AVANTASIA, the all-star rock opera spaceship piloted by EDGUY singer, songwriter and producer Tobias Sammet, release their eighth full-length album, Moonglow, via Nuclear Blast Records on February 15th. The new 11 track album sees Sammet reunited with some familiar faces from previous AVANTASIA albums. Guests include original QUEENSRYCHE lead singer Geoff Tate, PRETTY MAIDS frontman Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske of HELLOWEEN, Jørn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN), Eric Martin (MR BIG) and MAGNUM’s Bob Catley. Moonglow also introduces new collaborators Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza and BLACKMORE’S NIGHT frontwoman Candice Night in a truly spectacular fashion.
Today, AVANTASIA release the title track of the new album, which features guest vocalist Candice Night. Watch the lyric video for Moonglow here:
Get the song digitally here: nblast.de/AvaMoonglowSingle
Listen in the NB Novelties Playlists:
nblast.de/SpotifyNovelties | nblast.de/AppleMusicNovelties
Tobias Sammet comments: “Yes, we’ve found a song on the new album that is below the 4 minutes benchmark and it would work as a single. And despite being rather short it’s also representative for the world of AVANTASIA. Somehow in hindsight I think that my admiration for Mike Oldfield shines through here, which wasn’t intentional but you can’t really control that. And by and large I find the song to be a typical AVANTASIA song nevertheless. The enchanting Candice Night did an amazing vocal job, and in all modesty, I think so did I, ha! ‘Moonglow’ is a declaration of love to the moon, the night; it’s about entering a different world and the sacred experiences that go along with it.“
Moonglow can be pre-ordered in the following formats:
CD
Digibook (36 pages)
2CD-Artbook (64 pages)
2LP (different colours) in gatefold
BOX (Digibook + CD in sleeve + 2LP (ice blue + dark blue marble) in gatefold + bonus 10″ (black) in sleeve + signed photo card + certificate + poster) *NB Mailorder-exclusive
Pre-order the album here: nblast.de/AvantasiaMoonglow
‘The Raven Child’ lyric video: youtu.be/CTN2ZzpQRh4
Purchase the track here: nblast.de/AvantasiaTheRavenChild
Listen in the U.K. Nukebox Playlist over on Spotify: nblast.de/SpotifyUKNukeBox
Moonglow tracklist:
01. Ghost In The Moon
02. Book Of Shallows
03. Moonglow
04. The Raven Child
05. Starlight
06. Invincible
07. Alchemy
08. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
09. Lavender
10. Requiem For A Dream
11. Maniac
Bonus Track
12. Heart
