The Wicked Symphony is the fourth full-length album of the Avantasia project by Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet, released on April 3, 2010 simultaneously with the album Angel of Babylon . The recordings were attended by musicians from many famous rock bands such as Masterplan , Symphony X , Scorpions and others. The plot of The Wicked Symphony continues the story begun in The Scarecrow about the fate of a lone scarecrow man suffering from unrequited love and tormented by internal demons [1] .
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| Avantasia Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue |  April 3, 2010 | |||
| Recorded by | 2007—2010 | |||
| Genres | power metal symphonic metal | |||
| Duration | 60:46 | |||
| Producer | Tobias Zammet Sasha Paet | |||
| A country | Germany | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
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| Nuclear blast | NB 2351-2 | |||
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Content
List of Songs
- “The Wicked Symphony” - 9:28
- Wastelands 4:44
- Scales of Justice 5:04
- "Dying for an Angel" - 4:32
- Blizzard On a Broken Mirror - 6:07
- Runaway Train - 8:42
- Crestfallen 4:02
- Forever is a Long Time - 5:05
- Black Wings 4:37
- "States of Matter" - 3:57
- The Edge - 4:12
Worked on the album.
Cast
- Tobias Zammet (on all tracks) - Composer / Scarecrow
- Jorn Lande (1, 6, 7, 8) - Mephistopheles
- Russell Allen (at 1, 10) - Inspiration
- Michael Kiske (2, 6) - Mentor of the composer
- Tim Owens (3) - Rage
- Klaus Meine (on 4) - Image of a glorious future for the composer
- Andre Matos (5) - Irresponsibility
- Bob Caitley (6) - Good Spirit
- Ralph Zdiyarstek (9) - Righteous Wrath
Instrumentalists
- Tobias Zammet - bass, lead vocals
- Sasha Paet - guitar
- Eric Singer - drums
- Michael Rodenberg - keyboards, orchestrations
- Bruce Kulik - guitar on 6, 11
- Oliver Hartmann - guitar on 2, 8
- Felix Bonke - drums on 1, 5, 9 11
- Alex Holzwart - drums on 3, 7, 8, 10
- Simon Oberender - organ at 6, 8, 11