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About Me


Tobias is the singer and frontman of the German Heavy Metal band "Edguy" as well as the mastermind of the legendary solo project "Avantasia".

He was born on November 21st 1977 in Fulda, a small town in the middle of Germany.
At the age of seven he learned how to play organ and later on started a Heavy Metal band with his schoolmates in February 1992: EDGUY. Back then no one outside the band (in which Tobias became the singer and frontman) would have bet on the band to become as an important institution in the international Heavy Metal scene as it is today.

To this day Edguy have toured more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, South and Central America and the USA. They were one of the first Western Rock bands to ever play Israel or China.
The most recent album "Rocket Ride" entered the charts in numerous countries all over the world and peaked on #8 in Germany.

Besides this exemplary career as a team player Tobias has as well established himself as a solo-artist, initiating the all-star project "Tobias Sammet's Avantasia" in 1999. The unexpected breathtaking success of the two albums (Avantasia - The Metal Opera pt. 1 & 2) maybe also ignited the last missing spark to Edguy's international breakthrough in 2001.

To be continued!


Tobias est le chanteur et le frontman du groupe de Heavy Metal allemand "Edguy" ainsi que la tête pensante du légendaire projet solo "Avantasia"

Il est né le 21 Novembre 1977 à Fulda, une petite ville au centre de l'Allemagne.
A l'âge de sept ans, il apprend à jouer de l'orgue et plus tard, comencera à jouer dans un groupe de Heavy Metal avec ses camarades de classe en Février 1992 : EDGUY. Retrospectivement, personne en dehors du groupe (au sein duquel Tobias deviendra le chanteur et le frontman) n'aurait pû croire que le groupe deviendrait un aussi grand groupe de la scène Heavy Metal internationale comme il l'est aujourd'hui.

Jusqu'à aujourd'hui, Edguy a joué dans plus de 30 pays en Europe, en Asie, en Australie, en Amérique Centrale et du Sud et aux Etats-Unis. Ils ont été parmi les premiers groupes occidentals à avoir joué en Israël ou en Chine.
Leur plus récent album "Rocket Ride" a été classé dans plusieurs pays à travers le monde et classé #8 en Allemagne.

A côté de cette carrière exemplaire au sein de ce groupe, Tobias a en même temps développé une carrière solo qui a débuté en 1999 avec le projet "Tobias Sammet's Avantasia" et ses nombreux invités. Le succès à couper le souffle inespéré des deux albums (Avantasia - The Metal Opera pt.1 & 2) a aussi peut-être allumé l'étincelle finale nécessaire à la percée internationale d'Edguy en 2001

A suivre!


My Interests



Date of birth: November 21st 1977 Birthplace: Fulda, Germany Hair color: Brown Eye color: Brown Hobbies: Music, jogging, skiing, biking, motorbiking, reading, talking, touring, FC Bayern Munich Fave food: Italian and all sorts of grilled poultry Fave drink: Water
Fave bands: Too many. It all started with AC/DC. Fave actor: Klaus Kinski, Johnny Depp, Gerhard Polt Fave movies: Braveheart, Man spricht Deutsch, Pirates Of The Carribean, Life of Brian Fave place: Home, Melbourne, London, New York, Sweden Person you admire: Freddie Mercury
What is a day in your life like? Which day? There is no typical day in my life.
If you weren't a musician, what would you be? A peacock or a parrot. Something loud, annoying and flashy.
Biggest advantage of being a musician: I am my own boss, don't have to get up every morning, I make my living by doing something that I would do for free anyway and I get more attention than I have ever dreamt of. :-)
What does money mean to you? You can't eat it! You can't buy love and happiness with it. But being poor doesn't necessarily make life easier. I don't really think about money, but if I'd be starving I'm afraid I would have to.
Most important things in life: Music and health
Philosophy of life: Enjoying every moment: Having fun while trying not to wreck too much of me and my environment.
Life's dream: To produce another musical monumental epic, something to blow everything else away. Furthermore: A platinum award, 30 more years with Edguy, meet Mrs. Sammet to be and do my helicopter pilot's license.

