The Scarecrow (Avantasia album)
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The Scarecrow
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	January 25, 2008
Genre	Heavy metal Power metal Symphonic metal
Length	63:50
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Producer	Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
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Avantasia chronology
Lost in Space Part II (2007) The Scarecrow (2008) The Metal Opera: Pt 1 & 2 - Gold Edition (2008)

The Scarecrow is the third full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released in January 25th, 2008, on Nuclear Blast Records^[1].

Tracklist

1. "Twisted Mind" (6:14)
2. "The Scarecrow" (11:12)
3. "Shelter from the Rain" (6:09)
4. "Carry Me Over" (3:52)
5. "What Kind of Love" (4:56)
6. "Another Angel Down" (5:41)
7. "The Toy Master" (6:21)
8. "Devil in the Belfry" (4:42)
9. "Cry Just a Little" (5:15)
10. "I Don't Believe in Your Love" (5:34)
11. "Lost in Space" (3:53) ^[2]

Personnel

• Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals, Bass guitar
• Sascha Paeth - Guitars
• Eric Singer - Drums

Guest vocalists

• Roy Khan (Kamelot, ex-Conception) (Track 1)
• Jørn Lande (Jorn, ex-Masterplan) (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
• Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, ex-Ill Prophecy, ex-Place Vendome, ex-Supared) (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
• Bob Catley (Magnum) (Tracks 3, 9)
• Amanda Somerville (Epica, Edguy) (Tracks 5, 11)
• Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) (Track 7)
• Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) (Track 10).

Guest musicians

• Michael "Miro" Rodenberg - Keyboards/orchestration (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
• Henjo Richter - Additional lead guitars (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
• Kai Hansen - Additional lead guitars (Track 3)
• Rudolf Schenker - Additional lead guitars (Track 10)^[3]

Promo Singles

• Lost In Space (2007)
• Carry Me Over (2007)

Videos

The video for Lost In Space was released in 2007 with the release of the EPs of the same name. In December 2007, the video for Carry Me Over was released on Myspace. The EPK (electronic press-kit) is available here, courtesy of Tobias Sammet.

Charts

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References