Metal opera

In the vein of rock operas, a metal opera is an album or series of songs, in the form of an opera or a musical but in a heavy metal (or power metal) style.

Related Topics:
Rock operas - Opera - Musical - Heavy metal - Power metal

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It is a relatively recently-emerged form in comparison to the rock opera.

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Some metal operas:

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• ' (1991) by Savatage
• Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C (1996) by Waltari is maybe more of a traditional opera with death metal elements.
• The Metal Opera Pts. I and II (2001 and 2002, respectively) by Avantasia, a two-part story set in medieval Europe. Gnosticism, Catholicism, elves and dwarves feature heavily. The music was written by Tobias Sammet of Edguy, who sang the lead role. The 'Avantasia' group is a collection of singers and musicians from other metal bands such as Gamma Ray and Angra; such collaborations seem to be de rigeur in metal operas, which by definition require more than one strong singer. Avantasia is the name of a country in the opera's story.
• Epica (2003) by Kamelot, the first part of a Faustian tale.
• Days of Rising Doom (2004) by Aina, written by Amanda Somerville, who invented an entire mythos and language for the story. The album features musicians from Nightwish and Stratovarius among many others.
• The Final Experiment (1995), Into the Electric Castle (1998), Universal Migrator I&II (2000), The Human Equation (2004) are metal operas by the Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon, all containing sci-fi stories (including The Human Equation) that are seemingly stand-alone, but in reality, are part of a singular storyline.
 
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