Avantasia – Here Be Dragons (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:21:28 minutes | 1,63 GB | Genre: Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Napalm Records Handels GmbH
Rock and metal flagship AVANTASIA is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28, 2025! Featuring absolute AVANTASIA essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty of intriguing fresh soundscapes. Here Be Dragons gives the celebrated AVANTASIA sound that has been carefully crafted over a quarter of a century an exciting and powerful spin. The new album is the most consistent and concise piece of art that the band has ever crafted.The band’s impressive success story has seen nine previous studio albums (including the 2019 offering Moonglow that charted at #1 in Germany), gold awards, hundreds of millions of streams as well as headline shows at all important metal festivals and worldwide sold-out arena tours with tens of thousands of devoted fans. AVANTASIA is not showing any signs of slowing down – soon after the release of Here Be Dragons, the band will head out on an extensive arena tour across Europe, promising to deliver fans an immersive experience with their biggest and most epic production ever.
In typical AVANTASIA manner, the new full-length is rich in vivid storytelling and cinematic atmospheres, not to mention the highest level of musicianship. Opening track “Creepshow” is without a doubt one of the catchiest songs in their career. The energizing future hit truly welcomes the listener into the new era of AVANTASIA and will be an integral part of the band’s spectacular live shows. In contrast, the incredible title track “Here Be Dragons” is a classic AVANTASIA song and with almost nine minutes by far the longest on the album. The cinematic dark soundscapes of “The Witch” captivate and support the song’s storyline perfectly. Emotional, multifaceted vocal performances mesmerize on “Avalon”, while the heavy metal number “Against The Wind” serves as further proof of the versatility of AVANTASIA’s sound. Remaining well-balanced and cohesive, Here Be Dragons is undeniably AVANTASIA’s most powerful album so far.
Tracklist:
1-1. Avantasia – Creepshow (03:09)
1-2. Avantasia – Here Be Dragons (08:53)
1-3. Avantasia – The Moorlands At Twilight (05:09)
1-4. Avantasia – The Witch (04:15)
1-5. Avantasia – Phantasmagoria (03:41)
1-6. Avantasia – Bring On The Night (04:08)
1-7. Avantasia – Unleash The Kraken (05:19)
1-8. Avantasia – Avalon (05:35)
1-9. Avantasia – Against The Wind (04:41)
1-10. Avantasia – Everybody’s Here Until The End (05:21)
2-11. Avantasia – Return To The Opera (04:41)
2-12. Avantasia – Against The Wind (Piano Version) (04:24)
2-13. Avantasia – Bring On The Night (80s Version) (04:09)
2-14. Avantasia – Creepshow (Extended Version) (03:36)
2-15. Avantasia – Reach Out For The Light (Live 2024) (07:34)
2-16. Avantasia – Lost In Space (Live 2024) (03:49)
2-17. Avantasia – Promised Land (Live 2024) (05:56)
2-18. Avantasia – Farewell (Live 2024) (06:41)
3-19. Avantasia – Creepshow (Instrumental) (03:09)
3-20. Avantasia – Here Be Dragons (Instrumental) (08:53)
3-21. Avantasia – The Moorland At Twilight (Instrumental) (05:09)
3-22. Avantasia – The Witch (Instrumental) (04:15)
3-23. Avantasia – Phantasmagoria (Instrumental) (03:41)
3-24. Avantasia – Bring On The Night (Instrumental) (04:08)
3-25. Avantasia – Unleash The Kraken (Instrumental) (05:19)
3-26. Avantasia – Avalon (Instrumental) (05:35)
3-27. Avantasia – Against The Wind (Instrumental) (04:41)
3-28. Avantasia – Everybody’s Here Until The End (Instrumental) (05:21)