The Wicked Symphony

The Wicked Symphony
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	3 April 2010
Recorded	2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf Peppermint Park Studio, Hanover
Genre	Symphonic metal, power metal
Length	60:37
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Avantasia chronology
The Scarecrow (2008) The Wicked Symphony (2010) Angel of Babylon (2010)

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

Tobias Sammet describes the title track in his own words, "a ten minute track featuring a vocal battle between Jørn Lande, Russell Allen and me". ^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
About.com [3]
Fury Rocks [4]	(9.2/10)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.

No.	Title	Guest Vocalist	Length
1.	"The Wicked Symphony"	Jørn Lande, Russell Allen	9:29
2.	"Wastelands"	Michael Kiske	4:44
3.	"Scales of Justice"	Tim "Ripper" Owens	5:03
4.	"Dying for an Angel"	Klaus Meine	4:32
5.	"Blizzard on a Broken Mirror"	Andre Matos	6:08
6.	"Runaway Train"	Bob Catley, Lande, Kiske	8:43
7.	"Crestfallen"	Lande	4:03
8.	"Forever Is a Long Time"	Lande	5:05
9.	"Black Wings"	Ralf Zdiarstek	4:39
10.	"States of Matter"	Allen	3:58
11.	"The Edge"		4:12
Total length:			60:37

Japanese Edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Lost in Space" (Live at Masters of Rock 2008)	4:20
Total length:		64:57

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Personnel

• Tobias Sammet – Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Organ (on tracks 6, 8)
• Sascha Paeth – Guitars, Keyboards, Bass guitar (on track 10) Producer
• Eric Singer – Drums (on tracks 2, 4, 6)
• Miro – Keyboards, Orchestration

Guests

Musicians

• Guitar
  • Bruce Kulick (on tracks 6, 11)
  • Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 2, 7, 8)
• Drums
  • Felix Bohnke (on tracks 1, 5, 9, 11)
  • Alex Holzwarth (on tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
• Organ
  • Simon Oberender (on track 11)

Singers

• Jørn Lande (on tracks 1, 6–8)
• Michael Kiske (on track 2, 6)
• Russell Allen (on tracks 1, 10)
• Klaus Meine (on track 4)
• Tim "Ripper" Owens (on track 3)
• Bob Catley (on track 6)
• Andre Matos (on track 5)
• Ralf Zdiarstek (on track 9)

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7]	9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [8]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	2
Greek Albums (IFPI) [10]	11
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [11]	28
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12]	49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13]	38
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14]	29

References

1. Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
2. Henderson, Alex. "Review: The Wicked Symphony". Allmusic . Retrieved 6 May 2010.
3. "Avantasia the Wicked Symphony Review – Review of the Wicked Symphony by Avantasia". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
4. http://furyrocks.com/en/search/Avantasia__The_Wicked_Symphony_163892 ^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Tobias Sammet – Avantasia".
6. "Avantasia: The Wicked Symphony (CD) – JPC".
7. "Austriancharts.at – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – The Wicked Symphony" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
8. "Tobias Sammet's Avantasia: The Wicked Symphony" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – The Wicked Symphony" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
10. "Greekcharts.com – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – The Wicked Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
11. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2010. 16. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
12. "ザ・スケアクロウ". Oricon . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Tobias Sammet's Avantasia – The Wicked Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2025.