Prelude Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | The Metal Opera(2001) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Power Metal, Rock Opera |
| Labels | AFM Records |
| Ranked | #2 for 2001 , #43 all-time |
Album rating : 92.3 / 100
Votes : 94
Votes : 94
The Metal Opera - Lyrics
The Metal Opera - Album Credits
Members
- Tobias Sammet : Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Orchestration
- Henjo Richter : Guitars
- Markus Grosskopf : Bass
- Alex Holzwarth : Drums
Additional musicians
- Michael Kiske : Vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 13)
- David DeFeis : Vocals (tracks 3, 13)
- Ralf Zdiarstek : Vocals (tracks 4, 7)
- Sharon Den Adel : Vocals (track 6)
- Rob Rock : Vocals (tracks 7, 12)
- Oliver Hartmann : Vocals (tracks 7, 12, 13)
- Andre Matos : Vocals (tracks 11, 12, 13)
- Kai Hansen : Vocals (tracks 11, 12)
- Timo Tolkki : Voice (track 13)
- Norman Meiritz : Acoustic Guitars (track 6)
- Frank Tischer : Piano (track 11)
- Jens Ludwig : Lead Guitars (tracks 12, 13)
Other staff
- Tobias Sammet : Producer
- Norman Meiritz : Producer, Engineering
- Mikko Karmila : Mixing
- Mika Jussila : Mastering
- Jean-Pascal Fournier : Cover Art
- Alex Kuehr : Photography
- Stefan Malzkorn : Photography
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Seven Angels | The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002) | 99.7 | 35 |
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| 12 |  | Where Clock Hands Freeze | The Mystery of Time (2013) | 96.9 | 10 |
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