The Mystery of Time

The Mystery of Time is a rock-opera work on which AVANTASIA, using multiple vocalists, thick choruses and symphonic arrangement, draws a large story. Each time the singer changes, the song’s viewpoint changes, and the melody plays the role of leading dramatic scene changes. Introducing an orchestra on a grand scale, it is a record that further expanded that scale. On “Spectres,” “Sleepwalking” and “Invoke the Machine,” though the construction is lavish, at the center are memorable melody and hard-rock drive. Varied guests such as Biff Byford (Saxon), Joe Lynn Turner and Eric Martin (Mr. Big) gather. Songs like “Black Orchid” and “The Great Mystery” breathe the band’s full playing too. It is a record emblematic of AVANTASIA’s worldview, on which grandeur and accessibility can be enjoyed at once.