Angel of Babylon

Angel of Babylon
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	3 April 2010
Recorded	2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf
Genre	Symphonic metal, power metal
Length	58:59
Label	Nuclear Blast, Fearless, Bodog
Producer	Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Avantasia chronology
The Wicked Symphony (2010) Angel of Babylon (2010) The Mystery of Time (2013)

Angel of Babylon is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with The Wicked Symphony . Angel Of Babylon was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album. ^[1] It is the third and final part of "The Wicked Trilogy".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet, except "Symphony of Life", written by Sascha Paeth.

No.	Title	Guest Vocalist	Length
1.	"Stargazers"	Jørn Lande, Russell Allen, Michael Kiske, Oliver Hartmann	9:31
2.	"Angel of Babylon"	Jørn Lande	5:28
3.	"Your Love Is Evil"		3:55
4.	"Death Is Just a Feeling"	Jon Oliva	5:24
5.	"Rat Race"	Jørn Lande	4:07
6.	"Down in the Dark"	Jørn Lande	4:25
7.	"Blowing Out the Flame"		4:50
8.	"Symphony of Life"	Cloudy Yang	4:31
9.	"Alone I Remember"	Jørn Lande	4:46
10.	"Promised Land"	Jørn Lande	4:50
11.	"Journey to Arcadia"	Russell Allen, Bob Catley	7:12
Total length:			58:59

Japanese Edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Twisted Mind" (Live at Masters of Rock 2008)	7:01
Total length:		66:00

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Personnel

• Tobias Sammet - lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Sascha Paeth - guitars, keyboards, producer
• Eric Singer - drums (on tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Miro - keyboards, orchestration

Guests

Musicians

• Guitars
  • Bruce Kulick (on tracks 5, 9, 11)
  • Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 1, 2, 3)
  • Henjo Richter (on track 10)
• Drums
  • Felix Bohnke (on tracks 4, 6, 8)
  • Alex Holzwarth (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 11)
• Keyboards
  • Jens Johansson (on track 2)
• Organ
  • Simon Oberender (on track 9)

Singers

• Jørn Lande (on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Russell Allen (on tracks 1, 11)
• Michael Kiske (on track 1)
• Jon Oliva (on track 4)
• Bob Catley (on track 11)
• Cloudy Yang (on track 8)
• Oliver Hartmann (on track 1)

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI) [4]	11
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [5]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6]	37

References

1. Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
2. "Avantasia :: Official Web". Tobias Sammet. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
3. Deutsche Post (2010-02-04). "Avantasia: Angel Of Babylon (CD) – jpc". Jpc.de. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
4. "Greekcharts.com – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – Angel of Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
5. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2010. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – Angel of Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.