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The Scarecrow
Metal · 2008 · 11 tracks · 1h 10m

The Scarecrow

Avantasia

A sprawling metal opera blending power metal grandeur with hard rock grit. Multiple legendary voices tell a dark, cinematic tale of isolation and temptation.

January 23, 2008 · Nuclear Blast

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A high-stakes emotional drama that oscillates between dark isolation and explosive, triumphant catharsis.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 1h 10m
01
Twisted Mind
6:14
02
The Scarecrow
11:13
03
Shelter From the Rain
6:09
04
Carry Me Over
3:52
05
What Kind of Love
4:56
06
Another Angel Down
5:41
07
The Toy Master
6:21
08
Devil in the Belfry
4:42
09
Cry Just a Little
5:16
10
I Don’t Believe in Your Love
5:34
11
The Toy Master (alternative version)
6:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the brooding, industrial-tinged intro of Twisted Mind into the soaring Roy Khan chorus
The mid-track Celtic folk breakdown in the title track that explodes back into a heavy metal gallop
Alice Cooper's menacing, vaudevillian performance as the Toy Master providing a dark tonal shift
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Scarecrow sound next to the rest of Avantasia's catalogue?

Midnight+1.1σ

Midnight saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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