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The Metal Opera Pt. II is the second full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera. The songs carry on the story begun in The Metal Opera, with the same characters. Both albums were written over the course of a year, starting in the last quarter of 1998, and both were produced from October 1999 to June 2000, with the works being interrupted for some weeks so Sammet could produce The Savage Poetry with his other band Edguy.[2]

The Metal Opera Pt. II
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	27 October 2002
Recorded	October 1999 - June 2000
Studio	Rhoen Studio, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	59:12
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Tobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology
The Metal Opera (2001) The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002) Lost in Space Part I (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Credits

• Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - Keyboards, Bass guitar (on track 10), Vocals (see "Singers")
• Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) - Guitars
• Markus Grosskopf (Helloween) - Bass guitar
• Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire) - Drums

Guests

Musicians

• Guitar
  • Jens Ludwig (Edguy) (lead on tracks 5 and 9)
  • Norman Meiritz (rhythm on track 10)
  • Timo Tolkki (Symfonia, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Stratovarius) (lead on tracks 1 and 10)
• Drums
  • Eric Singer (Kiss, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper) (on track 10)
• Keyboard
  • Frank Tischer (Piano on tracks 1, 4 and 7)

Singers

• Gabriel Laymann - Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - tracks 1-10
• Lugaid Vandroiy - Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Place Vendome, Unisonic) - tracks 1 and 2
• Brother Jakob - David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) - tracks 1 and 5
• Bailiff Falk von Kronberg - Ralf Zdiarstek - track 9
• Anna Held - Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) - track 10
• Bishop Johann von Bicken - Rob Rock (ex-Axel Rudi Pell, Driver, Impellitteri) - tracks 1 and 6
• Pope Clement VIII - Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) - track 1
• Elderane the Elf - Andre Matos (ex-Symfonia, ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra, ex-Viper) - tracks 1, 2 and 8
• Regrin the Dwarf - Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray, Unisonic) - tracks 1 and 8
• Mysterious Voice of the Tower - Timo Tolkki (ex-Symfonia, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Stratovarius) - track 1
• Tree of Knowledge - Bob Catley (Magnum) - tracks 3 and 4

Charts

Chart	Peak position
	Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]	26
	French Albums (SNEP)[4]	64
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	17
	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	17
	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	94

References

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[de] The Metal Opera Part II

The Metal Opera Part II ist das zweite Album der deutschen Metal-Oper Avantasia, das am 29. Oktober 2002 erschien. Das Projekt wurde von Tobias Sammet, dem Sänger der Power-Metal-Band Edguy initiiert. Er schrieb auch alle Lieder und Texte[1]. Inhaltlich knüpft das Album an The Metal Opera an.

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- [en] The Metal Opera Part II

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[es] The Metal Opera Part II

The Metal Opera Pt. II es el segundo álbum del proyecto de Tobias Sammet, Avantasia. Es un álbum conceptual y ópera rock. Las canciones continúan la historia comenzada en The Metal Opera, con los mismos personajes. Así como en otros álbumes de Power Metal, las composiciones dibujan influencias estéticas y líricas de la literatura fantástica tales como las series de El Señor de Los Anillos y Red Sonja.

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