Date de Naissance: 21 Novembre 1977 Lieu de Naissance: Fulda, Allemagne Couleur des cheveux : Chatain Couleur des yeux: Marron Hobbies: Musique, faire du jogging, skier, faire du vélo, faire de la moto, la lecture, parler, aller en tournée, le FC Bayern Munich Nourriture préférée: Italien et toutes les sortes de volailles grillés Boisson préférée: Eau
Groupes préférés: Beaucoup trop. Tout a commencé avec AC/DC. Acteurs préférés: Klaus Kinski, Johnny Depp, Gerhard Polt Films préférés: Braveheart, Man spricht Deutsch, Pirates des Caraibes, La vie de Brian Endroits préférés: Ma maison, Melbourne, Londres, New York, la Suède Personne que tu admires: Freddie Mercury
Peux-tu décrire un jour de ta vie? Quel jour ? Il n'y a pas de jours typiques dans ma vie.
Si tu n'étais pas un musicien, que serais-tu ? Un paon ou un perroquet. Quelques choses de bruyant, ennuyeux et flashy.
Plus gros avantage d'être musicien: Je suis mon propre chef. Je n'ai pas à me lever tous les matins. Je gagne ma vie en faisant quelques choses que je ferais gratuitement. Et puis, on me prête plus d'attention que tout ce que j'ai rêvé. :-)
Que représente l'argent pour toi ? Tu ne peux pas le manger ! Tu ne peux pas acheter de l'amour ou de la joie avec. Mais être pauvre ne rend pas nécessairement la vie plus facile. Je ne pense pas vraiment à l'argent, mais si je mourrais de faim, j'ai bien peur que j'y serais obligé.
Les choses les plus importantes dans la vie: La musique et la santé
Philosophie de la vie: Apprécier chaque instant. Essayer de m'amuser en essayant de ne pas trop détruire mon environnement ou moi.
Rêve: Produire un autre projet musical monumental, quelque chose qui soufflera tout le reste. Sinon, un Platinum Award, 30 ans de plus avec Edguy, rencontrer Mme Sammet en devenir et avoir ma licence de pilote d'avion.

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Lost In Space videoclip

Carry Me Over videoclip

Sign of the Cross & Pride - Live, with featured André Matos

Edguy - Avantasia (live @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)

Edguy - Superheroes

Edguy - Lavatory Love Machine

Edguy - Kings of Fool

Edguy - All the Clowns

Edguy - Save me & Scarlet Rose (acoustic live)

Edguy - Fucking with Fire (live @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)

Edguy - Lavatory Love Machine (live @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)

Music:



Members: Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals & Bass Sascha Paeth - Rhythm & Lead Guitar Eric Singer - Drums

THE SCARECROW (2008)

01. Twisted Mind
02. The Scarecrow
03. Shelter From The Rain
04. Carry Me Over
05. What Kind of Love
06. Another Angel Down
07. The Toy Master
08. Devil In The Belfrey
09. Cry Just A Little
10. I Don't Believe In Your Love
11. Lost In Space

Musicians:
Tobias Sammet
Sascha Paeth
Eric Singer
Roy Khan
Jorn Lande
Michael Kiske
Bob Catley
Henjo Richter
Kai Hansen
Amanda Somerville
Alice Cooper
Oliver Hartmann
Rudolf Schenker

LOST IN SPACE - Part 1 (2007)

01. Lost In Space
02. Lay All Your Love On Me
03. Another Angel Down
04. The Story Ain't Over
05. Return To Avantasia
06. Ride The Sky

Lost In Space (Video Clip)

Lost In Space (Making of Video Clip)

Photo Gallery + Poster

LOST IN SPACE - Part 2 (2007)

01. Lost In Space
02. Promised Land
03. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
04. Scary Eyes
05. In My Defense
06. Lost In Space (Alive at Gatestudio)

