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 metal 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.^[2]

The Metal Opera Pt. II
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	26 August 2002
Recorded	October 1999 – June 2000
Studio	Rhoen Studio, Germany
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	59:12
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Tobias Sammet, Norman Meiritz
Avantasia chronology
The Metal Opera (2001) The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002) Lost in Space Part I (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Guest Vocalist	Length
1.	"The Seven Angels"	Michael Kiske, Oliver Hartmann, Kai Hansen, David DeFeis, Rob Rock, Andre Matos, Timo Tolkki	14:17
2.	"No Return"	Michael Kiske, Andre Matos	4:28
3.	"The Looking Glass"	Bob Catley	4:53
4.	"In Quest For"	Bob Catley	3:53
5.	"The Final Sacrifice"	David DeFeis	5:01
6.	"Neverland"	Rob Rock	5:00
7.	"Anywhere"		5:28
8.	"Chalice of Agony"	Andre Matos, Kai Hansen	6:00
9.	"Memory"	Ralf Zdiarstek	5:43
10.	"Into the Unknown"	Sharon den Adel	4:29
Total length:			59:12

All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.

Credits

• Tobias Sammet - Keyboards, Bass guitar (on track 10), Vocals (see "Singers")
• Henjo Richter - Guitars
• Markus Grosskopf - Bass guitar
• Alex Holzwarth - Drums

Guests

Musicians

• Guitar
  • Jens Ludwig (lead on tracks 5 and 9)
  • Norman Meiritz (rhythm on track 10)
  • Timo Tolkki (lead on tracks 1 and 10)
• Drums
  • Eric Singer (on track 10)
• Keyboard
  • Frank Tischer (Piano on tracks 1, 4 and 7)

Singers

• Gabriel Laymann - Tobias Sammet - tracks 1-10
• Lugaid Vandroiy - Michael Kiske - tracks 1 and 2
• Brother Jakob - David DeFeis - tracks 1 and 5
• Bailiff Falk von Kronberg - Ralf Zdiarstek - track 9
• Anna Held - Sharon den Adel - track 10
• Bishop Johann von Bicken - Rob Rock - tracks 1 and 6
• Pope Clement VIII - Oliver Hartmann - track 1
• Elderane the Elf - Andre Matos - tracks 1, 2 and 8
• Regrin the Dwarf - Kai Hansen - tracks 1 and 8
• Mysterious Voice of the Tower - Timo Tolkki - track 1
• Tree of Knowledge - Bob Catley - tracks 3 and 4

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]	26
French Albums (SNEP)[4]	64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	94