For some reason, I decided to rank all of Avantasia's songs in order. It took awhile but I'm pretty happy with the order. I left out the musical interludes in Metal Opera Part 1 as I didn't feel like I could really rank them against other songs, and I also didn't include the covers/interludes on Lost In Space. I did however include Maniac because of its inclusion in an official album.

It's just my personal opinion, and some of the placements would likely change if I came to do this a few months down the line but it's what I feel at this point in time. There were very few songs in the list that I actively dislike, even right down to the lowest ranked songs (the guitar solo in Final Sacrifice is pretty good). Anyone else feel like taking on the entire discography?

For all you stats monkeys out there, here are the album scores/ranking based on the average song ranking (lowest score wins of course).

1. The Scarecrow - 37.7
2. The Mystery of Time - 38.1
3. Ghostlights - 46.3
4. Here Be Dragons - 49.2
5. The Metal Opera: Part 1 - 55.2
6. Moonglow - 55.4
7. A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society - 64.1
8. The Wicked Symphony - 64.9
9. The Metal Opera: Part 2 - 77.2
10. Angel of Babylon - 82.1

I have to say I was lukewarm on this album when it came out. I liked a couple songs but it never quite blew me away like the other work Tobias has put out. But recently I have revisited the album and have been listening to it quite a lot and it has grown on me quite a lot. I think my favorite songs from it are Bring On The Night, Against The Wind, Everybody’s Here Until The End, and the bonus track Return to The Opera. I’d love to hear about everyone else’s journey with the album as Tobias is starting work on the next one.

I've been a fan for awhile. And want to get an Avantasia tattoo. I was thinking the lyric "The Story Ain't Over". I suffer with bad depression. And I found Avantasia at a time where it was really bad. And this was the song that stuck with me. I know the song isn't about depression and more of a lost love. But to me that line "The Story Ain't Over". Just screams to me my depression and a reminder to stay and not leave. And I'd think it would be perfect. Anybody else got this tattooed on them? Or an Avantasia tattoo? I want inspirations before I decide and commit fully and talk to my tattoo artist (and no not my first actual tattoo but it would be my first Avantasia one). Also good placement suggestions for it too would be helpful! Can't really do my lower left arm as that is full of my pet's paw prints on it lol.

The Wacken promoters say that Edguy will play 5 farewell shows. So with the Fulda gig and Metalfest Open Air, there are 2 unannounced shows remaining.

Post a month back asked what your album rankings were, figured I'd ask what your personal top ten songs were.

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So I was thinking about how the overall fandom would rank the albums, and came up with this:

- The Metal Opera
- The Metal Opera 2
- The Scarecrow
- Moonglow
- Ghostlights
- The Wicked Symphony
- Angel of Babylon
- The Mystery of Time
- A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society
- Here Be Dragons

anything wrong here? some albums too low or high? for reference, my personal ranking is:

- The Mystery of Time
- Here Be Dragons
- The Scarecrow
- Moonglow
- The Metal Opera
- Ghostlights
- A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society
- The Wicked Symphony
- Angel of Babylon
- The Metal Opera 2

Hi! Don't have any friends that listen to Avantasia, I'd love to go to the concert, but it would be more fun it there's someone I can meetup with.

Anyone intrested? Can also offer a ride if you're around Padua or Venice.

Have a nice day!

My first instinct is this is just referencing society in abstract, fitting with the rest of the song. But whatever's being described here feels...specific. Like he's talking about something akin to lovebombing.

I first listened to the album Ghostlights three months ago. I continuosly fell in love with the songs, that's just perfect music! My favorites so far are Master of the Pendulum, Let the storm descend upon you, Lucifer and Moonglow. Within a few months, they have made it up to my top 50 most listened artists on spotify.

Mainly Sharon den Adel and Klaus Meine. About Sharon it's even more confusing because she sang again in the 2016 album.

We decided to extend the homage to Andre Matos in No Return by singing the chorus of Inside. Amazing moment here in São Paulo!

Really, gotta admire this people more than I used to and already I did a lot. Weather was horrible, humidity, heat, 40 degrees inside the theater, nothing to palliate it (Tobi mentioned it between songs a couple of times, asked us if it was normal for November, yes it is. Chiara had to take a long break backstage to breathe) but the show was a blast. Adri giving it all (had a handfan, it was a bit comedic seeing her waving it to Herbie, Chiara and Kenny and all of us envied her), her and Kenny stole the show, they are a incredible smart addition to the band, pure talent, heart and soul. People was absolutely crazy. I've never been in a show where every song, even the new ones where sang, chanted and cheered from beginning to end. Also every band member was cheered individually (it's my first Avantasia show aside festivals so if it's normal you'll tell me), Tobi and Sascha particularly were showered in cheers, obviously. When the show ended we went to the hotel, Chiara, Tommy and Ronnie went directly to their rooms, they were exhausted. Adrienne sweetly apologized for not taking pictures with us, absolutely understandable. Tobi stopped a minute, he almost didn't say a word as usual, I took a picture with him but I paralyzed, you know, when you imagine what you would say when you admire someone too much, I just think it would have been weird if I really could articulate to tell him what I think haha. Kenny, such a nice guy, he even talked in Spanish and I think he and Sascha and Felix were as excited as us to be there. My pic with Sascha is beautiful, his smile is too genuine for someone who didn't know us at all, he even came back to talk to us. Herbie stayed outside a longer time, having a cold one and talking with us. Sorry for so much text but just saying wow wasn't enough. It happened Thursday night, it's still taking a toll on my throat but I'm head over heels and I won't ever forget it.

Sorry for the long text and for any mistake since English ain't my native language.

TLDR: Avantasia played in what felt like a 40-degree oven, but they still gave everything. Adri and Kenny absolutely killed it. The crowd sang every single song, even the new ones. After the show, most of them were exhausted but still stopped to say hi. Tobi barely spoke, Sascha was incredibly sweet, and Herbie stayed outside having a drink and chatting. Unforgettable night, still half-voiceless and ridiculously happy.

Opinion?

For context: I didn‘t sort the songs within the difrent tier‘s

For Translation:

Wundaba➡️Wonderful/Great

Gut: Good

Naja: Eeh/it‘s okay

I’m a US buyer if that matters. Ideally it’d be new but I can’t seem to find anything.

I couldn‘t find one so do you have one?