Angels of the Apocalypse
Angels of the Apocalypse is the second full-length album by Timo Tolkki's Finnish metal opera project Avalon, released on May 16, 2014 in Europe and four days later in North America.
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| Released | May 16, 2014 (Europe) May 20, 2014 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal | |||
| Length | 50:23 | |||
| Label | Frontiers Records | |||
| Producer | Timo Tolkki | |||
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It is the second part of the trilogy created by Tolkki, written as a prequel to the previous album The Land of New Hope.
As with the previous effort, several heavy metal singers were invited to play the characters of the story of the album, with female vocalist Elize Ryd of Amaranthe reprising her role and Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ReVamp) playing the main character. The rest of the cast includes Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), Simone Simons (Epica), Caterina Nix (solo Chilean singer who is having her debut album produced by Timo Tolkki) and Zachary Stevens (ex-Savatage, Circle II Circle).