Avantasia band announced the details around the 10th studio album “Here Be Dragons”. The album will be out on February 28, 2025, via Napalm Records. The album will arrive shortly before Avantasia’s European Arena Headline Tour in March & April 2025. It is composed by Tobias Sammet and produced and recorded by Sasha Paeth, mixed by Sascha Paeth, and mastered by Michael Rodenberg. The cover artwork is created by Rodney Matthews, a famous English fantasy illustrator and a conceptual designer.

“Here Be Dragons” Tracklisting:
1 Creepshow
2 Here Be Dragons
3 The Moorland At Twilight
4 The Witch
5 Phantasmagoria
6 Bring On The Night
7 Unleash The Kraken
8 Avalon
9 Against The Wind
10 Everybody’s Here Until The End

“The album “Here Be Dragons” contains theatrical symphonic metal elements and magical choruses. It will be the most powerful album of Avantasia. On tour will be many pyrotechnics and a magical atmosphere.

Tobias Sammet said: “This new album carries the most adventurous and bold spirit my music has had in decades. And it’s rather reckless, fearless, powerful, and uplifting and not introverted at all. While my previous albums allowed me to get a lot off my chest, this time I dove headfirst into the creative flood, crafting ten discrete, musical pictures, that miraculously merged into what I believe is the tightest chapter in AVANTASIA’s history. I did everything exactly how I wanted it, approaching the album with unrelenting determination and a carefree attitude, that was reminiscent of my early days way before the Metal Opera thing, when I felt unstoppable and let instinct just write songs. Right now I’m bursting with energy and can’t wait to unleash Here Be Dragons and then kick off the big tour with our new stage. We’ll present the new material alongside our classics and some rarities in the most spectacular stage show AVANTASIA has ever delivered. An early Merry Christmas, everyone!”

The album can be pre-ordered in different formats. The 3CD format includes the 3CD-Artbook – a large format, hardcover book including 96 pages, over 160 pictures by Rodney Matthews, and extensive stories and liner notes.

It can be pre-ordered here: https://lnk.to/Avantasia-HereBeDragons