Rock and Metal Flagship Avantasia Inks Record Deal with Napalm Records

Tobias Sammet comments:

“AVANTASIA is back, and with the biggest show we’ve ever put on during this year’s festival season, we’ve already given you a taste of what’s to come. Fueled by the incredible spirit and energy of our tour, we headed back to the studio to channel that momentum into creating our most powerful album yet: Here Be Dragons.

We’re also thrilled to announce our new partnership with Napalm Records. Their passion, commitment, and deep love for the world of AVANTASIA have been truly inspiring and they’re just as enthusiastic as we are to bring this new chapter to life.

I couldn’t be more excited about the future. AVANTASIA is back, bigger and stronger than ever!”

Thomas Caser, Napalm Records Managing Director adds:

“Tobias Sammet is one of the most influential and prolific artists this genre has ever produced. With his boundless creativity and unwavering dedication, he has created one of the most spectacular bands in the world with AVANTASIA. We are thrilled to set another milestone in the band’s history together and are ready to push the upcoming AVANTASIA album worldwide at full throttle! Welcome, Tobi!”

Catch AVANTASIA live on tour!

14.03.25 DE – Hamburg / Sporthalle
15.03.25 BE – Brussels / AB Box
16.03.25 FR – Paris / Olympia
18.03.25 LU – Esch-sur-Alzette / Rockhal
20.03.25 DE – Berlin / Columbiahalle
21.03.25 DE – Bamberg / Brose Arena
22.03.25 DE – Bochum / RuhrCongress
24.03.25 UK – London / The Roundhouse
26.03.25 NL – Tilburg / O13
28.03.25 DE – Stuttgart / Schleyerhalle
29.03.25 CZ – Prague / Forum Karlin
01.04.25 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
02.04.25 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
04.04.25 DE – Munich / Zenith
05.04.25 DE – Frankfurt am Main / Jahrhunderthalle
06.04.25 DE – Cologne / Palladium
08.04.25 IT – Milan / Alcatraz
09.04.25 CH – Zurich / The Hall
11.04.25 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz
12.04.25 ES – Madrid / Vistalegre

AVANTASIA have come to be known as the trailblazing genre flagship around the globe for their one-of-a-kind Symphonic Rock and Metal extravaganza.

Looking back on 9 albums, number-one-chart positions, gold awards and sold out concerts all over the world – from Europe to Asia, from Australia to North- and Latin America – main man Tobias Sammet is probably Germany’s most successful Rock export of his generation, and with his band AVANTASIA he has been so for 25 years now.

In March 2025 AVANTASIA are going to ring in a new age in the spooky and enchanting lands of Avantasia, embarking on an arena world tour in support of their 10th studio album »Here Be Dragons«, which is currently in the works and will be released early next year.

Tobias Sammet states:

»This year’s summer festival season has been only the beginning of a new era of AVANTASIA, an appetizer so to speak. The shows of our own Here Be Dragons tour are going to be the real deal, a trip to a world of wonder where people can forget about everything else in their real lives and join me on the other side. It’s an immersive experience with special effects and a huge production, bigger and better than anything we’ve ever done. And: there is amazing new music in the works; anthemic and epic songs that will fit in seamlessly with our classics and some almost forgotten songs that may make it into the live setlist as well. I can’t wait to finish and unleash our brand new album Here Be Dragons to the world and take this new stage spectacle to the road. Yes indeed, AVANTASIA is back!«

Exclusive Eventim presale starts tomorrow at 10:00AM / General presale from Thursday, August 1st at 10 AM.