year composing the material, named the "band" Avantasia, and recruited a variety of vocalists to tell his story: Gamma Ray's Kai Hansen, Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, Virgin Steele's David DeFeis, Angra's Andre Matos, Warrior's Rob Rock, and Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel. For the backing band, Sammet gathered guitarists Jens Ludwig (Edguy) and Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), bassist Markus Grosskopf (Helloween), and drummer Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody). The album, The Metal Opera, was filled with tried-and-true fantasy themes and anthemic, progressive pomp-metal; it was released by Century Media in the summer of 2001 and was followed by the sequel, The Metal Opera, Vol. 2, the following year in 2002. The band returned years later with its Scarecrow Saga, a three-album piece consisting of The Scarecrow, released in 2008, and The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon, both released in 2010. The Flying Opera, a live set from the Scarecrow tours, was released in 2011, and the following year they unleashed The Mystery of Time, their biggest production yet, which featured the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. --Artist Biography by Steve Huey



The Live Show (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 & Masters of Rock Festival 2008)

01. Twisted Mind

02. The Scarecrow

03. Another Angel Down

04. Prelude / Reach Out For The Light

05. Inside

06. No Return

07. The Story Ain‘t Over

08. Shelter From The Rain

09. Lost In Space

10. I Don‘t Believe In Your Love

11. Avantasia

12. Serpents In Paradise

13. Promised Land

14. The Toy Master

15. Farewell

16. Sign Of The Cross / The Seven Angels (Medley)



Around The World In 20 Days – The Movie (documentary)

01. Overture

02. From The Cradle To The Stage

03. Avantasia Live - The Expedition Starts

04. Sweden Rock Festival 2008

05. The Birth Of Avantasia

06. A New Era - 2006

07. Mowcow 2008

08. Avantasians

09. Tokyo 2008

10. The Scarecrow

11. Lost In Space

12. Mexico & South America

13. Avantasians

14. Impressions From Mexico & South America

15. Soundcheck

16. Avantasians

17. Back In Europe - Xzech Republic - Masters Of Rock

18. Avantasians

19. 150.000 Hands In The Air: Wacken

20. Where Do We Go From Here?

21. And The Story Goes On...

22. Epilogue