AVANTASIA — the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — has been confirmed for the Rockin' Field Festival, set to take place July 26 in Adro (BS), Italy. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

July 04 - Castle Festival - Smederevo Fortress, Serbia
July 10 - Masters of Rock Festival - Vizovice, Czech Republic
July 26 - Rockin' Field Festival - Adro (BS), Italy
July 31 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany

An e-card for "The Scarecrow", the new album from AVANTASIA, can be accessed at this location.

"The Scarecrow" was released on January 25 as a standard CD as well as rare picture (double) vinyl.

AVANTASIA's video for the song "Carry Me Over" can be viewed below.

AVANTASIA's "Lost in Space - Part 1" and "Lost in Space - Part 2" EPs recently entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 9. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast Records.

Apart from the identical title track, both releases feature completely different, exclusive songs plus videos, a poster, studio reports, a "making-of," a slideshow, and loads of enhanced bonus material, each for the price of a CD single.

"The Scarecrow" features guest appearances by the following artists:

Alice Cooper (vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM; vocals)
Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN; vocals)
Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY; guitar)
Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN; vocals)
Oliver Hartmann
Roy Khan (KAMELOT; vocals)
Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS; guitar)