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Oliver Hartmann
Oliver Hartmann (born 28 June 1970 in Rüsselsheim, West Germany) is a German metal vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer who performed in various acts, either as guitarist, solo or choir singer. He is best known for his role as vocalist and one of the founders of the band At Vance, his own band Hartmann and his guest appearances on albums of several prominent metal bands, including Freedom Call, Edguy, Rhapsody, Genius rock opera, Iron Mask, Aina's metal opera ''Days of Rising Doom'' and the metal opera Avantasia where he participated as a vocalist in 4 albums and also as a guitarist of the live and studio line up. He is also guitarist and vocalist with the Pink-Floyd tribute band Echoes. Hartmann began his career as guitarist in several local bands but since the age of 18 concentrated more on his singing. Among others he played in bands as Hanz Damf, Tuned, and Centers, the latter with which he made his first international appearances. He reached his first success wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Opera
''The Flying Opera'' is a boxed set containing two DVDs and two CDs by the German power metal band Avantasia, released in March 2011. Avantasia evolved from being a side-project of Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet to a full-fledged band touring all over the world. The tracks of the set were recorded live during their first world tour in 2008, in support of the album ''The Scarecrow (album), The Scarecrow''. The DVD contains also a documentary of the tour and various video clips. A three-LPs Limited Edition live album of ''The Flying Opera'' was released by Nuclear Blast Records in October 2011, with a total of 10.000 copies being printed Track listing DVD Disc 1 Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 (songs 1-4, 8, 11-13, 15) and Masters of Rock (festival), Masters of Rock Festival 2008 (songs 5-7, 9-10, 14, 16). # "Twisted Mind" # "The Scarecrow" # "Another Angel Down" # "Prelude/Reach Out for the Light" # "Inside" # "No Return" # "The Story Ain‘t Over" # "Shelter from the Rain" # "Lost In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunatica
Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr in 1998. Biography Formation Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001. Atlantis Their debut album ''Atlantis'' was released later that year. A series of concerts and festival appearances followed, and Lunatica was named "Best Newcomers" at the Swiss metal festival, Metaldayz. Fables & Dreams Their second album '' Fables & Dreams'' followed in February 2004, produced by Sascha Paeth, renowned for his work with numerous successful European acts. ''Fables & Dreams'' debuted at #13 on the Swiss Internet Charts. The Edge of Infinity Their third album ''The Edge of Infinity'' followed in August 2006. In 2008, guitarist André Leuenberger left the band, and was replaced by Marc Torretti. New Shores and Hiatus Most recently, Lunatica's fourth album '' New Shores'' was released in February 2009. Return and untitled fifth album An as-yet untitled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hordes Of The Brave
''Hordes of the Brave'' is the second studio album by Belgian band Iron Mask, released on April 22, 2005, by Lion Music. All songs were composed by Dushan Petrossi. Track listing # "Holy War" – 5:12 # "Freedom's Blood - The Patriot" – 4:31 # "Time" – 5:08 # "The Invisible Empire" – 5:34 # "Demon's Child" – 5:38 # "High in the Sky" – 4:46 # "Alexander the Great — Hordes of the Brave (Pt. 1)" – 6:45 # "Crystal Tears" – 4:04 # "Iced Wind of the North" – 6:29 # "My Eternal Flame" – 5:08 # "Troops of Avalon" – 6:09 Personnel *Dushan Petrossi - all electric and acoustic guitars *Goetz "Valhalla jr" Mohr - lead and back vocals *Oliver Hartmann - lead vocals on 4, 8, 9, back vocals *Richard Andersson - all lead keyboards *Vassili Moltchanov - bass *Anton Arkhipov - drums, background keyboards Production *Dushan Petrossi - producer * Didier Chesneau - mixing *JC Lemaitre - mixing *Yvan Galasse - sound engineer *Oliver Hartmann - vocal recording *Leo Hao Alexey Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Kingdom (band)
Magic Kingdom is a Belgian power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ... band formed in 1998 by guitarist Dushan Petrossi. Timeline Discography *''The Arrival'' (1999) *''Metallic Tragedy'' (2004) *''Symphony of War'' (2010) *''Savage Requiem'' (2015) *''MetAlmighty'' (2019) References External links Official website Musical groups established in 1998 Power metal musical groups Belgian heavy metal musical groups {{Belgium-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Metal Opera Part II
''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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Metal Opera
''The Metal Opera'' is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera. The album is followed by the sequel ''The Metal Opera Part II''. Both 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. The project claims that the album's title marked the first usage of the term "metal opera". Sammet also considers it his professional debut, since it marked the first time he actually made money from music, even though by that time he had already released three albums with Edguy. According to Sammet, the album's plot is partly based on real witch trials in Fulda (his hometown) and Mainz held in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 2019, ''Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the 25th best power metal album of all time. In 2021, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Martin (musician)
