Lost In Space: Vol. 2 - Tobias Sammet's Avantasia

The second self-proclaimed "chapter" of 'Lost in Space' ends up similar to the first, increasing the power metal quotient as well as that of the lame power ballads, and avoiding raising excitement for the forthcoming album 'The Scarecrow.' Tobias Sammet continues to sing well, and to surround himself with talented singers from the European metal scene in the song 'Promised Land,' but unfortunately makes the mistake of choosing Masterplan's Jørn Lande (again) and Helloween's Michael Kiske, great vocalists in their own right but less effective when their similar voices are used in the same song to pretty much no effect whatsoever, apart from stopping ...  Read the complete review