| The Metal Opera Pt. II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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]
All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
