Ahí si estoy de acuerdo contigo, muchos no creían en este gordito, cuando es uno de los mejores exponentes del power metal y de la música en general, y si es cuestión de gustos, tengo muchas expectativas en este disco, ojala y el buen tolkki nos sorprenda.
Nice work indeed. Listening to a good song for the first time always takes you somewhere. This particular piece takes me to the guitar sound of Perfect Strangers album and the best Coverdale way of singing, but cleaner and wider. So, it´s more than good! The best to you Timo. Hope to see you playing live sometime again.
gran tema! es el que más me gusta del disco y de muchos que ha hecho Tolkki incluso que con Stratovarius, que madurez musical!, Rob Rock y Russell rules! aaaaauuu
I noticed on Timo's site that you can by a package with the CD, DVD + an Avalon T-shirt with the winged logo. That is actually a great idea. Sell other stuff and include the album CD with it. Only catch is that the T-shirt costs an extra 10 Euro. Should be the T-shirt costing 20 Euro and the CD included free. Just cheap Chinese shirts of course, but my point is that more people want to buy a T-shirt than a CD, cuz nobody needs CDs but they do need T-shirts, even if 1 size only. Large fits all.
hay q tomar en cuenta que timo le da ese toque que no todos los musicos tienen..! no falta decir estoy contento por oir otro proyecto loco de timo nos jodio por esperar el classical variations 2 credo pero nos trajo algo mejor !
This album is about right for the first of the Avalon trilogy. It introduces the concept of the destruction and search for Land of New Hope and shows us what the general sound will be like, electric guitar mixed with some orchestration. Nothing cutting edge really, nobody will say that this is the metal sound of 2013 or anything. As the record company requested, it's a return to the Strato sound. Being essentially "more of the same" it may not get much notice but Frontier got what they paid for.
The standout song for me on this album is "Shine". I love the way the metal chugs come in right after the angelic vocals at the start of the song. Kiske's "Land of New Hope" is my second fav. I also like "I'll Sing You Home". Can't say I dislike any of the songs really. A very solid album all around IMO. Could have used more cool riffs, like in such Strato songs as "Find Your Own Voice", but the melodies are all quite good.
No, it's because what most people term "metal" nowadays is extreme metal and not simple riffs and melodies all while being heavy. This is a metal song, no matter how you look at it.
Yeah, I already have listened to those bands, they're heavy metal. This doesnt sound like heavy metal to me either. Just to make things clear though, I'm not ditching the song by any means, I dont think it's a bad song. In fact, part of the reason why It sounds like rock to me is its simplicity, which is probably what Timo was aiming for too, I doubt he cares that much about what genre his music will be catalogued as.
Please come back Timo and save power metal I can listen to your stuff forever oldschool strato you don't have to leave the music business make something great again. I know you're issues about the health but stay strong and come back to live.
Timo doesn't need to do anything. He has stated here and so many other places that he writes the music HE WANTS TO WRITE. If you dont like it, don't listen to it. Oh and Amaranthe is grunge/screamo meets power metal. Elize is awesome, the male vocalists suck, pure and simple. This is far mroe "true" metal than Amaranthe would ever HOPE to release ever.
Segun tengo entendido, stratovarius los creadores directos fueron el primer baterista y el bajista q tuvo la banda, aunque con la entrada de tokki no mucho despues, el empezo a ser la mente maestra detras de stratovarius. los derechos de stratovarius los sedio totalmente a kotipelto a jens y a jorg michael.
Saludos. Yo no vine a meter controversia ni mucho menos a pelear, lo que dije fue porque mucha gente decía que Avalon era una copia de Avantasia y el álbum de Tolkki sería una porquería, sin embargo a mi parecer es mucho mejor el de Tolkki, pero yo sé cada quién tiene sus gustos y en serio lo siento mi comentario se pudo malinterpretar. Como lo dices tú, mejor disfrutemos la música.
g00dj0b keep up the good work! only few things sounds weird... 1:05 and 2:56... and maybe more swung, texture and details to make the song more solid...
Rob Rock & Elize sound good,not the same Russel Allen,in some part out of the key(good only in the chorus).Probably the final mix will be better i hope...
That's a matter of opinion. Just because you dont like this style doesnt mena it's not a "metal opera." It's Timo Tolkki's take on the idea, not everyone is going to sound like Avantasia (and they shouldn't as that would make the music stale)..
Nice rock song. Wouldn't call it metal but more AOR. Of course, not much market these days for pure metal music. This is a very Avantasia-like song, melody driven and certainly appealing while not being aggressive metal type music which may be off-putting to the average person. Fairly simplistic music which is not demanding to listen to but enjoyable. I prefer more complexity myself but now and then it's relaxing to listen to this sort of music.
Rob rock is one of the best singers I've ever heard, he's awesome
this album is one of the greatest things that ive ever heard
Amazing like always Timo Tolkki!
Ahí si estoy de acuerdo contigo, muchos no creían en este gordito, cuando es uno de los mejores exponentes del power metal y de la música en general, y si es cuestión de gustos, tengo muchas expectativas en este disco, ojala y el buen tolkki nos sorprenda.
Esto no es futbol, ni una competencia, es música, así que no vengas a meter controversia a una gran canción de Timo Tolkki. Saludos
I love this song .... I can't stop listening to it
; )
Amazing!!!
I's good to hear Russell Allen singing like the old times of Symphony X
*_________*
Russel Allen. The best metal singer alive!
His voice MAKES the song!!
Nice work indeed. Listening to a good song for the first time always takes you somewhere. This particular piece takes me to the guitar sound of Perfect Strangers album and the best Coverdale way of singing, but cleaner and wider. So, it´s more than good! The best to you Timo. Hope to see you playing live sometime again.
Awesome lyrics.
Great song! refreshing, full energy and not boring. We only need one Hunting high and Low, not ten songs that sound the same!
Oh my God!!! Welcome back Timo!!!!!
gran tema! es el que más me gusta del disco y de muchos que ha hecho Tolkki incluso que con Stratovarius, que madurez musical!, Rob Rock y Russell rules! aaaaauuu
Awesome
great voice timo...!
Perfect!
¡Que genialidad!
I noticed on Timo's site that you can by a package with the CD, DVD + an Avalon T-shirt with the winged logo. That is actually a great idea. Sell other stuff and include the album CD with it. Only catch is that the T-shirt costs an extra 10 Euro. Should be the T-shirt costing 20 Euro and the CD included free. Just cheap Chinese shirts of course, but my point is that more people want to buy a T-shirt than a CD, cuz nobody needs CDs but they do need T-shirts, even if 1 size only. Large fits all.
Great!
I like this song, can't wait to hear album
Biisi elää, hyvää menoo!
Nice, Very nice. THX Timo !!!
Very nice! Can't wait to hear it all.
AWESOME MANDAR!! TIMMO TOLKY EVER THE BEST!
ROB ROCK... VERY STRANGE VOCALS :/
Victory for the LIGHT !!!
🗣GENIUS🎻
Awesome!
Solo sounds Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Just amazing... Timo is back!
russell allen is fucking amazing , thank u timo for bringing him here
hay q tomar en cuenta que timo le da ese toque que no todos los musicos tienen..! no falta decir estoy contento por oir otro proyecto loco de timo nos jodio por esperar el classical variations 2 credo pero nos trajo algo mejor !
This album is about right for the first of the Avalon trilogy. It introduces the concept of the destruction and search for Land of New Hope and shows us what the general sound will be like, electric guitar mixed with some orchestration. Nothing cutting edge really, nobody will say that this is the metal sound of 2013 or anything. As the record company requested, it's a return to the Strato sound. Being essentially "more of the same" it may not get much notice but Frontier got what they paid for.
great song
You know is good if you are headbanging!!
Great song.
The standout song for me on this album is "Shine". I love the way the metal chugs come in right after the angelic vocals at the start of the song. Kiske's "Land of New Hope" is my second fav. I also like "I'll Sing You Home". Can't say I dislike any of the songs really. A very solid album all around IMO. Could have used more cool riffs, like in such Strato songs as "Find Your Own Voice", but the melodies are all quite good.
Great.
que gran tema
Amazing song
i love it ;-)
That Riff is from a Spanish rock band ...called Angeles del Infierno...the song called ...no jueges con fuego
Timo si que sabe cantar!
Hell fucking YES! This was definately worth the wait.
timo rocks!!! lml
The pre-chorus was amazing! Zero room for improvement! \m/
a great project! :D
Mr. Timo Fucking Tolkki! Hacking the time with his compositions.
TIMO super great
My GAWD, dat chorus! =D
I thought that part (along with everything else!) rocked!! \m/
No, it's because what most people term "metal" nowadays is extreme metal and not simple riffs and melodies all while being heavy. This is a metal song, no matter how you look at it.
beast happy power metal =) good song genius!!!!
