Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS) joins AVANTASIA

[AlphaMale]

from HardRockhaven.net:

 

Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS) joins AVANTASIA

 

Fans in Europe and Asia have already had the pleasure to see the Danish rocker on stage with the metal opera. Now the whole world is going to get their share of PRETTY MAIDS’ powerhouse Ronnie Atkins. He will not only appear on the new AVANTASIA album Ghostlights, he will also join the massive all-star lineup on stage around the globe during the Ghostlights World Tour 2016. The European tour will start in March, tour dates in other parts of the world to be announced soon!

 

 

 

 

 

The new album, GHOSTLIGHTS, is tentatively scheduled for January 29th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. Singers who have been confirmed for the album are Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN, UNISONIC), Jorn Lande, Geoff Tate (ex-QUEENSRYCHE, OPERATION:MINDCRIME), Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) and Bob Catley (MAGNUM).

More to be announced soon!

[KarpetRydOFunk]

I saw Olli Hartmann was on the roster, and thought it was Olli Herman. Got excited for a minute.

[DaHun72]

I saw Olli Hartmann was on the roster, and thought it was Olli Herman. Got excited for a minute.

I love Herman but Hartmann is a much better singer imo.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

 

I saw Olli Hartmann was on the roster, and thought it was Olli Herman. Got excited for a minute.

I love Herman but Hartmann is a much better singer imo.

It was more the idea of the direction this be album would be taken if Herman was on it that got me excited. If that makes sense.

[Stefan]

[Kristian]

Sounds good, has a distinctive Meat Loaf feel to it.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Mhm. I love Tobias Sammet. Everything he releases is good. Really consistent. I'll always buy new albums from Avantasia and Edguy.

[Geoff]

Do not like it. Sounds like the weak side of Avantasia, which is a good 50-65% of his material.

[Kristian]

I haven't followed this project, but I'm really diggin' that tune above. How are his other albums? and how do they compare to the track above?

[Geoff]

I haven't followed this project, but I'm really diggin' that tune above. How are his other albums? and how do they compare to the track above?

 

Hard question to answer. There is a lot of material to sort through, but in short... yeah, if you like that you'll dig the other stuff. The albums vary from ballads to "power metal" and everything inbetween... and there's so many albums (including double albums) and songs to sift through. Some solid stuff in there, but also a lot of very weak stuff too, imo.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Well now. Geoff Tate hasn't sounded this good in over twenty years. Perhaps that has to do with him having nothing to do with the music here. Thank you Toby for giving us a respectable offering from Tate. Even if it is only one song.

 

[Glen]

Horrible song

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Horrible song

Haha. OK. Sorry to bother you.

[AlphaMale]

Horrible song

 

Agree. That's dreadful!

[Geoff]

The whole album is actually a piece of shit, truth be told.

[Stefan]

The whole album is actually a piece of shit, truth be told.

 

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

[Stefan]

*Yaaaawnn*

 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

*Yaaaawnn*

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGYfpDCBJ4A

This is my brother's favourite song. I'm loving this album.

[Darkstone]

I agree with KarpeyRyd. Really enjoy this album.

 

 

Ronnie Lee, Jorn and Robert Mason. Magic.

 

 

 

 

Absolutely love this one. It's interesting, there's quite a few songs lately that have a "sympathy for the devil" vibe.

Fate - If not for the Devil, Gus G - Blame it on me, to name a couple.

 

[Darkstone]

Ronnie Lee, Jorn and Robert Mason. Magic.

 

Don't know where the Lee came from.

I must have had Ronnie Lee Tekro ln my brain.

[Kristian]

I actually quite like this one, favourite tracks are

 

Mystery of a blood red rose

Ghostlights

Draconian Love

Master of the Pendulum

Wake up to the moon

 

The rest are far from fillers though, yeah good album.