Avantasia - 'Creepshow' (official music video)

Get up, get up, come out!
Get up, get up, come out!
Get up, get up, come out!
Get up, get up, come out!

Coming down like a storm, rolling thunder
Lightning strikes cleave the night in two
Step inside, curb your mind
To waste your time on scrutinising is quite inopportune

We're the spark to set a fire, now
To your soul
A fire you will not control
We are - we're the craving
You've been trying to keep under
The mask of etiquette

Get up, get up, come out!
We're off to midnight
Here's to you
Welcome to the creepshow
Get up, get up, come out!
We're chasing twilight
Raise your glass
Welcome to the creepshow

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Chant a spell, supercell to spawn a denizen of hell
Defying time
Starry-eyed, mystified, ghost ally
Your episteme is on the line

Wondering glance, you got admittance
Wonderous dance
Riot in the slough of hell
Can't stop us
Ride out in a chariot of fire
Right into your dreams

Get up, get up, come out!
We're off to midnight
Here's to you
Welcome to the creepshow
Get up, get up, come out!
We're chasing twilight
Raise your glass
Welcome to the creepshow

Get up, get up, come out!
Get up, get up, come out!

Get up, get up, come out!
We're off to midnight
Here's to you
Welcome to the creepshow
Get up, get up, come out!
We're chasing twilight
Raise your glass
Welcome to the creepshow

Get up, get up, come out!
We're off to midnight
Here's to you
Welcome to the creepshow
Get up, get up, come out!
We're chasing twilight
Raise your glass
Welcome to the creepshow

Full length album νούμερο δέκα για τους Avantasia. "Here Be Dragons" ο τίτλος και έχει προγραμματισθεί να κυκλοφορήσει την τελευταία (ημερολογιακά) ημέρα του χειμώνα. Οι Avantasia δημιουργήθηκαν το μακρινό 2.000 από τον Tobias Sammet των Edguy.

Σχηματίσθηκαν αρχικά ως side project για την κυκλοφορία μίας metal όπερας ("The Metal Opera", "The Metal Opera pt.II"), αλλά στην πορεία μετεξελίχθηκαν σε "κανονικό" σχήμα, το οποίο συνεχίζει ακάθεκτο μέχρι τις ημέρες μας έχοντας κυκλοφορήσει εννέα "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους, τέσσερα EPs, εννέα singles, μία συλλογή, τρία boxed set, ένα live album - video και διψήφιο αριθμό από singles...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Rock and metal flagship Avantasia is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28, 2025!

Featuring absolute Avantasia essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty of intriguing fresh soundscapes.

Here Be Dragons gives the celebrated Avantasia sound that has been carefully crafted over a quarter of a century an exciting and powerful spin. The new album is the most consistent and concise piece of art that the band has ever crafted.

The band’s impressive success story has seen nine previous studio albums (including the 2019 offering Moonglow that charted at #1 in Germany), gold awards, hundreds of millions of streams as well as headline shows at all important metal festivals and worldwide sold-out arena tours with tens of thousands of devoted fans.

Avantasia is not showing any signs of slowing down - soon after the release of Here Be Dragons, the band will head out on an extensive arena tour across Europe, promising to deliver fans an immersive experience with their biggest and most epic production ever.

In typical Avantasia manner, the new full-length is rich in vivid storytelling and cinematic atmospheres, not to mention the highest level of musicianship. Opening track “Creepshow” is without a doubt one of the catchiest songs in their career.

The energizing future hit truly welcomes the listener into the new era of Avantasia and will be an integral part of the band’s spectacular live shows. In contrast, the incredible title track “Here Be Dragons” is a classic Avantasia song and with almost nine minutes by far the longest on the album.

The cinematic dark soundscapes of “The Witch” captivate and support the song’s storyline perfectly. Emotional, multifaceted vocal performances mesmerize on “Avalon”, while the heavy metal number “Against The Wind” serves as further proof of the versatility of Avantasia’s sound.

Remaining well-balanced and cohesive, Here Be Dragons is undeniably Avantasia’s most powerful album so far. The 10-track offering in its entirety was written and composed by Tobias Sammet himself, produced and recorded by Tobias Sammet together with Sascha Paeth, mixed by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Michael Rodenberg.

The stunning cover art was once again created by acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. Here Be Dragons marks another masterpiece in the Avantasia catalog, leaving both fans and critics speechless and proving the band’s standing as a main force in the world of rock and metal! The album will be available in several different editions, with bonus albums included on select limited formats.»

Band: Avantasia
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Formed in: 2000
Genre: Symphonic Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, Religion, Individuality, Enlightenment, Time
Years active: 2000-2002, 2006-present

Video: "Creepshow"
Album: "Here Be Dragons"
Type: Full length
Release date: February 28th, 2025
Label: Napalm Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, 2CD (Mediabook), 3CD (Artbook), Cassette

Track listing:
01. Creepshow
02. Here Be Dragons
03. The Moorland At Twilight
04. The Witch
05. Phantasmagoria
06. Bring On The Night
07. Unleash The Kraken
08. Avalon
09. Against The Wind
10. Everybody's Here Until The End