[B]Summary[/B]
“[I]Tobias Sammet kidnapped his fans with” The Mystery of Time “on a high quality trip that combines all previous Avantasia plates skillfully in itself.” The Mystery Of Time “is not least due to the brilliant guest stars a new highlight in the Avantasia cosmos.[/I]” ROCK HARD / Jens Peters
“[I]The Mystery Of Time” goes on all the trademarks of Avantasia, surprised with great orchestral arrangements and fresh new voices. The superior “Savior In The Clockwork” pulls out all the stops and is the best evidence of Sammet’s outstanding songwriting qualities.[/I] " LEGACY / Andreas Schulz
“[I]Melodic Metal from the textbook.[/I]” POWERMETAL.DE / Niels-maker - 10 of 10 points
“[I]A versatile epic full of goodies, as you would expect from Avantasia. Presenting with guests in the best shape of their good old days[/I].” ROCK IT / Andreas Schöwe
“[I]The new Avantasia album boasts a thick production, strong songs, a Topbesetzung and nowadays all too rare exciting dynamics.[/I]” iM1 / Hairforce1, Jim Mueller
“[I]The Mystery Of Time” is a magnificent bit of rock music, full of power, epic bombast and emotional moments. Authentic, powerful and melodic.[/I] " iM1 / Hairforce1, Hannes Braun
“[I]The Mystery Of Time” is a fantastic album. Epic, melodic and timeless - what more could you want [/I]". MEDICINE METAL / Markus Seibel
“[I]With the big surprises can come up Avantasia not, this one knows the velvet stitch now too well. Songs like” Black Orchid “,” Invoke Ther Machine “and” Dweller In a Dream “but it makes clear that the metal opera more than ever, good for big hits. Kudos also for the achievements of Bruce Kulick is. " METAL HAMMER / Katrin Riedel
"A timeless work -. An album of soul 60 minutes pass by in a journey which was to be no end to an album that holds consistently thrilling moments and surprises…[/I]” HARDLINE / Peter Albers
“[I]With the new Avantasia album Tobias Sammet is once again setting new standards for modern rock operas. Real surprises there are not true, this is the disc close to perfection. Stylistically some links up with the first two Avantasia albums., The quality of the presented is all doubt. [/I]” METAL.DE / Florian Schörg
“[I]Avantaisa create again and more a magical metal-tale opera with much pomp, bombast and a real symphony orchestra, and many illustrious guests such as Biff Byford, Arjen Lucassen, Joe Lynn Turner, Ronnie Atkins, Michael Kiske, Bruce Kulick.[/I]” EMP, Adam Weishaupt
“[I]Epic of acting without cluttering. Soulful, but not cheesy.'s No secret that Tobi looking to use the respective singers perfectly.[/I]” ROCKS / Martin Römpp