| The Wicked Symphony | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Avantasia |
| Cover: | The Wicked Symphony cover.jpg |
| Released: | 3 April 2010 |
| Recorded: | 2008–2010 at Gatesudio, Wolfsburg Vox-Klangstudio, Bendestorf Peppermint Park Studio, Hanover |
| Genre: | Symphonic metal, power metal |
| Length: | 60:37 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet |
| Prev Title: | The Scarecrow |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Angel of Babylon |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
The Wicked Symphony is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with Angel of Babylon.[1] The Wicked Symphony was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album.[1] It is the second part of "The Wicked Trilogy" and it is followed by Angel of Babylon.
Tobias Sammet describes the title track in his own words, "a ten minute track featuring a vocal battle between Jørn Lande, Russell Allen and me".[1]
| Chart | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | |
| Hungary | 5 | |
| Czech Republic | 6 | |
| Switzerland | 7 | |
| Slovenia | 7 | |
| Austria | 9 | |
| Sweden | 14 | |
| Finland | 18 | |
| Norway | 22 | |
| Britain (Independent) | 26 | |
| The Netherlands (Independent) | 27 | |
| Spain | 32 |