the metal opera part 2

• yakinda cikacak olan veya cikmis olan avantasia'nın ikinci projesi..
  konuk sanatçılar şöyle;
  kai hansen (gamma ray), timo tolkki (stratovarius), david defeis (virgin steele), rob rock (warrior), andre matos (angra),sharon den adel (within temptation), henjo richter (gamma ray), jens ludwig (edguy), markus grosskopf (helloween) ve alex holzwarth (rhapsody),
• tracklist;
  
  01. the seven angels
  02. no return
  03. the looking glass
  04. in quest for
  05. the final sacrifice
  06. neverland
  07. anywhere
  08. the chalice of agony
  09. memory
  10. into the unknown
• tobias sammetin hakkında "yaptıgım en iyi album mu ya da edguydakilerden daha iyi mi su an bilemiyorum ama bildigim birsey var ki o da yaptıgım işten gurur duydugumdur" seklinde bir acıklama yaptıgı album
• part 1'in damına koyamayan albüm.
  part 1 daha başarılıydı kanımca. ama olsun, o kadar da kötü değil, power metal seven kişiler dinlemeli.
  bu tobias sammet giderek bruce dickinson oluyor diye düşünmekten vazgeçtiğim albümdür ayrıca, herif sanki yavaş yavaş kendi tarzını bulmuş gibi, ama henüz tam oturmamış.
  zamanla tabi.
• kesinlikle müzik dinleyen her şahsın edinmesi gereken albüm. bir daha böyle bir projeye imza atılabilir mi diye kendime sorarım. işte ünvanları ile birlikte albümdeki kadro.
  
  tobias sammet : as novice gabriel
  michael kiske : as druid lugaid vandroiy
  david defeis : as friar jakob
  ralf zdiarstek : as bailiff falk v. kronberg
  sharon den adel : as anna held
  rob rock : as bishop von bicken
  oliver hardmann : as pope clemens viii
  andre matos : as regrin, the dwarf
  bob catley : as tree of knowledge
• son track olan "into the unknown"daki davulları eric singer çalmıştır.
• hikaye* :
  
  hikayenin ba$langici icin : (bkz: the metal opera part 1)
  
  ...
  gabriel henuz tatmin olmami$tir. avantasia hakkinda daha fazla $ey ogrenmek ister ve elderane onu "bilgeligin agaci"na gonderir. gabriel orada friar jacob'un alevler icindeki bir golde buyuk bir aci icerisinde oldugunu gorur. elderane gabriel'e roma'daki yer alti tunellerinde saklanan ve icinde i$kence goren ruhlarin tutuldugu altin bir kadehten ve kadehi koruyan yaratiktan bahseder. elf onlari durdurmaya cali$masina ragmen gabriel ve regrin insanlarin dunyasina geri donerler. kadehi bulurlar ve ruhlarin kurtulmasi icn onu ters cevirirler. yaratik uyanir ve ikisine de saldirir, cüce ölür fakat gabriel kacmayi ba$arir.
  
  olanlarin ardindan gabriel kendisini bekleyen vandroiy'in yanina gelir. druid de soz verdigi gibi kurtarmak uzere gece anna'nin hapsedildigi hucreye girer. orada ayni $ekilde anna'yi kurtarmaya gelen ruhu arinmi$ friar jacob ile kar$ila$ir. bu sirada von kronberg her ikisini de yakalamak uzere hapisaneye gelir. cikan dovu$te von kronberg vandroiy'i oldurur fakat friar jacob tarafindan öldürülür. anna hapisten kacar ve gabriel'e kavu$ur. birlikte bilinmeyen geleceklerine dogru uzakla$irlar.
  
