| The Scarecrow | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Avantasia |
| Cover: | Avantasia - The Scarecrow - 2008. Front.jpg |
| Released: | 25 January 2008 |
| Recorded: | April – September 2007 at Gatestudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Hamburg |
| Genre: | Symphonic metal, progressive metal, power metal, heavy metal, hard rock |
| Length: | 63:43 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet |
| Prev Title: | Lost in Space Part II |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
The Scarecrow is the third full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 25 January 2008 through Nuclear Blast Records.[1] It is the first part of "The Wicked Trilogy" and it is followed by The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon. Sammet explained in a 2016 interview that he managed to have Alice Cooper after drummer Eric Singer asked him. Cooper requested to have a listen to the song first and then accepted to be part of it.[2]
The Scarecrow is a concept album about the tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception. His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, he sets off on a journey exploring his left-hand path, striving for inner peace, ploughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at the inner depths of the human soul. The story continues on the albums The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.
The video for "Lost in Space" was released in 2007 with the release of the EPs of the same name. In December 2007, the video for "Carry Me Over" was released on Myspace.The Scarecrow's EPK (electronic press-kit) is available, courtesy of Tobias Sammet.
| Chart | Number |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 6 |
| Germany | 8 |
| Greece | 9 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| Hungary | 10 |
| Austria | 16 |
| Switzerland | 17 |
| Finland | 26 |
| Spain | 27 |
| Britain (Independent) | 29 |
| Norway | 36 |
| Japan | 49 |
| Belgium | 50 |
| France | 58 |
| Netherlands | 65 |
| Italy | 65 |