The Road To Avantasia (Studio Report)

Slideshow

THE METAL OPERA - Part II (2002)

01. The Seven Angels
02. No Return
03. The Looking Glass
04. In Quest For
05. The Final Sacrifice
06. Neverland
07. Anywhere
08. Chalice Of Agony
09. Memory
10. Into The Unknown

Musicians:
Tobias Sammet
Michael Kiske
Kai Hansen
David DeFeis
Andre Matos
Bob Catley
Oliver Hartmann
Sharon Den Adel
Rob Rock
Ralf Zdiarstek
Henjo Richter
Markus Grosskopf
Alex Holzwarth
Eric Singer
Norman Meiritz
Frank Tischer
Timo Tolkki
Jens Ludwig

THE METAL OPERA - Part I (2001)

01. Prelude
02. Reach Out For The Light
03. Serpents In Paradise
04. Malleus Maleficarum
05. Breaking Away
06. Farewell
07. The Glory of Rome
08. In Nomine Patris
09. Avantasia
10. A New Dimension
11. Inside
12. Sign Of The Cross
13. The Tower

Musiciens :
Tobias Sammet
Michael Kiske
Kai Hansen
David DeFeis
Andre Matos
Oliver Hartmann
Sharon Den Adel
Rob Rock
Ralf Zdiarstek
Henjo Richter
Markus Grosskopf
Alex Holzwarth
Frank Tischer
Norman Meirits
Jens Ludwig

AVANTASIA

01. Avantasia (Edit Version)
02. Reach Out For Light
03. The Final Sacrifice
04. Avantasia (Album Version)

Musicians:
Tobias Sammet
Michael Kiske
David DeFeis
Henjo Richter
Markus Grosskopf
Alex Holzwarth

Members: Tobias Sammet - Lead vocals Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - Bass Guitar Jens Ludwig - Lead Guitar Dirk Sauer - Rhythm Guitar Felix Bohnke - Drums

ROCKET RIDE (2006)

01. Sacrifice
02. Rocket Ride
03. Wasted Time
04. Matrix
05. Return to the Tribe
06. The Asylum
07. Save Me
08. Catch of the Century
09. Out of Vogue
10. Superheroes
11. Trinidad
12. Fucking with Fire (Hair Force One)

SUPERHEROES - DVD (2005)

-Superheroes videoclip (5.1 & 2.0 Stereo)
-Intro - Live in Brazil (5.1 & 2.0 Stereo)
-Mysteria - Live in Brazil (5.1 & 2.0 Stereo)
-Under The Moon - Live in Brazil (5.1 & 2.0 Stereo)
-Navigator - Live in Brazil (5.1 & 2.0 Stereo)

-Edguy - The Road Movie (Great Stuff!)
-Studio Documentary (Even Greater Stuff!)
-The Making of the Video Clip (Funny Stuff!)
-Slideshow (Really good stuff!)

Monty Python goes Metal! Contains loads of never before seen photos, interviews, and terribly bad jokes. 77 minutes of pure madness!
Out for the price of a DVD single!



SUPERHEROES (2005)

01. Superheroes
02. Spooks In The Attic
03. Blessing in Disguise
04. Judas At The Opera
05. The Spirit
06. Superheroes (Epic Version)

Special Guest:
Michael Kiske

HELLFIRE CLUB (2004)

01. Mysteria
02. The Piper Never Dies
03. We Don't Need a Hero
04. Down to the Devil
05. King of Fools
06. Forever
07. Under the Moon
08. Lavatory Love Machine
09. Rise of the Morning Glory
10. Lucifer in Love
11. Navigator
12. The Spirit Will Remain

LAVATORY LOVE MACHINE (2004)

01. Lavatory Love Machine
02. Lavatory Love Machine (Acoustic)
03. I'll Cry For You
04. Reach out
05. Lavatory Love Machine (Video-clip)

KING OF FOOLS (2004)

