Sascha Paeth
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Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist
, bassist
, musical producer
, and mixer known for working with heavy metal
bands such as Avantasia
, Edguy
, Angra
, Shaaman
, Rhapsody of Fire
, Kamelot
, After Forever
, Epica
, et al. He owns a studio in a suburb of Wolfsburg
called "Gate Studios," initially used for recordings with his former band Heavens Gate.
Sascha has produced many albums along with Miro
. In 2004, he produced Aina
, a metal opera featuring many guest heavy metal musicians.
In 2007, Sascha and Miro also helped to rebirth Tobias Sammet
's metal opera Avantasia, producing the albums of The Wicked Trilogy
(with Sascha being the main guitarist) and also leading it to two world tours.
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, musical producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and mixer known for working with heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands such as Avantasia
Avantasia
Avantasia is a heavy metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the band Edguy. The project's title is a portmanteau of the words "avalon" and "fantasia" and describes "a world beyond human imagination"...
, Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
, Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
, Shaaman
Shaaman
Shaman or Shaaman is a Brazilian heavy metal/power metal band assembled in 2000 by three musicians who left the band Angra - Andre Matos, Luis Mariutti and Ricardo Confessori...
, Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...
, Kamelot
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
, After Forever
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
, Epica
Epica (band)
Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. They are known for their symphonic sound and the use of female vocals and male growls performed by Simone Simons and Mark Jansen, respectively. All six members write...
, et al. He owns a studio in a suburb of Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
called "Gate Studios," initially used for recordings with his former band Heavens Gate.
Sascha has produced many albums along with Miro
Michael Rodenberg
Michael Rodenberg, nickname Miro, is a German keyboardist and musical producer known for working with power metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, Heavens Gate, et al...
. In 2004, he produced Aina
Aina (band)
Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records....
, a metal opera featuring many guest heavy metal musicians.
In 2007, Sascha and Miro also helped to rebirth Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. He also made guest appearances on the Rob Rock album Holy Hell and the metal opera Aina...
's metal opera Avantasia, producing the albums of The Wicked Trilogy
The Scarecrow (story)
The Scarecrow is a story comprising three music albums by Tobias Sammet's symphonic power metal project Avantasia. The story started with the 2008 album and is concluded by The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon-Plot:...
(with Sascha being the main guitarist) and also leading it to two world tours.
Production
- 1993 - AngraAngra (band)Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
- Angels Cry (CD) - 1996 - Angra - Holy LandHoly Land (album)Holy Land is a 1996 metal concept album by Angra. Its theme is centered around the Brazilian land by the time it was discovered in the 16th century, as depicted in the art surrounding the album release. Once fully opened, the cover illustration turns out to be an old 15th-century map...
(CD) - 1997 - RhapsodyRhapsody of FireRhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...
- Legendary TalesLegendary TalesLegendary Tales is, according to the band's official web page, the first album by Rhapsody, released in 1997. It marks the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs written by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli...
(CD) - 1998 - Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted LandsSymphony of Enchanted LandsSymphony of Enchanted Lands is an album released by Rhapsody in 1998. It is the second album of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli...
(CD) - 1999 - KamelotKamelotKamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
- The Fourth LegacyThe Fourth LegacyThe Fourth Legacy is the fourth full-length album by symphonic power metal band Kamelot. It was released in 1999 by Noise Records/Modern Music...
(CD) - 1999 - Luca Turilli - King of the Nordic TwilightKing of the Nordic TwilightKing of the Nordic Twilight is the first album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal songwriter Luca Turilli. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions.-Track listing:# "To Magic Horizons" – 1:21# "Black Dragon" – 5:04...
(CD) - 2000 - Kamelot - The ExpeditionThe ExpeditionThe Expedition is the first live album by the metal band Kamelot. It was released in October 2000 through Noise Records. The last three tracks are not live - "We Three Kings" and "One Day" are additional material from the Siege Perilous sessions, and "We Are Not Separate" is a re-recorded version...
(CD) - 2000 - Rhapsody - Dawn of VictoryDawn of VictoryDawn of Victory is the third album studio released by Rhapsody in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and the "Emerald Sword Saga". It has been produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro...
