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The debut full-length studio album by Tobias Sammet's (Edguy) Symphonic Power Metal project.
A concept album and a Metal Opera, it's followed by the sequel "The Metal Opera, Part II". Both were written over the course of a year, starting in the last quarter of 1998, and both were produced from October 1999 to June 2000, with the works being interrupted for some weeks so Sammet could produce "The Savage Poetry" with his other band, Edguy.
The project claims that the album's title marked the first usage of the term "Metal Opera". Sammet also considers it his professional debut, since it marked the first time he actually made money from music, even though by that time he had already released three albums with Edguy.
According to Sammet, the album's plot is partly based on real witch trials in Fulda (his hometown) and Mainz held in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The list of singers speaks for itself: among others, Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen, David DeFeis, Andre Matos and Tobias Sammet himself.
In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 25th "Best Power Metal album of all time". In 2021, they ranked it as the 18th "Best Symphonic Metal album".
AFM Records, 2001 (AFM CD 040-2). Made in Germany. Repress.
Tracklist:
1. Prelude 1:11
2. Reach Out For The Light 6:33
3. Serpents In Paradise 6:15
4. Malleus Maleficarum 1:43
5. Breaking Away 4:34
6. Farewell 6:32
7. The Glory Of Rome 5:28
8. In Nomine Patris 1:04
9. Avantasia 5:32
10. A New Dimension 1:39
11. Inside 2:24
12. Sign Of The Cross 6:24
13. The Tower 9:43
Total playing time: 59:02 min.
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