The Wicked Symphony (Japan edition)

~ Release by Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Track 12 is a bonus track

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-10 09:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Wicked Symphony
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Felix Bohnke
guitar:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Russell Allen and Jørn Lande
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Wicked Symphony
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
4.359:30
2Wastelands
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
guitar:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist) and Sascha Paeth
keyboard:
Michael Rodenberg
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Michael Kiske
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Wastelands
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
4.354:45
3Scales of Justice
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and additional lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Alex Holzwarth
guitar:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Tim “Ripper” Owens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Scales of Justice
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.355:04
4Dying for an Angel
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
guitar and keyboard:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Dying for an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
4.254:33
5Blizzard on a Broken Mirror
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Felix Bohnke
guitar and keyboard:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Blizzard on a Broken Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
46:09
6Runaway Train
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
guitar:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician) and Sascha Paeth
piano:
Michael Rodenberg
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Bob Catley, Michael Kiske and Jørn Lande
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
48:44
7Crestfallen
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
guitar:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist)
guitar and keyboard:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Jørn Lande
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Crestfallen
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.354:03
8Forever Is a Long Time
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar, organ and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Alex Holzwarth
guitar:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist) and Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Jørn Lande
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Forever Is a Long Time
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.355:07
9Black Wings
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender
engineer:
Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Felix Bohnke
guitar and keyboard:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Ralf Zdiarstek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Black Wings
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.354:40
10States of Matter
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender
engineer:
Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
drums (drum set):
Alex Holzwarth
keyboard and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
States of Matter
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.353:59
11The Edge
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Jeremy Rubolino and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender
engineer:
Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Felix Bohnke
guitar:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician) and Sascha Paeth
organ:
Simon Oberender
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010), Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Edge
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.654:17
12Lost in Space (live at Wacken 2008)
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
live recording of:
Lost in Space (in 2008)
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
publisher:
Tobias Sammet Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 2007)
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