AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — is putting the finishing touches on its two-disc DVD, 'The Flying Opera - Around The World In 20 Days', for an early March release.
According to a press release, "The DVD is a documentary of the legendary 2008 world tour of AVANTASIA, when the band hit the road for the first time to write a new chapter in metal history; traveling around the world with a giant all-star ensemble to bring the metal opera on stage and play on three continents within a few days, crossing the dateline and eventually playing to a total of 400,000 people within only a few weeks. The first DVD contains a live concert with a running time of almost two hours featuring footage filmed at the headlining shows of Wacken Open Air (Germany) and Masters Of Rock (Czech Republic). On the second DVD there will be a movie, 'Around The World In 20 Days', that gives fans the opportunity to join AVANTASIA backstage and take a look at the surroundings and the thrill behind the scenes that go along with an extensive undertaking such as this. The DVD set will portray AVANTASIA 2008 when it all started."
'The Flying Circus - Around The World In 20 Days' will be available as a two-disc DVD set featuring the documentary movie, a live concert film, and additional bonus material. It will be also available as a double live album on CD and as a limited-edition two-CD/two-DVD box set.
Commented Tobias: "I am so proud of this DVD package and the featured footage, even though it took a little longer to finally complete it. It gives people an idea of what an impact the first appearance of AVANTASIA on stage had, and you will get an idea of how everything went beyond our expectations and what the roots and the seeds for the current AVANTASIA tour are. It portrays one year in AVANTASIA's history, maybe the most important year in the project's history because that is when a studio project became a traveling institution.
"There are many metal operas, but we made it something real, something to take hold of. Something alive...".
TRACK LISTING:
DVD 1:
1 - Twisted mind
2 - The scarecrow
3 - Another angel down
4 - Prelude / Reach out for the light
5 - Inside
6 - No return
7 - The story ain't over
8 - Shelter from the rain
9 - Lost in space
10 - I don't believe in your love
11 - Avantasia
12 - Serpents in paradise
13 - Promised land
14 - The toy master
15 - Farewell
16 - Sign of the cross / The seven angels (Medley)
DVD 2:
1 - Overture
2 - From the cradle to the stage
3 - Avantasia live - The expedition starts
4 - Sweden rock festival 2008
5 - The birth of Avantasia
6 - A new era (2006)
7 - Moscow 2008
8 - Avantasians
9 - Tokyo 2008
10 - The scarecrow
11 - Lost in space
12 - Mexico & South America
13 - Avantasians
14 - Impressions from Mexico & South America
15 - Soundcheck Avantasians
16 - Back in Europe (Czech Republic-Masters of rock)
17 - Avantasians
18 - 150. 000 hands in the air: Wacken
19 - Where do we go from here?
20 - And the story goes on...
21 - Epilogue
22 - Lost in space (Video Clip)
23 - Carry me over (Video Clip)
24 - Carry me over (Making Of The Video Clip)
25 - Dying for an angel (Video Clip)
CD 1:
1 - Twisted mind 6:42
2 - The scarecrow 11:53
3 - Another angel down 5:25
4 - Prelude 1:25
5 - Reach out for the light 6:23
6 - Inside 7:01
7 - No return 5:03
8 - The story ain't over 5:29
9 - Shelter from the rain 7:02
10 - Lost in space 3:53
CD 2:
1 - I don't believe in your love 6:49
2 - Avantasia 5:08
3 - Serpents in paradise 7:26
4 - Promised land 5:37
5 - The toy master 6:26
6 - Farewell 6:14
7 - Sign of the cross / The seven angels (Medley) 17:54
