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INTERVIEW WITH TOBIAS SAMMET
Ok Tobi, the first question is: why two albums, when you could have selected the best songs to make only one?
Because all tracks are great! (laughs) Ok, seriously, some people like certain songs, other people like other songs. Maybe someone will say Rat Race is good, someone else may think it sucks. I had even more ideas, but I didn't put them in the albums because they REALLY sucked! (laughs) But all of the songs I put are great and I love them, I'm very satisfied.
What's your favourite one?
Well, I don't know... today is Runaway Train, tomorrow it may change.
What do you think about Symphony Of Life? It's very different from the rest of the songs.
You are right, it's different because
I didn't write it. Sascha did. Originally it wasn't even written for Avantasia, but when I listened to the demo with Cloudy Yang's voice I loved it and I decided to put it in the album. By the way, Cloudy is a friend of Sascha and she did a great job on the Avantasia tour.
Don't you fear that some people may think it's too pop, like Lost In Space?
Yes, I expect it, but I don't care, because I'm a true metal warrior and I have no fears. Ok, I have fear of death, but not of this! (laughs)
Ok, now let's talk about Scales Of Justice. It's just perfect for Tim Owens: did you write it thinking about him?
Honestly, no. I write it and sang the demo myself, then realized it was similar to Judas Priests and a more aggressive singer was needed. I then thought about Ripper, rather than Rob Halford. I'm not a big fan of the Judas Priest albums where Ripper sang, but his voice is so powerful, so cutting... it's just perfect for my song. So I contacted him and he said “Yeah, great song, let's do it!”.
Another piece I like is Death Is Just A Feeling. Did you write it thinking about The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oh my God, EVERYONE is asking me this question! I never watched that film, but yeah, when I was writing it I had a precise idea, I knew it was going to be something inspired to Tim Burton. Then one day I listened to Streets by Savatage and I immediately realized Jon Oliva was the perfect singer for the song. He agree!
Wastelands is a power metal songs, Helloween style, but I thought you lost your passion for this genre...
Power metal is still a part of me, I like it, especially the first three Helloween albums... they are classics. Plus, when I write something fast, I always think about Michael Kiske, because I know he will say yes! (laughs)
Don't you miss some singers like Alice Cooper or David DeFeis?
Well, they are both excellent singers, very unique, but each singer represents a character, so this time there was no place for them. I think my new choices are very good too, they fit the songs well.
It's hard to work with all these great musicians, isn't it?
Yes, but at least I had a lot of time. I started to write The Scarecrow back in 2006, knowing it was going to be a double album. I wrote something like 20 songs and completed half of them for The Scarecrow. Then there were the tour, the new Edguy Album, the Edguy tour... and then in early 2009 I started to work for Avantasia again. I thought I was just going to finish The Scarecrow Part 2, but I had so many ideas! 12 songs, 15 songs, 20 songs... and I soon realized two new albums were needed. I also had a lot of time so every guest musician was not in hurry to record his own parts.
Did they come in the studio with you?
Some of them, like Jorn Lande and Klaus Meine, yes. Other like Jon Oliva and Ripper Owens just sent me the audio files. I would have loved to have everyone in the studio with me, but they are great musicians and I trusted them 100%.
Can you tell me something about the story of the new albums?
The Scarecrow story is about a lonely guy who realizes he can find an interior peace only by listening to music and sounds. He then starts to compose music and people slowly begin to admire him. But the more famous and loved he becomes, the more demons and temptations he have to deal with. The Scarecrow was just the prologue: the new albums describe his feelings, his temptations, and so on. Each song describes something different and the albums can be seen as an exploration of human's nature.
Today, Avantasia is a very important name, maybe even more than Edguy. What is your main band right now, Edguy or Avantasia?
Today it's Avantasia, but I'll start the England tour with Edguy in a few days so it will change. I love both bands, but I can't choose. It's like choosing between two sons. If I REALLY have to chose,
I'd say Edguy, we have been around for more time. Anyway I'm really happy that I can concentrate on both bands.
You planned a lot of tours with Edguy. Will you tour with Avantasia too?
There is nothing planned, at least not in the near future. It's very hard to organize an Avantasia tour because every musician has his own band: Andre Matos, Sascha, Bob Catley, Jorn Lande, Olli Hartmann... you know. I would really love to play the new songs live, but for the moment the answer is no.
But let say you are going to play a tour with Avantasia. Would you take Michael Kiske with you?
I'd love to, but I don't think he would say yes. When I organized the first Avantasia Tour I even offered him a lot of money, but he just politely said “No, I'm not ready to play live now.”. He is not a jerk like many people think, it's just his way of thinking. But I'm lucky because at least he sang in the studio! (laughs)
About Edguy, are you already working on a new album?
Not yet, but Jens has some new ideas and I talked with him about it. Now we are going to play in England, then in Germany with the Scorpions, and then we will enter the studio again to record the new album.
Ok Tobi, do you want to say something else?
Yeah! Thanks for all the support, and listen to the new albums because they are absolutely two exceptional, wonderful, amazing, awesome, incredible and memorable heavy metal masterpieces! (laughs)
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Убойнейший хит, по стилю - продолжение Пугала (чему я очень рада). Клаус великолепно спел! 
Очень радует, что Тобиас продолжает линию The Scarecrow и играет хэви, хард, и выдает отличные хиты 
