The Metal Opera: Pt 1 & 2 – Gold Edition is a box set by German band Avantasia, released through the band's former label AFM Records on March 6, 2008. The set contains Avantasia's first two albums (The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II) on two gold CDs, a 44-page booklet with the storyline, rare photos, liner notes, and an interview with project mastermind Tobias Sammet; all inside a luxury leather box.
Track listing
CD 1 Prelude Reach Out for the Light Serpents in Paradise Malleus Maleficarum Breaking Away Farewell The Glory of Rome In Nomine Patris Avantasia A New Dimension Inside Sign of the Cross The Tower Avantasia (bonus radio single)
CD 2 The Seven Angels No Return The Looking Glass In Quest for The Final Sacrifice Neverland Anywhere Chalice of Agony Memory Into the Unknown Sign of the Cross (Live bonus track) – Audio Sign of the Cross (Live bonus track) – Video
Personnel (The Avantasians) Tobias Sammet – (bass, keyboards, vocals) Henjo Richter – (guitar) Markus Grosskopf – (bass) Alex Holzwarth – (drums) Michael Kiske – (vocals) Andre Matos – (vocals) Bob Catley – (vocals) Kai Hansen – (vocals) David DeFeis – (vocals) Rob Rock – (vocals) Oliver Hartmann – (vocals) Sharon den Adel – (vocals) Ralf Zdiarstek – (vocals) Timo Tolkki – (guitar, vocals) Jens Ludwig – (guitar) Norman Meiritz – (guitar) Frank Tischer – (keyboards)
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