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  ====== gitar ======
  +----henjo richter (gamma ray)
  +----jens ludwig (edguy)
  +----norman meiritz
  +----timo tolkki (stratovarius)
  ====== bas gitar ======
  +----markus grosskopf (helloween)
  ====== davul ======
  +----alex holzwarth (rhapsody)
  +----eric singer (kiss)
  ====== klavye ======
  +----tobias sammet (edguy)
  ====== piyano ======
  +----frank tischer
  ====== vokal ======
  +----novice gabriel laymann : tobias sammet (edguy)
  +----druid lugaid vandroiy : michael kiske (supared, eski-helloween)
  +----friar jakob : david defeis (virgin steele)
  +----bailiff falk von kronberg : ralf zdiarstek
  +----anna held : sharon den adel (within temptation)
  +----bishop johann von bicken : rob rock (warrior)
  +----pope clement viii : oliver hartmann (at vance)
  +----elderane the elf : andré matos (shaaman, eski-angra)
  +----regrin the dwarf: kai hansen (gamma ray, eski-helloween)
  +----voice of the tower : timo tolkki (stratovarius)
  +----tree of knowledge : bob catley
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  1. the seven angels
  
  [believers]
  fire falling from the sky
  rage of god is coming down
  armaggeddon's drawing nigh
  sinner cry ! heathen die !
  hear the toll of pain, gloria, gloria
  in the fiery rain
  fire falling from the sky
  rage of god is coming down
  armaggeddon's drawing nigh
  sinner cry ! heathen die !
  hear the toll of pain, gloria, gloria
  
  now the time has come, the end's begun
  and the only one will come
  
  [gabriel^*]
  it has been foretold
  by the visions of the old
  and the madness in their eyes
  said his angel will arise
  that's what they know : "holy lord it's over, oh god
  we have done no wrong
  so we go where we belong
  to the neverending dream
  but for those who lived in sin"
  they claim to know : "holy lord it's over, oh god"
  
  [pope^*]
  hey angel, can you tell me
  will you lead us to the place
  full of heat, in the fire
  for we only brought disgrace
  
  [lugaid^*]
  he is not the one. if they only knew
  
  [von bicken^*]
  hey angel, will you take us
  to the judgement of his rage
  hey will we die
  for we couldn't close the gate
  
  [lugaid^*]
  to the knowledge as they have been told
  
  [gabriel^*]
  i don't know how could i prove
  nothing but the cloven hoof
  reigning over them as well
  while they keep on fighting hell
  babylon the scarlet whore has come
  
  we are the seven, judgement of heaven
  why don't we know : we are the angels
  it's revelation, soul castignation
  fire will burn us away
  we are the seven, judgement of heaven
  why don't we know : we are the angels
  it's revelation, soul castignation
  fire will burn us away
  
  [pope^*]
  redeemer, devastion
  hope it only has been ment
  for the sin of the dreamer
  who broke the low you'd sent
  
  [lugaid^*]
  he is not the one. if they only knew
  
  [jacob^*]
  hey, don't know but i wondered:
  when we lost the seal again
  maybe stoned by the incense
  do we rise or just descent
  
  [lugaid^*]
  he is not the one. if they only knew
  
  [gabriel^*]
  i don't know how could i prove
  nothing but the cloven hoof
  reigning over them as well
  while they keep on fighting hell
  babylon the scarlet whore has come
  
  we are the seven, judgement of heaven
  why don't we know : we are the angels
  it's revelation, soul castignation
  fire will burn us away
  we are the seven, judgement of heaven
  why don't we know : we are the angels
  it's revelation, soul castignation
  fire will burn us away
  
  [solo: henjo richter]
  
  [voice of the tower^*]
  woe to you longing for the wisdom
  woe to you longing for the light
  all my sons bring me back what is mine
  or you'll end burning in this night
  woe to you longing for the wisdom
  woe to you longing for the light
  all my sons bring me back what is mine
  or you'll end burning in this night
  
  [solo: timo tolkki]
  
  [gabriel^*]
  once i have been lost in what they told me to believe
  until i felt in burning deep inside to set my spirit free
  and i escaped to another world to help the little men
  who make me plunge into philosophy - to feel my
  mind again... no one left to hold me tight - on the
  realother side - but her in chains
  
  i had been alone till the madman come along
  with the knowledge and silver long beard
  he was the first man ever teaching how i could be free
  helping me to find - oh - the mind and the soul
  they've been trying to hide away...
  and he promised we'd help anna if i'd help him to
  go all the way
  
  [lugaid^*]
  go all the way into the world of minds
  open the gate and do not close behind
  prevent them from hiding the light away
  prevent them from tellin' us tales
  or the end of all they scare us with will be a
  million empty brains...
  
