Double 180gm multi-colored splatter vinyl LP housed in specially designed gatefold jacket. Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I, reissued as a 25th Anniversary Vinyl Edition. Originally released in 2001, the album marked the beginning of Tobias Sammet's visionary project Avantasia and redefined the possibilities of symphonic and power metal. With an extraordinary lineup of guest musicians and vocalists, The Metal Opera Part I quickly became a genre-defining release and laid the foundation for one of metal's most ambitious ongoing sagas. For this special anniversary edition, the album is presented in it's definitive vinyl form for the very first time, featuring a dedicated vinyl master personally created by Mika Jussila, ensuring optimal sound quality tailored specifically for the analog format.