(CD) - 2000 - Rhapsody - Holy Thunderforce (CD5")
- 2001 - Kamelot - Karma (CD)
- 2001 - Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand FlamesRain of a Thousand FlamesRain of a Thousand Flames is the fourth studio album released by Rhapsody in 2001. It tells a part of the Emerald Sword Saga, but it is a parallel episode that is not essential to the story, taking place shortly after Dawn of Victory. While the Warrior of Ice is away, Akron uses the newly acquired...
(CD) - 2002 - Rhapsody - Power of the DragonflamePower of the DragonflamePower of the Dragonflame is the fifth album studio released by Rhapsody in 2002 and is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:#"In Tenebris" – 1:29#"Knightrider of Doom" – 3:57#"Power of the Dragonflame" – 4:27...
(CD) - 2002 - Luca Turilli - Prophet of the Last EclipseProphet of the Last EclipseProphet of the Last Eclipse is the second album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal songwriter Luca Turilli of the band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on November 26, 2002 by Limb Music Productions. The ten tracks tell a story about the world Zaephyr and its destruction...
(CD) - 2002 - ShamanShaamanShaman or Shaaman is a Brazilian heavy metal/power metal band assembled in 2000 by three musicians who left the band Angra - Andre Matos, Luis Mariutti and Ricardo Confessori...
- Ritual (CD) - 2003 - Kamelot - EpicaEpica (album)Epica is the sixth full-length album by metal band Kamelot. It was released on January 13, 2003 through Noise Records. It was the first concept album by Kamelot. Most of the lyrics were written before the actual music was composed. This album, along with its sequel The Black Halo, is loosely based...
(CD) - 2003 - EpicaEpica (band)Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. They are known for their symphonic sound and the use of female vocals and male growls performed by Simone Simons and Mark Jansen, respectively. All six members write...
- The Phantom AgonyThe Phantom AgonyThe Phantom Agony is the first full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released in 2003 by the Dutch label Transmission Records. It is the first album recorded by guitarist Mark Jansen after his departure from the band After Forever. On this album, Mark Jansen continues...
(CD) - 2003 - AinaAina (band)Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records....
- Days of Rising DoomDays of Rising DoomDays of Rising Doom is the debut album and metal opera by the Progressive metal supergroup Aina released on September 25, 2003. The concept was created and the story and lyrics were written by Amanda Somerville...
(CD) - 2004 - Gigantor - Giant Robot Spare Parts Vol. 1 (2xCD)
- 2004 - Rhapsody - Tales from the Emerald Sword SagaTales from the Emerald Sword SagaTales from the Emerald Sword Saga is a compilation album released by symphonic power metal band Rhapsody in 2004.-Track listing:# Warrior of Ice - 6:00# Rage of the Winter - 4:48# Forest of Unicorns - 3:24...
(Limited Edition) (CD) - 2004 - LunaticaLunaticaLunatica is a symphonic metal band from band that was formed in Suhr, Switzerland. Lunatica was formed in the winter of 1998. The band consists of Andrea Dätwyler , Sandro D’Incau , Emilio Barrantes , Alex Seiberl , and Ronny Wolf...
- Fables & DreamsFables & DreamsFables & Dreams is the second studio album from the Swiss symphonic metal band Lunatica. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Track listing:# "The Search Goes On" - 4:15# "Avalon" - 3:42# "Elements" - 6:54# "Fable of Dreams" - 5:22...
(CD) - 2005 - Epica - Consign to OblivionConsign to OblivionConsign to Oblivion is the second studio-album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in April 2005. "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are heavily influenced by Mayan Civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it....
(Limited Edition) (CD/DVD) - 2005 - Shaaman - ReasonReason (Shaaman album)Reason is the second studio album by Shaaman, first released in 2005. "Innocence" was released as the band's first single.-Track listing:...
(CD) - 2005 - EdguyEdguy-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
- SuperheroesSuperheroes (EP)Superheroes, released in 2005, is an EP by German power metal band Edguy. Michael Kiske of Helloween has a guest appearance. On this EP, the band has moved away from the sound they had developed on their previous album Hellfire Club. The songs on Superheroes are much less akin to the band's native...
(CD5") - 2005 - Kamelot - The Black HaloThe Black HaloThere is also a short hidden track in the pregap. Rewinding from "March of Mephisto" on some CD players reveal a couple entering a theatre and being told that they have "just made it to the second act", referring to The Black Halo as the second album in a two-part concept.- March of Mephisto :In...