  [gabriel^*]
  i could bring you what you told me
  the seal they need to close the gate forever
  but still i haven't found a meaning
  anna will we ever be together
  
  [regrin^*]
  you've been fighting for your soul
  and sometimes it takes a toll
  hope one day you'll understand
  what it means to hold in hands
  what they call a fantasy
  it is nothing but a key
  to the world that now you're in
  that they call a wicked dream
  
  [elderane^*]
  when you're walking on your own
  when you're broken and alone
  you may feel us from inside -
  on the other side of life.
  ohohohoh...
  
  [gabriel^*]
  i've been fighting for my soul
  and sometimes it takes a toll
  hope one day we'll understand
  what it means to hold in hands
  what we call a fantasy
  but it's nothing but a key
  to the world that now i'm in
  that we call a wicked dream
  
  oh, walking on my own
  when i'm broken and alone
  i may feel you from inside
  from the other side of life
  
  2. no return
  
  [lugaid^*]
  mental vigour's been right on the egde
  to a 'stupefying' hole of no return
  now we dance a holy war is won
  but there must be more we got to learn
  
  [gabriel^*]
  don't you know that i'm here i must go
  into the morning light - illuminate the night
  be the guide on our side - the gnosis
  
  no return - i will go, follow the call of my spirit
  no return - i must know all that i never could ask
  no return
  
  no i still can't leave the world in here
  soon i feel that i am gonna get her free
  but i've smelled at and i long for more
  take me in, oh i beg, philosophy
  
  oh i got to know, more now so i must go on
  into the morning light - illuminate the night
  be the guide on our side - the gnosis
  
  no return - i will go, follow the call of my spirit
  no return - i must know all that i never could ask
  no return
  
  (solo: henjo richter)
  
  [eldrane:]
  no return - maybe you must pay
  many've been in quest for truth
  insanity has swallowed away
  no return - but i wish you all the best
  go and face the tree of knowledge and be free
  
  [gabriel^*]
  no return - i will go, follow the call of my spirit
  no return - i must know all that i never could ask
  
  3. the looking glass
  
  [gabriel^*]
  drawn by the sound of that wild raving pound
  no one has told me
  i gotta know all about hell and below
  they never told me
  
  the quest for nexus
  in your life and for all that's beyond...
  
  [gabriel^*]
  when i gaze at the man who is gazing at me
  when i stare into the looking glass
  when i ask what he sees
  then i'm asking for more and the more
  that i wanna know
  i know what i'll never know
  
  [tree of knowledge^*]
  from far away, from the state of decay
  you've come to wisdom
  many've been led, into madness instead
  toll of my kingdom
  the quest for nexus has brought
  many men of genius to insanity
  
  [gabriel^*]
  when i gaze at the man who is gazing at me
  when i stare into the looking glass
  when i ask what he sees
  
  [tree of knowledge^*]
  then you're asking for more, and the more that
  you wanna know
  you know what you'll never know
  
  [solo: henjo richter]
  
  [tree of knowledge^*]
  as long as you long for the whole
  you can't get a part of at all
  how proud would the buildings of rome
  look without a single stone
  
  [gabriel^*]
  when i gaze at the man who is gazing at me
  when i stare into the looking glass
  when i ask what he sees
  then i'm asking for more and the more
  that i wanna know
  i know what i'll never know...
  
