![]() ![]() ^ "Avantasia: Lyric Video For 'Moonglow' Title Track Feat.Track listing Īll songs are written by Tobias Sammet, except "Maniac" by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello. The album cover is influenced by Tim Burton it was created by Swedish painter Alexander Jansson based on what Sammet told him about the character's story. Lyrics deal with themes such as adjustment and non-adjustment, expectations, convictions and feeling out of place and fall within the Victorian gothic and dark romanticism genres. The story follows a nocturnal creature struggling to cope with the reality of boldness and beauty and ends up resorting to the darkness of the moonglow to hide itself from the world. Inspiration for the album title came from Sammet's fascination for the Moon. When he wrote "Moonglow", he didn't initially have Night in mind, but when he tried to think of someone to sing on the track, he seemed the ideal name. Sammet first wanted to have Kürsch sing in The Metal Opera, but wasn't able to do so due to scheduling conflicts. The album marks Hansi Kürsch's and Candice Night's first guest performances on an Avantasia album. everything." Part of the album was written and recorded in England, a country Sammet considers to be highly inspiring for him. ![]() In another interview, he added that the record would contain "great vocal performances, great songs, epic stuff, fantastic stuff, diverse stuff. Sammet commented that he believes Moonglow is the most "adorned and detailed album we've ever produced", including "Celtic elements, world music elements, big choirs, atmospheric stuff, amazing guest vocal performances". Unlike previous releases, he did not have a deadline for Moonglow. He started to write songs for what would maybe become a solo album, but he realized the songs sounded like Avantasia and decided to write a follow-up to the 2016 album. ![]() Following the Ghostlights World Tour, Tobias Sammet felt exhausted and decided to take a break. ![]()
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