(CD) - 2005 - Felony - First Works (CD)
- 2005 - Epica - The Score - An Epic JourneyThe Score - An Epic JourneyThe Score - An Epic Journey is the third album of the Dutch symphonic metal formation Epica, released in 2005. It is the film soundtrack to Joyride, a Dutch production.Most of the songs of the album are purely instrumental, except for four songs...
(SACD) - 2006 - Edguy - Rocket RideRocket Ride- Personnel :*Tobias Sammet - vocals*Jens Ludwig - guitar*Dirk Sauer - guitar*Tobias "Eggi" Exxel - bass*Felix Bohnke - drumsWith:*Amanda Somerville - Backing Vocals*Oliver Hartmann - Backing Vocals*Ralf Zdiarstek - Backing Vocals...
(Digibook) (CD) - 2006 - Lunatica - The Edge of InfinityThe Edge of InfinityThe Edge of Infinity is the third full-length album by the Swiss band Lunatica. It was released on August 28, 2006. A release party took place at Schützi in Olten on September 23, 2006....
(CD) - 2006 - Luca Turilli - The Infinite Wonders of CreationThe Infinite Wonders of CreationThe Infinite Wonders of Creation is the third and final album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal Italian songwriter Luca Turilli. The album was released in Europe on May 26th, 2006 and was later released in USA on June 6th, 2006 by Magic Circle Music...
(CD) - 2006 - Luca Turilli's DreamquestLuca Turilli's DreamquestLuca Turilli's Dreamquest is a Power metal band led by Italian musician Luca Turilli, known for his work in the band Rhapsody of Fire . Luca Turilli's name was added to the "Dreamquest" title to avoid confusion with a little-known French band. Turilli developed the band after many years of work...
- Lost HorizonsLost Horizons (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest album)Lost Horizons is the first album to be released by the electro-symphonic power metal band Luca Turilli's Dreamquest. The album features an unknown female vocalist and Italian musician Luca Turilli, guitarist for Rhapsody of Fire and a number of solo albums, plays the keyboard.The album was released...
(CD) - 2006 - Rhapsody of FireRhapsody of FireRhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...
- Triumph or AgonyTriumph or AgonyTriumph or Agony is the seventh album studio released by Rhapsody of Fire in Europe on 25 September 2006.It is the first album that the band released after their name change....
(CD) - 2007 - Kamelot - Ghost OperaGhost OperaGhost Opera is the eighth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released in 2007 by SPV GmbH/Steamhammer Records, on June 1 in Germany and followed by releases on June 4 in Europe and June 5 in the United States. It is the first studio album by Kamelot to feature keyboardist Oliver...
(CD) - 2007 - Epica - The Divine ConspiracyThe Divine ConspiracyThe Divine Conspiracy is the third full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica as well as their first concept album. It was released on September 7, 2007 through Nuclear Blast in Europe...
(CD) - 2007 - AvantasiaAvantasiaAvantasia is a heavy metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the band Edguy. The project's title is a portmanteau of the words "avalon" and "fantasia" and describes "a world beyond human imagination"...
- Lost in Space Part ILost in Space Part ILost in Space is an EP to the Avantasia album The Scarecrow.- Track listing :#"Lost in Space" #"Lay All Your Love on Me" #"Another Angel Down" #"The Story Ain't Over" #"Return to Avantasia"...
(EP) - 2007 - Avantasia - Lost in Space Part IILost in Space Part IILost in Space is an EP to the Avantasia album The Scarecrow.- Track listing :#"Lost in Space" #"Promised Land" #"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" #"Scary Eyes"...
(EP) - 2008 - Avantasia - The Scarecrow (CD)
- 2008 - Edguy - Tinnitus SanctusTinnitus SanctusTinnitus Sanctus is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Edguy, released on November 14th, 2008 on Nuclear Blast. It continues with the hard rock trends heard on their previous album Rocket Ride and the power metal elements found on previous albums.The album was released in several...
(CD) - 2008 - TribeTribeA tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
- Pray for Calm, Need the Chaos (CD) - 2009 - Epica - Design Your UniverseDesign Your UniverseDesign Your Universe is the fourth full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released on October 16, 2009.-Pre-release and production:The band entered Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany on March 2, 2009....
