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Timo Tolkki's Avalon
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Timo Tolkki's Avalon (also known simply as Avalon), is a metal opera project created by Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius, ex-Revolution Renaissance, ex-Symfonia) in 2013.
According to Tolkki "I find the Metal Opera concept fascinating and logical to me at this point of my career. I love classical music and just like in Classical Opera, in the Metal Opera you can also create stories and have almost limitless possibilities musically".

History:

The Land of New Hope (2013):
The project's debut album, The Land of New Hope, was released on May 17, 2013 through Frontiers Records. The album features performances by vocalists Elize Ryd, Rob Rock, Michael Kiske, Russell Allen, Sharon den Adel and Tony Kakko, as well as the participation of guest musicians Alex Holzwarth on drums and both Jens Johansson and Derek Sherinian on keyboards.
Tobias Sammet, German musician and mentor of Avantasia, another metal opera which had its 6th album released on March 2013, received the news of Timo Tolkki's own project with initial sarcasm, stating: "Wow, someone is extraordinarily creative here: the title, the guests, the timing... What a funny coincidence, isn't it?! But there have been thousands of Metal Operas, especially after Avantasia. Such is business...". However, he later stated: "There are a lot of metal operas out there, and I have to deal with that. If something is very successful or even not successful then other people may feel inspired by it. It's Timo Tolkki (laughs) what can I say, he's a great guy and he does what he does. I wish him the best of luck."
When asked about if he was aware that this project would be compared to Avantasia, Timo replied that "Nobody owns a franchise to 'metal operas' which is not really an operatic format because it doesn't have any real dialogue between the singers."

Angels of the Apocalypse (2013-present):
On October 2013, Timo launched a news website for the project in which he announced the sequel to The Land of New Hope, which was provisionally titled Avalon II. The cast of guest musicians will be revealed one by one.Simone Simons of Epica fame is the first confirmed singer.Floor Jansen will play the leading role. It was also announced that Timo's former bandmates in Stratovarius, drummer Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist Antti Ikonen will play on this album.
A European tour is planned for May 2014, coinciding with the release of the album.
On January 28, Timo revealed title of the album (Angels of the Apocalypse) and the rest of the cast: Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and Caterina Nix. Timo also announced that there will be a contest for guitar and keyboard players, with the winners getting a chance to perform a solo with him in one of the songs.

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The Land of New Hope
Angels of the Apocalypse
Timo Tolkki
ex-(Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance, Symfonia)
guitar, bass on all tracks
guitar, bass
Elize Ryd
Amaranthe
lead vocals on all tracks, except 5, 7, 8 & 10
lead vocals
Rob Rock
Impellitteri
lead vocals on all tracks, except 3, 6, 9 & 10

Russell Allen
Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Allen-Lande, Star One
lead vocals on Avalanche Anthem, A World Without Us & In the Name of the Rose

Michael Kiske
Unisonic, Place Vendome, Kiske/Somerville, ex-Helloween
lead vocals on The Land of New Hope

Tony Kakko
Sonata Arctica
lead vocals on We Will Find a Way

Sharon den Adel
Within Temptation
lead vocals on Shine

Alex Holzwarth
Rhapsody of Fire
drums on all tracks

Mikko Härkin
ex-(Sonata Arctica, Symfonia), Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
keyboards on all tracks

Derek Sherinian
ex-(Dream Theater, Black Country Communion)
keyboard solo on To the Edge of the Earth

Jens Johansson
Stratovarius
keyboard solo on To the Edge of the Earth

Floor Jansen
Nightwish, ReVamp, ex-After Forever, Star One

lead vocals
Simone Simons
Epica

lead vocals
Fabio Lione
Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine, Angra

lead vocals
David DeFeis
Virgin Steele

lead vocals
Caterina Nix
ex-Aghonya

lead vocals
Zachary Stevens
Circle II Circle, ex-Savatage

lead vocals
Tuomo Lassila
ex-Stratovarius

drums on all tracks
Antti Ikonen
ex-Stratovarius

keyboards
Nicolas Jeudy
Nicolas Jeudy

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