Background
According to Avantasia founder Tobias Sammet, song ideas go back as far as 2018 but were not finalized until a few months before the album release. [7] On 19 May 2022, he announced the album for release in Fall 2022. Sammet expressed his content with the album, saying that any song could classify as a first single. [8] The song "The Wicked Rule the Night", along with a lyric video were released the same day. [9] The album title and release date were revealed on 29 June 2022. In a press statement, Sammet explained how his active involvement in arranging, orchestrating and producing the album has made the record feel "extremely personal" to him. [10] In support of the album, the band held six concerts in Germany and Switzerland in Summer 2022. [11]
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