Angel of Babylon explained

Angel of Babylon
Type:	studio
Artist:	Avantasia
Cover:	Angel of Babylon cover.jpg
Released:	3 April 2010
Recorded:	2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf
Genre:	Symphonic metal, power metal
Length:	58:59
Label:	Nuclear Blast, Fearless, Bodog
Producer:	Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Prev Title:	The Wicked Symphony
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	The Mystery of Time
Next Year:	2013

Angel of Babylon is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with The Wicked Symphony. Angel Of Babylon was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album.^[1] It is the third and final part of "The Wicked Trilogy".

Track listing

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Personnel

• Tobias Sammet - lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Sascha Paeth - guitars, keyboards, producer
• Eric Singer - drums (on tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Miro - keyboards, orchestration

Guests

Musicians

• Guitars
  • Bruce Kulick (on tracks 5, 9, 11)
  • Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 1, 2, 3)
  • Henjo Richter (on track 10)
• Drums
  • Felix Bohnke (on tracks 4, 6, 8)
  • Alex Holzwarth (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 11)
• Keyboards
  • Jens Johansson (on track 2)
• Organ
  • Simon Oberender (on track 9)

Singers

• Jørn Lande (on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Russell Allen (on tracks 1, 11)
• Michael Kiske (on track 1)
• Jon Oliva (on track 4)
• Bob Catley (on track 11)
• Cloudy Yang (on track 8)

References

1. http://tobiassammet.com/eng/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1260923848&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& Tobiassammet.com Interview with Tobias Sammet
2. Web site: Avantasia :: Official Web . Tobias Sammet . 2012-01-14.
3. Web site: Deutsche Post . Avantasia: Angel Of Babylon (CD) – jpc . Jpc.de . 2010-02-04 . 2012-01-14.