(CD) - 2009 - Andre MatosAndré MatosAndré Coelho Matos born September 14, 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil. He is the oldest son of photographer Pedro Henrique Matos and Sonia Maria Coelho. André Matos was the former vocalist, pianist and composer for the power metal bands Viper, Angra and Shaaman. Since October 2006 Andre Matos has been...
- MentalizeMentalize- Tracklist :# "Leading On" – 05:08# "I Will Return" - 05:10# "Someone Else" - 05:47# "Shift the Night Away" - 04:58"# "Back to You" - 04:14# "Mentalize" - 04:05# "The Myriad" - 05:08# "When the Sun Cried Out" - 04:39# "Mirror of Me" - 04:15...
(CD) - 2010 - Avantasia - The Wicked SymphonyThe Wicked Symphony-Track listing: -Personnel:* Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Organ * Sascha Paeth - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass guitar Producer* Eric Singer - Drums * Miro - Keyboards, Orchestration...
(CD) - 2010 - Avantasia - Angel of BabylonAngel of BabylonAngel of Babylon is the fifth full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released on April 3, 2010 along with The Wicked Symphony...
(CD) - 2010 - Kamelot - Poetry for the PoisonedPoetry for the PoisonedPoetry for the Poisoned is the ninth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel, on September 10, 2010 in Europe, and four days later in North America by the band's own label, KMG Recordings. It was the last release to feature longtime...
(CD) - 2011 - Avantasia - The Flying OperaThe Flying OperaThe Flying Opera is the first Avantasia live album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released in March 2011. It was recorded during their first world tour in 2008, in support of the album The Scarecrow.-Tracklist:DVDDisc 1...
(CD/DVD)
Co-production
- 1999 - Running WildRunning Wild (band)Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...
- Black Hand InnBlack Hand InnBlack Hand Inn is the eighth Running Wild studio album, released March 24, 1994 by Noise Records. It is a loose concept album about a resurrected man, against a backdrop of piracy, foreseeing Armageddon....
(CD) - 2004 - After ForeverAfter ForeverAfter Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
- Invisible CirclesInvisible CirclesInvisible Circles is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was released on 25 March 2004, by the small Dutch label Transmission Records...
(CD) - 2004 - Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark SecretSymphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark SecretSymphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret is the sixth studio album released by Rhapsody in 2004. Many have been confused by its title, as it's not a sequel to "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" but is the first chapter of a new saga, "The Dark Secret Saga"...
(CD/DVD) - 2005 - Rhapsody - The Magic of the Wizard's DreamThe Magic of the Wizard's Dream"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" is the third single recorded by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2005.The original track was part of their 2004 album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret and is reproposed here in basically two versions: a one with a slightly...
(CD5")
Mix
- 2000 - Rhapsody - Holy Thunderforce (CD5")
- 2000 - Mob RulesMob Rules (band)Mob Rules are a German power metal band. They were founded in 1994 by erstwhile Van Blanc guitarist Matthias Mineur and bassist Thorsten Plorin. Pulling in vocalist Klaus Dirks and drummer Arved Mannott, the quartet began to gig. Opening slots included shows with Pink Cream 69, C.I.T.A...
- Temple of Two SunsTemple of Two SunsTemple of Two Suns is the second album by the German power metal band Mob Rules, released in 2000.The basic tracks for the album were recorded at Soundgarten Studio in Oldenburg, Germany, engineered by Andreas Schulz in June 2000... - 2002 - Rhapsody - Power of the DragonflamePower of the DragonflamePower of the Dragonflame is the fifth album studio released by Rhapsody in 2002 and is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:#"In Tenebris" – 1:29#"Knightrider of Doom" – 3:57#"Power of the Dragonflame" – 4:27...
(CD) - 2002 - At VanceAt VanceAt Vance is a German power metal/Neo-classical metal band. They were formed by vocalist Oliver Hartmann and guitarist Olaf Lenk in 1998.-Biography:...
- Only Human (CD) - 2003 - After Forever - ExordiumExordium (EP)Exordium is a 2003 EP album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. Another version of this album was released in 2004, with a bonus DVD entitled Insights. "The Evil That Men Do" is a cover of the Iron Maiden song, while "One Day I'll Fly Away" is a metal version of a ballad originally sung by...
