---
title: "Avantasia"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 2000
---

# Avantasia

**Avantasia** is a power metal band, from Germany, active 2000 to present.

Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concept albums. The name is a blend of the words Avalon and fantasia ('fantasy') and describes "a world beyond human imagination".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avantasia

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Avantasia |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Germany |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tobias Sammet](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tobias-sammet) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [The Metal Opera](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9b4d2e6-dc11-37c7-b99d-3244fc4ea1a4) | Album |
| 2002 | [The Metal Opera, Pt. II](https://themetalnet.com/album/0cb3a979-517b-3cad-a510-91271e0efe85) | Album |
| 2007 | [Lost in Space, Part 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef62b154-5d51-4a6b-a697-e1c242e52494) | EP |
| 2007 | [Lost in Space, Part 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/ecb33435-fe64-38f1-ae42-15057d1b67d4) | EP |
| 2008 | [Elected](https://themetalnet.com/album/c878e5f1-a833-3c0a-b60a-e2e2f0c5784d) | EP |
| 2008 | [The Scarecrow](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e9d4640-e60b-3bed-b9d2-e9606175ddcc) | Album |
| 2010 | [Angel of Babylon](https://themetalnet.com/album/f701b9ac-e861-4cc4-adf5-bc378da8f211) | Album |
| 2010 | [The Wicked Symphony](https://themetalnet.com/album/242a11b5-1148-4e11-8cb4-2b8841a6b697) | Album |
| 2013 | [The Mystery of Time: A Rock Epic](https://themetalnet.com/album/a40fdacb-2f29-4385-8177-e6b72c93a442) | Album |
| 2016 | [Ghostlights](https://themetalnet.com/album/46154b0f-c473-4d45-83dd-d649981c77aa) | Album |
| 2018 | [The Raven Child](https://themetalnet.com/album/53735c9c-1123-433d-b7ff-4fffa790d562) | EP |
| 2019 | [Moonglow](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9dced89-49cb-4430-ac83-f4973cc71695) | Album |
| 2019 | [More Moonglow – The Rock Hard EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f213e62-3e0b-4016-a247-a7fef3e1f99a) | EP |
| 2022 | [A Paranormal Evening With the Metal Hammer Society](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b5869cd-30ef-4348-a8df-8b19212681f4) | EP |
| 2022 | [A Paranormal Evening With the Moonflower Society](https://themetalnet.com/album/535029c0-1af3-40e3-a341-248f1c563eb8) | Album |
| 2025 | [Here Be Dragons](https://themetalnet.com/album/e21bbeac-405c-47bd-943b-46d395484d03) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Nightwish](https://themetalnet.com/band/nightwish) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Sonata Arctica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sonata-arctica) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Edguy](https://themetalnet.com/band/edguy) (listened together)
- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)
- [Kamelot](https://themetalnet.com/band/kamelot) (listened together)
- [Rhapsody of Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/rhapsody-of-fire) (listened together)
- [Sabaton](https://themetalnet.com/band/sabaton) (listened together)
- [Epica](https://themetalnet.com/band/epica) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avantasia
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Avantasia/331
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Ih0fEQQsy9EeAJbYEeQRa
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEStAEX0fKYbZIXTAW8Juw
- x: https://twitter.com/_avantasia
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4754
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobiassammetofficial/
- website: https://avantasia.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/72260874

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia](https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt