Avantasia - The Metal Opera Pt II (25 Years Edition) THE THRESHOLD HOUSEBOYS CHOIR to sanction a recording budget

to sanction a recording budget for a solo album

Record Store Day '25 sees Pale Saints complete their series of 30th anniversary reissues with the release of an expanded edition of their third and final album

While Carthy had been building up his solo repertoire over the previous five or six years

Jim McCarty

All-analog mastered from the original tapes

Avantasia - The Metal Opera Pt II (25 Years Edition) THE THRESHOLD HOUSEBOYS CHOIR to sanction a recording budgetOn July 24th, 2026, we proudly present the return of another cornerstone of symphonic metal history: AVANTASIA The Metal Opera Part II, reissued as a 25th Anniversary Vinyl Edition. Originally released in 2002, the album continued and expanded Tobias Sammets groundbreaking AVANTASIA concept, further establishing the project as one of the most ambitious and collaborative forces in modern metal. Featuring an outstanding roster of guest musicians and