"Angel of Babylon" CD by Avantasia

by Adam Weishaupt (29.03.2010) Tobias Sammet is unstoppable – it takes two albums to contain all of his great ideas. And this time, he has surpassed himself and has produced a plethora of gems. In my humble opinion, these two albums include the best tracks ever composed by this gifted musician. Even the illustrious guests outdo themselves - above all Ripper Owens: "Scales of justice" is the best track he has ever sung. But also ex-Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske sublimates the phenomenal anthems "Stargazers" and "Wastelands" - both songs could also have been on the track lists of the monumental works "Keeper of the seven keys". It doesn’t matter who is the counterpart of Tobias Sammet – there’s just one anthem after the other. Both title tracks are epic masterpieces, followed by the Hard Rock smasher "Runaway train", or the awesome arena Rock song "Dying for an angel", sung by no less than Klaus Meine.