AVANTASIA Release Date Pre-Order Start Style: Symphonic Moonglow Uu 15/02/2019 Uu 07/12/2018 Rock/Metal

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Territory: World-JP AVANTASIA Release Date Pre-Order Start Style: Symphonic Moonglow uu 15/02/2019 uu 07/12/2018 Rock/Metal

uu Digibook includes bonus track uu Earbook includes instrumental CD & booklet with 60 pages uu 14.12. digital Single + official music video “The Raven Child” uu 18.01. digital Single + official music video “Moonglow” uu recording location: The Great Mystery Studio, GER; Paethway Studio, GER; GateStudio, GER; Madhat Studio, UK; Chefrock-Studio, GER; Klangetage, GER; Cove City Sound Studios, USA; Studio 69, San Francisco, USA; Twilight Hall Studios, GER; Hansen Studios, DK uu Promo Trip: 26.11 Helsinki, Finland; 27.11 Stockholm, Sweden; 28.11 Paris, France; 29.11 Paris, France; 30.11 Düsseldorf, Germany; 03.12 Prague, Czech Republic; 04.12 Warsaw, Poland; 05.12 Milano, Italy; 06.12 London, UK; 07.12 London, UK uu Cover Stories: ROCK HARD (D), PIRANHA (D), MUSIX (D), ROCK IT (D), BREAKOUT (D), HARDLINE (D) uu advertising in many important music magazines DEC/JAN 2019 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s DEC/JAN 2019 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu spotify playlists in all European territories uu instore decoration: flyers, poster A1 uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing uu Tracklists: uu Tracklists: ads and gmail ads CD: 2LP (33 RPM): uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe 01. Ghost In The Moon Side A uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly 02. Book Of Shallows 01. Ghost In The Moon Blabbermouth) 03. Moonglow 02. Book Of Shallows 04. The Raven Child 03. Moonglow uu video and pre-roll ads on You tube 05. Starlight Side B uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids 06. Invincible 01. The Raven Child 07. Alchemy 02. Starlight uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background on nuclearblast.de and 08. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Side C nuclearblast.com 09. Lavender 01. Invincible uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in 10. Requiem For A Dream 02. Alchemy 11. Maniac 03. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn support of the release Bonus: 04. Lavender uu Featured guest vocalists: 12. Heart Side D 01. Requiem For A Dream Book Of Shallows: Hansi Kürsch, Ronnie Atkins, Jorn Lande, Mille Petrozza Instrumental-CD 02. Maniac Moonglow: Candice Night (Earbook+Box): 03. Heart (bonus) 01. Ghost In The Moon The Raven Child: Hansi Kürsch, Jorn Lande 02. Book Of Shallows Starlight: Ronnie Atkins 03. Moonglow Invincible: Geoff Tate 04. The Raven Child 05. Starlight Alchemy: Geoff Tate 06. Invincible The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Ronnie Atkins, Jorn Lande, Eric Martin, Bob Catley, Geoff Tate 07. Alchemy 08. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Lavender: Bob Catley 09. Lavender Requiem For A Dream: Michael Kiske 10. Requiem For A Dream 11. Maniac Maniac: Eric Martin

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“Catchy, powerful, melodic, fantastic.” LA HEAVY (E), Jason Cenador

“The album is very varied and offers quite some surprises. All in all, »Moonglow« is not only the next logic step, it rather lifted AVANTASIA up to a new level.” HARDLINE (D) / ROCK IT! (D), Pat. St. James EPIC, DARK & FASCINATING AVANTASIA, the all-star rock opera spaceship piloted by EDGUY sing- “The lyrics are very personal but wrapped up in a fantastic surround- er, songwriter and producer Tobias Sammet, release their eighth full- ing inspired by writers of dark romanticism, especially gothic novels length album, ‘Moonglow’, via Nuclear Blast Records on February of the Victorian era by the likes of Arthur Machen or Algernon Black- 1st 2019. Since its beginning in 1999, past AVANTASIA releases have wood. Yes, it’s a concept album but don’t expect elves walking through featured such galactic heavyweights as Alice Cooper, Klaus Meine the forest,” laughs Tobi. and Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS), Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer Once again Sammet wrote all of the album’s material with the excep- (KISS), Eric Martin (MR BIG), SAXON’s Biff Byford, ex-TWISTED SIS- tion of its cover track, a rocked-up re-make of Michael Sembello’s TER frontman Dee Snider and many more. ‘Maniac’, a hit from the smash 1981 movie ‘Flashdance’. Along with This new 11-song record sees Sammet, among the most talented the aforementioned Sascha Paeth, Tobias also acted as the record’s and popular names in German hard rock and metal, reunited with producer. some familiar faces from previous AVANTASIA albums. These in- The first single, the 11 minute epic ‘The Raven Child’ starring guest vo- clude original QUEENSRYCHE lead singer Geoff Tate, PRETTY MAIDS calists Hansi Kürsch and Jorn Lande will be released in December. The frontman Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske of HELLOWEEN, Jørn Lande second single ‘Moonglow’ with the partner of DEEP PURPLE/RAIN- (ex-MASTERPLAN), Eric Martin (MR BIG) and MAGNUM’s Bob Catley. BOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night as a guest vocalist ‘Moonglow’ also introduces new collaborators Hansi Kürsch of BLIND will be released in January. GUARDIAN, KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza and BLACKMORE’S NIGHT The limited edition of the album also features a special bonus track frontwoman Candice Night in truly spectacular fashion. called ‘Heart’ which features only on the album’s first shipment. The Sammet began work on ‘Moonglow’ two years ago, following the song concerned is a heart-felt tribute to the Steve Perry-fronted era completion of the previous AVANTASIA tour. A constant collector of of AOR legends JOURNEY. The record’s spectacular cover artwork musical ideas, Tobias used the time offered by a blank schedule to was created by Alexander Jansson. Its art book edition includes paint- expand upon those existing kernels of songs and build upon them, ings by the Victorian-era artist John Atkinson Grimshaw whose work allowing the music to really percolate. adorns the walls of Tobias’ study. “To me those drawings are very Just like its predecessor ‘Ghostlights’, which took the listener on a jour- special and they reflect the mood of the album,” he explains. ney that asked questions about their very existence, ‘Moonglow’ also The Moonglow World Tour kicks off in Slovakia at the end of March, is dark, spine-chilling and eminently fascinating. “In a way, its lyrical taking in many of the biggest cities in Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia topics are quite dreamy,” theorizes Sammet. “There’s no end of the and North, Central and South America. “It’s so difficult to co-ordinate world touch; I see these songs as having a Tim Burton-esque eeriness.” the schedules of everybody who’d like to appear, which is what makes Another commonality with ‘Ghostlights’ is that ‘Moonglow’ is con- AVANTASIA tours so precious,” Sammet states. “With the configura- ceptually based. “Yeah, the songs are interlinked,” Sammet confirms. tions featured on each record, these events are unlikely to happen “Each song is a chapter based upon a creature that is thrown into the again.” world but fails to find its place. It cannot connect with that environment The Moonglow World Tour is certain to be among the premiere hard and turns instead to the dark in the hope of finding shelter there.” rock attractions of 2019. Miss them at your peril.

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