(EP/DVD) - 2004 - Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark SecretSymphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark SecretSymphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret is the sixth studio album released by Rhapsody in 2004. Many have been confused by its title, as it's not a sequel to "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" but is the first chapter of a new saga, "The Dark Secret Saga"...
(CD/DVD) - 2004 - Lunatica - Fables & DreamsFables & DreamsFables & Dreams is the second studio album from the Swiss symphonic metal band Lunatica. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Track listing:# "The Search Goes On" - 4:15# "Avalon" - 3:42# "Elements" - 6:54# "Fable of Dreams" - 5:22...
(CD) - 2005 - Felony - First Works (CD)
- 2005 - Epica - Consign to OblivionConsign to OblivionConsign to Oblivion is the second studio-album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in April 2005. "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are heavily influenced by Mayan Civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it....
(Limited Edition) (CD/DVD) - 2005 - Shaaman - ReasonReason (Shaaman album)Reason is the second studio album by Shaaman, first released in 2005. "Innocence" was released as the band's first single.-Track listing:...
(CD) - 2005 - Rhapsody - The Magic of the Wizard's DreamThe Magic of the Wizard's Dream"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" is the third single recorded by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2005.The original track was part of their 2004 album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret and is reproposed here in basically two versions: a one with a slightly...
(CD5") - 2005 - After Forever - RemagineRemagineRemagine is the fourth album released by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was released on September 8, 2005 by Transmission Records and followed the 2004 concept album Invisible Circles. This album is available in two versions, an SACD with three bonus songs and as a ‘Special Edition’...
(CD) - 2006 - Edguy - Rocket RideRocket Ride- Personnel :*Tobias Sammet - vocals*Jens Ludwig - guitar*Dirk Sauer - guitar*Tobias "Eggi" Exxel - bass*Felix Bohnke - drumsWith:*Amanda Somerville - Backing Vocals*Oliver Hartmann - Backing Vocals*Ralf Zdiarstek - Backing Vocals...
(Digibook) (CD) - 2006 - Lunatica - The Edge of InfinityThe Edge of InfinityThe Edge of Infinity is the third full-length album by the Swiss band Lunatica. It was released on August 28, 2006. A release party took place at Schützi in Olten on September 23, 2006....
(CD) - 2006 - Luca Turilli's Dreamquest - Lost HorizonsLost Horizons (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest album)Lost Horizons is the first album to be released by the electro-symphonic power metal band Luca Turilli's Dreamquest. The album features an unknown female vocalist and Italian musician Luca Turilli, guitarist for Rhapsody of Fire and a number of solo albums, plays the keyboard.The album was released...
(CD) - 2008 - Avantasia - The ScarecrowThe Scarecrow (album)-Personnel:* Tobias Sammet – Vocal, Bass guitar, Additional Keyboards* Sascha Paeth – Guitars,* Miro – Keyboards, Orchestration* Eric Singer – Drums-Guest vocalists:* Roy Khan * Jørn Lande...
(CD) - 2008 - Symphonity - Voice from the Silence (CD)
- 2010 - Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of AngelsThe Frozen Tears of Angels-Concept:There is a growing fear of war on the horizon for the enchanted lands. The Disciples of the Black Order are gathering their army to unleash their long lost Black Messiah, Nekron, from his prison, to unleash pure evil and chaos upon the world. The wizards of the White Dragon's Order feel it...
(CD) - 2010 - CatharsisCatharsis (Russian band)Catharsis is a Russian symphonic power metal band founded in 1996.-Biography:The band was founded in Moscow in 1996 by guitarist Igor Polakov and vocalist Sergey Bendrikov. In its demo albums the band played a kind of death doom metal, but since their second album, "Febris Erotica", they turned to...
- Светлый Альбомъ (CD)
Mastering
- 2001 - AmbeonAmbeonAmbeon is a Dutch progressive metal act, a project consisting mainly of multi-instrumentalist composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and vocalist Astrid van der Veen. The act's first and only album to date, Fate of a Dreamer, was recorded in 2001, when van der Veen was just 14 years old...
- Fate of a DreamerFate of a Dreamer"Cold Metal" is the only single from this album, and the only by Ambeon. It has samples of Ayreon's "Into the Black Hole", from the album Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator.-Track listing:# "Cold Metal "# "Merry-Go-Round"...
