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In the vein of rock operas, a metal opera is an album or series of songs, in the form of an opera or a musical but in a heavy metal (or often power metal) style. The Whos Tommy, the first album explicitly billed as a rock opera A rock opera or rock musical is a musical production in the form of an opera or a musical in a modern rock and roll style rather than more traditional forms. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ...
It is a relatively recently-emerged form in comparison to the rock opera.
The Metal Opera Pts. I and II (2001 and 2002, respectively) by Avantasia, a two-part story set in medieval Europe. Gnosticism, Catholicism, elves and dwarves feature heavily. The music was written by Tobias Sammet of Edguy, who sang the lead role. The 'Avantasia' group is a collection of singers and musicians from other metal bands such as Gamma Ray and Angra; such collaborations seem to be de rigueur in metal operas, which by definition require more than one strong singer. Avantasia is the name of a country in the opera's story.
Days of Rising Doom (2004) by Aina, written by Amanda Somerville, who invented an entire mythos and language for the story. The album features musicians from Nightwish and Stratovarius among many others.
Currently, the idea of mixing opera with metal is being explored in-depth within a small portion of the genre.
The primary influence of OperaMetal is the Power Metal genre created by Iron Maiden in the 1980s although a strong influence of gothic rock can be heard as well.
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