Eric Lee Martin (born October 10, 1960, in Long Island, New York) is an American rock singer and musician who was active throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, both as a solo artist and as a member of various bands. He earned his most prominent success as the frontman for the hard rock band Mr. Big, which scored a big hit in the early 1990s with "To Be with You", a song that Martin wrote during his teen years. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Martin first started his career in the music industry in 1978. Early years Eric is the son of Frederick Lee "Pepper" Martin and Iris Martin. He has three younger siblings Dan, Joan and Laurie; and is half-Irish, half-Italian. Musically, Eric Martin was first influenced by his father, who had a gig as drummer for the band "The Buzz". This first gig would actually be an opener for Sérgio Mendes, a renowned jazz/bossa nova artist.Verorock Interview with Eric Martin, by Michael Rouan, 2005 Eric Martin was a drummer for a short w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands On The Wheel
"Hands on the Wheel" (stylized as "Hands on tHe WHeel") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q, released on April 3, 2012 as the second single from his second album, ''Habits & Contradictions ''Habits & Contradictions'' is the second studio album by American rapper Schoolboy Q. It was released on January 14, 2012, exclusively on iTunes, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky, Jhené Aiko, Dom ...'' (2012). The song, produced by Best Kept Secret, features a guest verse from fellow American rapper A$AP Rocky. The song samples American musician Kid Cudi's hit single " Pursuit of Happiness", as performed live by American folk singer Lissie. Background After announcing his signing to Interscope Records in March 2012, Interscope released "Hands on the Wheel" as a single via iTunes and began promoting the song at Urban and Rhythmic radio formats in North America. The song would become his first to feature a place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostlights
''Ghostlights'' is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016. The opening track and first single "Mystery of a Blood Red Rose" was a candidate for the German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, along with nine other songs. The Digibook edition of the album included a bonus track and a bonus CD entitled ''Avantasia Live'', which featured songs recorded mainly during Avantasia's 2014 performance at Wacken Open Air Festival. ''Ghostlights'' scored the highest positions of any Avantasia release in several international music charts and marks the second time Avantasia has entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The plot of the album concludes the story started on ''The Mystery of Time''. Musically, it shows a darker and more theatrical tone than its predecessor, which Sammet claims to have been spontaneous, not planned. Background and concept In 2014, Tobias Sammet stated that ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Beck
Robin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the United Kingdom in 1988, and Austria, Germany, Norway, Netherlands and Switzerland in 1989, with her single " First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial. Other well-known songs of hers are "Save Up All Your Tears", "In My Heart to Stay", "Tears in the Rain" and "Close to You". Also, "First Time" was successfully covered or sampled many times, the most recent was made by Sunblock in 2006, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. Beck also performed it with German pop star Helene Fischer. Career Prior to this achievement, she had spent time as a backing singer, supporting the efforts of Melissa Manchester, Chaka Khan, and Leo Sayer. She also sang on radio jingles for Jam Creative Productions, in particular "the ultimate one" for BBC Radio One in the UK. Her first album was released in 1979, and featured Irene Cara and Luther Vandross on backing vocals. Amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (English Musician)
Christopher Hamlet Thompson (born 9 March 1948) is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, specifically for his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded By the Light" and for his solo accomplishments. Biography Thompson was born in Ashford, Kent, England, but raised in New Zealand. His early musical experiences were whilst still at school with the band The Paragons that played at weekly church youth club dances. Later, as his talent became clear, the band was reformed as Dynasty with other musicians and achieved much local success on the New Zealand music scene. Thompson's last band in New Zealand was Mandrake, formed with university friends who played the Friday and Saturday night dances in and around Hamilton City. He went to Australia before returning to England in 1973 to pursue a musical career, eventually joining Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. In 1978, he was featured in ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