Yeah, I already have listened to those bands, they're heavy metal. This doesnt sound like heavy metal to me either. Just to make things clear though, I'm not ditching the song by any means, I dont think it's a bad song. In fact, part of the reason why It sounds like rock to me is its simplicity, which is probably what Timo was aiming for too, I doubt he cares that much about what genre his music will be catalogued as.
The male singer is Russell Allen mixed with Rob Rock.. As Fire Marshall Bill would say: "A deadly combination!!"
Amazing (Brasil)
Yeah...Finland rock!:))
Please come back Timo and save power metal I can listen to your stuff forever oldschool strato you don't have to leave the music business make something great again. I know you're issues about the health but stay strong and come back to live.
Great riff 0:05-0:30
very very good song!!!! amazing....who's are the singers?????
Russel Allen , R. Rock and Elise Ryd.
Timo Tolkki's 1000000000
Maybe it because we dont know the full story of the whole album yet? Wait till the album comes out THEN decide whether it's good or bad.
ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN
Agreed.
Mucho mejor que The Mystery Of Time de Avantasia, presiento que este álbum dejará callados a muchos.
Timo doesn't need to do anything. He has stated here and so many other places that he writes the music HE WANTS TO WRITE. If you dont like it, don't listen to it. Oh and Amaranthe is grunge/screamo meets power metal. Elize is awesome, the male vocalists suck, pure and simple. This is far mroe "true" metal than Amaranthe would ever HOPE to release ever.
Good comment.
Что ни говори - а альбом очень хороший! Это не Авантазия - и правильно! Ведь у Толкки свой величественный стиль!
Fuckin´ great. Thanks Timo.
Puta música Puta melodia puto tema foda de mais 🤟🏻
Elize Ryd, Russell Allen, Rob Rock
Segun tengo entendido, stratovarius los creadores directos fueron el primer baterista y el bajista q tuvo la banda, aunque con la entrada de tokki no mucho despues, el empezo a ser la mente maestra detras de stratovarius. los derechos de stratovarius los sedio totalmente a kotipelto a jens y a jorg michael.
Howie Mandel on drums?
Rob Rock.
Saludos. Yo no vine a meter controversia ni mucho menos a pelear, lo que dije fue porque mucha gente decía que Avalon era una copia de Avantasia y el álbum de Tolkki sería una porquería, sin embargo a mi parecer es mucho mejor el de Tolkki, pero yo sé cada quién tiene sus gustos y en serio lo siento mi comentario se pudo malinterpretar. Como lo dices tú, mejor disfrutemos la música.
a mi me intriga saber si Timo como creador de Strato sigue siendo el dueño de los derechos del grupo o los vendio.
El les regalo todo los derechos a timo kotipelto y Jens y a jorg
You mean pop music?
Te quiero hugo
is this video out of sync or should I call a physician
g00dj0b keep up the good work! only few things sounds weird... 1:05 and 2:56...
and maybe more swung, texture and details to make the song more solid...
1:26
Strange change in the song structure, but once you get used to it, it`s nice =)
You forget he had a song "fields of Avalon" with Symfonia. Therefore, your argument is invalid.
Rob Rock & Elize sound good,not the same Russel Allen,in some part out of the key(good only in the chorus).Probably the final mix will be better i hope...
That's a matter of opinion. Just because you dont like this style doesnt mena it's not a "metal opera." It's Timo Tolkki's take on the idea, not everyone is going to sound like Avantasia (and they shouldn't as that would make the music stale)..
i'm here hust for elize...
Tolkki with two "K"s... ;)
well, I expected an actual video, no just some footage on studio compilation.
First =D
Rob rock and Russel Allan sound so similar to me
Yeah I think its Rock though.
timo tolkki \m/o\m/
Forse l ultimo disco decente di Tolkki.
Fuck you beat me lol
Nice rock song. Wouldn't call it metal but more AOR. Of course, not much market these days for pure metal music. This is a very Avantasia-like song, melody driven and certainly appealing while not being aggressive metal type music which may be off-putting to the average person. Fairly simplistic music which is not demanding to listen to but enjoyable. I prefer more complexity myself but now and then it's relaxing to listen to this sort of music.
INTRO little bit like Rainbow- A Light in the Black ?,,, anyway Elize is cute :)
i'm pooping on my feet
Заметил Дмитрия Маликова за пультом? ))
timo no es el que esta cantando -.-
Elise S2
Me parece que el gordi uso un riff de saxon, no se me parece
Her vibrato isnt very strong.