Album

The Mystery Of Time (A Rock Epic)

Tobias Sammet's Avantasia

2013 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

The Mystery Of Time (A Rock Epic) by Tobias Sammet's Avantasia

The Mystery Of Time (A Rock Epic) is a Metal album by Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 28 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Spectres6:09
  2. 2The Watchmakers' Dream4:14
  3. 3Black Orchid6:55
  4. 4Where Clock Hands Freeze4:37
  5. 5Sleepwalking3:52
  6. 6Savior in the Clockwork10:40
  7. 7Invoke the Machine5:32
  8. 8What's Left of Me5:08
  9. 9Dweller in a Dream4:48
  10. 10The Great Mystery10:02
  11. 11The Cross and You4:19
  12. 12Death Is Just a Feeling (ALT Version)5:22

Sound DNA

  • Metal
  • Power Metal
  • polished
  • triumphant
  • theatrical

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Mixed by Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio (opens in a new tab), Wolfsburg.
Recorded by Sascha Paeth at Vox-Klangstudio (opens in a new tab), Bendestorf, Germany & Gatestudio (opens in a new tab), Wolfsburg, Germany.
Erick Martin (opens in a new tab)'s vocals recorded by Matt Cohen at Pepperland Studios, San Rafael, California.
Biff Byford's vocals recorded by Ben Hampson at Brighton Acoustic Studios (opens in a new tab), Brighton, England.
Ronnie Atkins' vocals recorded by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios (opens in a new tab), Ribe, Denmark.
Bob Catley's vocals recorded by Sheena Sear at Mad Hat's Studio (opens in a new tab), Wolverhampton, England.
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg recorded at Scoring Stage (opens in a new tab), Potsdam, Germany.
Slightly different from the US press (opens in a new tab).

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • MiroKEYBOARDS
  • Bruce KulickGUEST, LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR GUITAR
  • Ferdy DoernbergORGAN ORGAN, GUEST
  • Deutsches Filmorchester BabelsbergORCHESTRA
  • Sascha PaethGUITAR LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, BASS , KEYBOARDS
  • Tobias SammetBACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR LEAD VOCALS
  • Biff ByfordLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST
  • Arjen Anthony LucassenGUEST, LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR GUITAR
  • Joe Lynn TurnerLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST
  • Michael KiskeLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST
  • Amanda SomervilleBACKING VOCALS VOCALS, GUEST, CHOIR
  • Robert Hunecke-RizzoBACKING VOCALS
  • Bob CatleyLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST
  • Ronnie AtkinsLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST
  • Michael RodenbergKEYBOARDS, PIANO
  • Thomas RettkeBACKING VOCALS
  • Günter JoseckCONDUCTOR
  • Eric MartinLEAD VOCALS VOCALS , GUEST

Production & Engineering

  • Sascha PaethPRODUCER
  • Tobias SammetPRODUCER
  • Sascha PaethMIXED
  • Olaf ReitmeierENGINEER
  • Sascha PaethENGINEER
  • Simon OberenderENGINEER
  • Ben HampsonENGINEER
  • Sheena SearENGINEER
  • Jeremy RubolinoENGINEER
  • Matt CohenENGINEER
  • Tom LewandowskiENGINEER
  • Jacob HansenENGINEER

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 28 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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