Ghostlights

For other uses, see Ghost light.
Ghostlights
Studio album by
Avantasia
Released29 January 2016[1][2][3]
RecordedOctober 2014 – November 2015
StudioGatestudio, Wolfsburg, Germany[1]
Genre
Length70:03[1]
Label
Producer
Avantasia chronology
The Mystery of Time
(2013) 		Ghostlights
(2016) 		Moonglow
(2019)
Singles from Ghostlights
  1. "Mystery of a Blood Red Rose"
    Released: 11 December 2015
  2. "Draconian Love"
    Released: 12 May 2016

Ghostlights is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016.[1][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ Havlena, David (9 November 2015). "Exkluzivě: Víme jaká je nová Avantaia! (Foto, Video)". Spark Rock Magazine (in Czech). Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Avantasia: 'Ghostlights' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Deutscher Vorentscheid: Teilnehmer stehen fest". eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Ghostlights (Digibook) by Avantasia: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon UK. 2016.
  6. ^ "Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA Enter Charts In 17 Countries On 3 Continents With Ghostlights". bravewords.com.
  7. ^ Schwarzkopf, Thomas (27 January 2016). "Exclusive Interview with Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy)". Myglobalmind Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. ^ Begai, Carl (28 January 2016). "Avantasia - Go Big Or Go Home Ghost Stories". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Avantasia's Tobias Sammet Discusses 'Ghostlights' Concept (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.