  4. in quest for
  
  [tree of knowledge^*]
  coming from the wastelands
  full of reason, common sense
  where their principles are blocking minds
  and you don't understand
  giving you belief,
  you never touch, you never see
  but if you dare to try to grip it
  you're accused for heresy
  
  [gabriel^*]
  here i stand to find the truth
  and for ought i know
  you're the one to show me
  you can tell my spirit how to grow
  
  no, the more i try
  the more confusion on my mind
  and no matter how i try
  i feel my eyes seem to stay blind
  
  [tree of knowledge^*]
  no use in analysing, forget about alchemy
  because the secret of all truth
  is the quest for - and you'll feel
  
  when you knock right on the door
  "forever locked" they say
  a little man will let you in,
  for you have always tried - to get inside
  
  you're in quest for more to find the core
  your journey still ain't over
  your quest is your purpose, go on
  you're in quest for more to find the core
  it will be - never- over
  your quest is your purpose, go on ...
  
  you're in quest for more to find the core...
  
  5. the final sacrifice
  
  [gabriel^*]
  staring into the lake, watching for heaven's sake
  faces screaming in fear
  crying like at the stake, in the fiery waves
  i can see all the souls how they suffer and howl
  in their eternal pain
  service taking its toll, living life in hades
  
  all the souls that left their mortal
  frame if it's been dead or not
  all the deaf who did not hear the truth
  
  get ready for the brimstone-
  getting blisters on the eyes
  the power of the spirit was their final sacrifice
  get ready for the brimstone-
  getting blisters on the eyes
  the power of the spirit was their final sacrifice
  
  [jacob^*]
  someone pullin' me out to come back to my flesh
  or i'm going insane !
  in a world under rome, in the fiery waves
  can't you see all the souls, how we suffer and howl
  in our eternal pain
  service taking the toll, living life in hades...
  
  oh i see you standing on the
  shore of castigation now
  we don't wanna burn no more so pull us out,out,out
  
  get ready for the brimstone-
  getting blisters on the eyes
  the power of the spirit was our final sacrifice
  get ready for the brimstone-
  getting blisters on the eyes
  the power of the spirit was our final sacrifice
  
  get ready !
  
  [solo: jens ludwig]
  
  get ready for the brimstone...
  
  6. neverland
  
  [von bicken^*]
  cought in neverland, no purpose to be seen
  there's no point of destination
  neverending wastelands, such a wicked odyssey
  don't know what we have done wrong
  lead us back to rome to follow you again
  bring you the power, get salvation
  i know less than all but more
  than many who know less
  i know it's keeping us strong
  
  [gabriel^*]
  and while they are pulling strings
  while they are in command
  they're hanging on strings
  and fate they do commend into another hand
  
  cought in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice
  they call nether world what we call a paradise
  cought in neverland and their spirits cannot rise
  from the nether world, they can't see a paradise
  
  and the roman whore, the masters and the slaves
  raging on without they don't know
  good intentions on their minds
  can't ask for why they bow out
  
  [von bicken^*]
  lead us to eden, judge those who bite off more
  than they can chew to serve, without they ask
  or call in doubt the ask
  
  [gabriel^*]
  cought in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice
  they call nether world what we call a paradise
  cought in neverland and their spirits cannot rise
  from the nether world, they can't see a paradise
  
  [solo: henjo richter]
  cought in neverland in the place of many eyes
  make it be what they are allowed to realize
  
  cought in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice...
  
