Avantasia is a symphonic metal/Progressive project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the power metal group Edguy. The project’s title is a portmanteau of the words avalon and fantasia (fantasy) and describes a world beyond human imagination. The project consists of a self-titled single, two full-length albums with the subtitle The Metal Opera, two EPs called Lost in Space, and the recently released album The Scarecrow.
Atari Teenage Riot was a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. Highly political, they fused anarchist, anti-fascist and anti-Nazi views with punk vocals and the newly emerging techno sound called digital hardcore.
Monrose is an ECHO Award-nominated German all-female pop band, first established in 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars, the trio is comprised of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar Kızıl. They have sold more than a million records worldwide.
Bro’Sis were a multicultural R&B group from Germany, formed in 2001 in the second installment of the television talent show Popstars. Originally a sextet, the group eventually became a quintet, selling more than 2.2 million albums and singles worldwide. In early 2006 the band announced that they will no longer be performing together, instead pursuing individual careers in music, theatre, television and film.