(CD) - 2010 - Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of AngelsThe Frozen Tears of Angels-Concept:There is a growing fear of war on the horizon for the enchanted lands. The Disciples of the Black Order are gathering their army to unleash their long lost Black Messiah, Nekron, from his prison, to unleash pure evil and chaos upon the world. The wizards of the White Dragon's Order feel it...
(CD)
Appearance
- 1989 - Heavens Gate - In Control (CD)
- 1990 - Heavens Gate - Open the Gate and Watch (EP)
- 1991 - Heavens Gate - Livin' in Hysteria (CD)
- 1992 - Heavens Gate - More Hysteria (EP)
- 1992 - Heavens Gate - Hell for Sale! (CD)
- 1993 - Heavens Gate - Live for Sale! (CD)
- 1993 - Angra - Angels Cry (CD)
- 1993 - Gamma RayGamma Ray (band)Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
- Insanity and GeniusInsanity and GeniusJapanese release2002 re-release"Heroes" also appears on the 2002 re-release of Gamma Ray's 1991 album Sigh No More and is an alternative version of the song "Changes" from that album....
(CD) - 1995 - Gamma Ray - Land of the FreeLand of the Free (album)Land of the Free is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 1995. Continuing a trend that would conclude with the band's fifth studio release, the lineup for the album was different from the previous one, as Land of the Free was the first Gamma Ray album to be...
(CD) - 1996 - Heavens Gate - Planet E. (CD)
- 1996 - Angra - Holy LandHoly Land (album)Holy Land is a 1996 metal concept album by Angra. Its theme is centered around the Brazilian land by the time it was discovered in the 16th century, as depicted in the art surrounding the album release. Once fully opened, the cover illustration turns out to be an old 15th-century map...
(CD) - 1997 - Heavens Gate - In the Mood (EP)
- 1997 - Rhapsody - Legendary TalesLegendary TalesLegendary Tales is, according to the band's official web page, the first album by Rhapsody, released in 1997. It marks the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs written by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli...
(CD) - 1998 - Angra - FireworksFireworks (Angra album)Fireworks is the third album by Angra, released in 1998, and the last to feature the original lineup.- Track listing :- Personnel :* Andre Matos - Vocals, Keyboards* Kiko Loureiro - Guitar* Rafael Bittencourt - Guitar* Luis Mariutti - Bass...
(CD) - 1999 - Heavens Gate - Menergy (CD)
- 1999 - Heavens Gate - Boxed (CD)
- 1999 - Luca Turilli - King of the Nordic TwilightKing of the Nordic TwilightKing of the Nordic Twilight is the first album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal songwriter Luca Turilli. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions.-Track listing:# "To Magic Horizons" – 1:21# "Black Dragon" – 5:04...
(CD) - 2002 - Rhapsody - Power of the DragonflamePower of the DragonflamePower of the Dragonflame is the fifth album studio released by Rhapsody in 2002 and is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:#"In Tenebris" – 1:29#"Knightrider of Doom" – 3:57#"Power of the Dragonflame" – 4:27...
(CD) - 2002 - Luca Turilli - Prophet of the Last EclipseProphet of the Last EclipseProphet of the Last Eclipse is the second album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal songwriter Luca Turilli of the band Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on November 26, 2002 by Limb Music Productions. The ten tracks tell a story about the world Zaephyr and its destruction...
(CD) - 2003 - AinaAina (band)Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records....
- Days of Rising DoomDays of Rising DoomDays of Rising Doom is the debut album and metal opera by the Progressive metal supergroup Aina released on September 25, 2003. The concept was created and the story and lyrics were written by Amanda Somerville...
(CD/DVD) - 2003 - Kamelot - EpicaEpica (album)Epica is the sixth full-length album by metal band Kamelot. It was released on January 13, 2003 through Noise Records. It was the first concept album by Kamelot. Most of the lyrics were written before the actual music was composed. This album, along with its sequel The Black Halo, is loosely based...
(CD) - 2003 - Epica - The Phantom AgonyThe Phantom AgonyThe Phantom Agony is the first full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released in 2003 by the Dutch label Transmission Records. It is the first album recorded by guitarist Mark Jansen after his departure from the band After Forever. On this album, Mark Jansen continues...