01. King of Fools
02. New Age Messiah
03. The Savage Union
04. Holy Water
05. Life and Times of a Bonus Track

HALL OF FLAMES (2004)

01. Tears Of A Mandrake
02. Jerusalem
03. Out Of Control
04. Headless Game
05. Scarlet Rose
06. Nailed To The Wheel
07. Vain Glory Opera
08. Theater Of Salvation
09. Key To My Fate
10. Deadmaker
11. Land Of The Miracle
12. Until We Rise Again
13. Unbeliever
14. Devil And The Savant
15. Wings Of A Dream
16. For A Trace Of Life
17. But Here I Am
18. Marche Des Gendarmes
19. Avantasia
20. Walk On Fighting

BURNING DOWN THE OPERA Live (2003)

01. Welcome to the Opera
02. Fallen Angels
03. Tears of a Mandrake
04. Babylon
05. Land of the Miracle
06. Painting on the Wall
07. Wings of a Dream
08. The Headless Game
09. Pharaoh
10. Vain Glory Opera
11. Solitary Bunny Drumsolo
12. Save Us Now
13. How Many Miles
14. Inside
15. Avantasia
16. Out of Control

MANDRAKE (2001)

01. Tears of a Mandrake
02. Golden Dawn
03. Jerusalem
04. All the Clowns
05. Nailed to the Wheel
06. Pharaoh
07. Wash Away the Poison
08. Fallen Angels
09. Painting on the Wall
10. Save Us Now

PAINTING ON THE WALL (2001)

01. Painting on the Wall (Edit Version)
02. Golden Dawn
03. Wings of a Dream (2001 Version)
04. Painting on the Wall (Album Version)

THE SAVAGE POETRY (2000)

01. Hallowed
02. Misguiding Your Life
03. Key to My Fate
04. Sands of Time
05. Sacred Hell
06. Eyes of the Tyrant
07. Frozen Candle
08. Roses to Noone
09. Power & Majesty

THEATER OF SAVATION (1999)

01. The Healing Vision
02. Babylon
03. The Headless Game
04. Land of the Miracle
05. Wake Up the King
06. Falling Down
07. Arrows Fly
08. Holy Shadows
09. Another Time
10. The Unbeliever
11. Theater of Salvation

VAIN GLORY OPERA (1998)

01. Overture
02. Until We Rise Again
03. How Many Miles
04. Scarlet Rose
05. Out of Control
06. Vain Glory Opera
07. Fairytale
08. Walk on Fighting
09. Tomorrow
10. No More Foolin'
11. Hymn

Members:
Tobias Sammet – Vocals, Bass, Keys
Jens Ludwig – Guitars
Dirk Sauer – Guitars
Frank Lindenhall – Session Drums

Guest Musicians:
Ralf Zdiarstek – Backing Vocals
Norman Meiritz – Backing Vocals
Andy Allendorfer – Backing Vocals
Hansi Kursch – Vocals on tracks 5 & 6
Timo Tolkki – Guitar on track 6

KINGDOM OF MADNESS (1997)

01. Paradise
02. Wings of a Dream
03. Heart of Twilight
04. Dark Symphony
05. Deadmaker v 06. Angel Rebellion
07. When a Hero Cries
08. Steel Church
09. The Kingdom

Members:
Jens Ludwig – Guitar
Tobias Sammet – Vocals, bass, keyboard
Dirk Sauer – Guitar
Dominik Storch – Drums

Guest:
Chris Boltendahl - Vocals on track 9

SAVAGE POETRY (1995)

01. Hallowed
02. Misguiding Your Life
03. Key to My Fate
04. Sands of Time
05. Sacred Hell
06. Eyes of the Tyrant
07. Frozen Candle
08. Roses to No one
09. Power & Majesty

Members :
Jens Ludwig – Guitar
Tobias Sammet – Vocals, bass, keyboard
Dirk Sauer – Guitar
Dominik Storch – Drums

Movies:

The ScareCrow EPK