  7. anywhere
  
  [gabriel^*]
  i remember it was long ago
  but when i think of her i fell it grow
  something begs me to come home again
  something i can hardly stand
  
  but i'm to defy, i have to ignore her cry
  i don't know what to do, i'm missing you so bad
  
  waiting for tomorrow, for a little ray of light
  waiting for tomorrow just to see your smile again
  take away my sorrow from a blistered heart of mine
  where are you now if you are there anywhere
  
  please forgive me for how i decide
  but before i can come with rapid strides
  don't expect you'll have to understand
  jakob needs my helping hand
  
  first i have to go one out of two ways
  wich both are wrong and i'm to go
  so afraid, so ashamed
  so deranged - but i know...
  
  waiting for tomorrow, for a little ray of light
  waiting for tomorrow just to see your smile again
  take away my sorrow from a blistered heart of mine
  where are you now if you are there anywhere
  
  [solo: henjo richter]
  
  waiting for tomorrow, for a little ray of light...
  i can't wait for you - are you there - anywhere
  
  8. chalice of agony
  
  [gabriel^*]
  ah - hugh !
  show me the way to he hallways
  below rome, i will be there
  i've seen them burning in fire
  they all bear too much to bear
  
  [elderane^*]
  why don't you think of all those who will come
  don't you waste your life
  
  [gabriel^*]
  don't you try show me the way
  don't need 'good advice'
  
  [elderane^*]
  cold hallways so old, a chalice of gold
  a guard as they say, paralyzed
  follow the cries from out of the blood
  the wine in the cup
  
  [gabriel^*]
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  
  [gabriel^*]
  regrin my friend we are passing the gate
  back into my world
  
  [regrin^*]
  i am afraid of the guard and i wish
  warnings had been heard
  
  [gabriel^*]
  welcome to rome, it's our mission
  to make tortured spirits free
  
  [regrin^*]
  something's in here, oh i wish i could hide
  from its staring eyes
  
  [gabriel^*]
  cold hallways so old, a chalice of gold
  and i feel a chill
  staring eyes, while i hear the cries
  from out of the blood, the wine in the cup
  
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  
  [solo: henjo richter]
  
  no way out, we got to run to the gate
  no way out , for some of the souls it's too late
  jakob are you free
  
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  out of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
  welcome to avantasia
  
  9. memory
  
  [von kronberg^*]
  oh, i dare not to sleep anymore
  cause i see her face in every nightmare
  in all the windows of my haunted house
  and when i dream a dream of flowers
  i wake up in my hand a bloody rose
  
  'blood shall come upon you'
  so she spoke to me
  never knew she'd come back
  now she's on my dreams
  from the faces in my dream
  from an evil memory
  as foretold in their prediction
  from the faces in my dream
  they are coming back for me
  as it was told in their prediction
  is it just a dream
  or just a wicked memory ... oh
  
  now i see her coming on her besom...
  the smell of brimstone
  and the mark of the beast
  from the open window
  is it just a dream
  as she's pulling out the dagger to stab
  a thousand times into my hurting breast
  
  wake up from the nightmare
  screaming when i see her stand
  with the face of jakob
  a bloody dagger in her hand
  
  from the faces in my dream
  from an evil memory
  as foretold in their prediction
  from the faces in my dream
  they are coming back for me
  as it was told in their prediction
  is it just a dream
  
  [gabriel^*]
  maybe his conscience
  will send him a dream in his dreams
  if i only knew - oh anna -
  if his soul also came free
  or maybe if jakob
  would talk to the bailiff for you
  i can't come for you
  
  i don't know how many souls were set free
  to start a rebellion, don't know if i'll still have to flee
  
  [solo: jens ludwig]
  
  oh that faces in my dream...
  from the faces in my dream
  from an evil memory...
  
  10. into the unknown
  
  [anna^*]
  heading for another life
  in a new world far away
  why not me, oh lord
  why did vandroiy have to die, why
  
  [gabriel^*]
  dreamers come and go
  but a dream's forever
  freedom for all minds
  let us go together
  neverending ways
  got to roam forever
  always carry on
  
  walking down a misty road into the unknown
  heavy winds may blow into our faces
  you can't kill the dream in killing the dreamer
  can't tear it down
  always carry on
  
  dreamers come and go
  but a dream's forever
  freedom for all minds
  let us go together
  neverending ways
  got to roam forever
  always carry on
  
  i've seen dreamers come and go
  
  [solo: timo tolkki]
  
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  * wikipedia'dan tercume.