(Limited Edition) (CD) - 2004 - Gigantor - Giant Robot Spare Parts Vol. 1 (2xCD)
- 2004 - Shaman - RituAliveRituAliveRituAlive is a live album and DVD, released in 2003 by the metal band Shaaman.-CD:#"Ancient Winds"#"Here I Am"#"Distant thunder"#"For Tomorrow"#"Time Will Come"#"Over Your Head"#"Fairy Tale"#"Blind Spell"#"Ritual"...
(CDE (Enhanced CD)) - 2005 - Shaaman - ReasonReason (Shaaman album)Reason is the second studio album by Shaaman, first released in 2005. "Innocence" was released as the band's first single.-Track listing:...
(CD) - 2005 - Edguy - SuperheroesSuperheroes (EP)Superheroes, released in 2005, is an EP by German power metal band Edguy. Michael Kiske of Helloween has a guest appearance. On this EP, the band has moved away from the sound they had developed on their previous album Hellfire Club. The songs on Superheroes are much less akin to the band's native...
(CD5") - 2005 - Kamelot - The Black HaloThe Black HaloThere is also a short hidden track in the pregap. Rewinding from "March of Mephisto" on some CD players reveal a couple entering a theatre and being told that they have "just made it to the second act", referring to The Black Halo as the second album in a two-part concept.- March of Mephisto :In...
(CD) - 2006 - Edguy - Rocket RideRocket Ride- Personnel :*Tobias Sammet - vocals*Jens Ludwig - guitar*Dirk Sauer - guitar*Tobias "Eggi" Exxel - bass*Felix Bohnke - drumsWith:*Amanda Somerville - Backing Vocals*Oliver Hartmann - Backing Vocals*Ralf Zdiarstek - Backing Vocals...
(Digibook) (CD) - 2006 - Kamelot - One Cold Winter's NightOne Cold Winter's NightOne Cold Winter's Night is a live album released in 2006 by the symphonic power metal band Kamelot. It is the second live album and first live DVD from the band, directed and produced by Patric Ullaeus and was released on November 14, 2006...
(CD/DVD) - 2006 - Luca Turilli - The Infinite Wonders of CreationThe Infinite Wonders of CreationThe Infinite Wonders of Creation is the third and final album in a solo trilogy by symphonic power metal Italian songwriter Luca Turilli. The album was released in Europe on May 26th, 2006 and was later released in USA on June 6th, 2006 by Magic Circle Music...
(CD) - 2006 - Luca Turilli's Dreamquest - Lost HorizonsLost Horizons (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest album)Lost Horizons is the first album to be released by the electro-symphonic power metal band Luca Turilli's Dreamquest. The album features an unknown female vocalist and Italian musician Luca Turilli, guitarist for Rhapsody of Fire and a number of solo albums, plays the keyboard.The album was released...
(CD) - 2007 - Kamelot - Ghost OperaGhost OperaGhost Opera is the eighth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released in 2007 by SPV GmbH/Steamhammer Records, on June 1 in Germany and followed by releases on June 4 in Europe and June 5 in the United States. It is the first studio album by Kamelot to feature keyboardist Oliver...
(CD) - 2007 - Avantasia - Lost in Space Part ILost in Space Part ILost in Space is an EP to the Avantasia album The Scarecrow.- Track listing :#"Lost in Space" #"Lay All Your Love on Me" #"Another Angel Down" #"The Story Ain't Over" #"Return to Avantasia"...
(EP) - 2007 - Avantasia - Lost in Space Part IILost in Space Part IILost in Space is an EP to the Avantasia album The Scarecrow.- Track listing :#"Lost in Space" #"Promised Land" #"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" #"Scary Eyes"...
(EP) - 2008 - Avantasia - The Scarecrow (CD)
- 2010 - Avantasia - The Wicked SymphonyThe Wicked Symphony-Track listing: -Personnel:* Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Organ * Sascha Paeth - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass guitar Producer* Eric Singer - Drums * Miro - Keyboards, Orchestration...
(CD) - 2010 - Avantasia - Angel of BabylonAngel of BabylonAngel of Babylon is the fifth full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released on April 3, 2010 along with The Wicked Symphony...
(CD) - 2011 - Avantasia - The Flying OperaThe Flying OperaThe Flying Opera is the first Avantasia live album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released in March 2011. It was recorded during their first world tour in 2008, in support of the album The Scarecrow.-Tracklist:DVDDisc 1...
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