Moonglow

Moonglow is a work on which AVANTASIA re-drew their epic-minded metal opera with a more shadow-rich story and refined melody. While grand keyboards, thick guitar layers and choir-like choruses prepare a wide stage, an accessible vocal melody is placed at the core of the songs. Holding fantastical scale and human emotion at once, it is a masterpiece of their mature period. On “Ghost in the Moon,” “Moonglow” and “The Raven Child,” even in scenes where multiple voices cross, each singing functions to show the difference of roles. Varied guests such as Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Jørn Lande and Candice Night (Blackmore’s Night) take part. Songs like “Book of Shallows” and “Requiem for a Dream” breathe the band’s full playing too. From racing power metal to sentimental ballads, the album keeps changing scenery across the record. It is a full record on which characteristically AVANTASIA drama can be fully savored.