ERIC MARTIN OF MR. BIG JOINS AVANTASIA

In March the new Avantasia album "The Mystery Of Time" will be released. The list of featured artists who have been confirmed for the album reads like a who-is-who in Rock and Metal: Biff Byford (Saxon), Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex-Helloween), Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, ex-Vengeance), Bruce Kulick (GFR, ex-Meat Loaf, ex-Kiss) have been confirmed so far, others will be announced soon. Now another legend of Rock history has been announced: Eric Martin of US-platinum sellers MR. BIG is singing a role on the album and will join AVANTASIA on stage during the "Mystery World Tour", starting in April.
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[@v.l.963]

I'm addicted to the rush of Eric!!!! I love you man!!!!! You're my inspiration to improve my singing. And also, how can someone so important in the history of hard rock can be so humble????! Luv Eric and Mr big 💜🐈💋

[@DevilSnake78]

Can't belive Eric is on Avantasia, so happy!!!!!! Now all I need is Gary Hughes and I would not ask for more :)

[@machado5765]

Just saw them at São Paulo a week ago and was magic

[@PauloHowlett]

He still looks so young!

[@SolCansado]

wish come true!!

[@lbeichte]

Eric Martin I love him his voice is so beautiful Avantasia must to come to Peru on this tour with Eric !!!

[@thedoncella100]

TE AMOOOOOO ERIC

[@symphony929]

Holy jesus fucking christ. Eric Martin is one of my FAV singers. THSI IS GOING TO BE INSANE! WOW

[@ViMi1]

I remember that when he was in his 30's he had problems buying drinks and he was often asked to show his ID [at that time I was reading a lot of Mr.Big interviews;) ]. But I'm gonna see him in a few weeks and if you want to I'm gonna ask him. It's probably a mystery of time ;)

[@AresKiske]

wow!! i'm 29 and I look older than Eric!!! Great singer and gland he's on the album. Looking forward it!

[@nildazulemadelcastillo3810]

TE AMO ERIC ERES MI IDEAL MUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAA

[@SuperCloudBreaker]

This will be awesome!

[@SolCansado]

that balad is such a masterpiece... canpt believe it, Tobi-Eric´s duet fix really good!

[@jfranciscolezama5269]

Welcome to the Avantasia Family..

[@alexhaskett]

Great news! I love Mr. Big so having Eric on the new album is most excellent!

[@geninhacf]

Great news! Eric Martin is an awesome singer (and a cutie too)!

[@erikguaraldi7348]

how can you never heard of them???

Amazing news!

[@faustocasano8264]

Cantante magnifico!!!!!!!!!!

[@redisviolence]

This album is gonna be fantastic, I just know it. Eric Martin in Avantasia is pure awesomeness!

[@HaggenKennedy]

Nevermind a google search. Not only the title of the video itself says who he is, but Eric himself says it too. Not to mention a ton of Mr. Big frames hung up on the wall in the background. Trolls will be trolls, after all.

[@SolCansado]

do u have comment already? i mean, hace u heard "what´s left of me"??

[@MetalAlchemist]

:) Avantasia forever!!!

[@MaverickMustaine]

Joey Tempest left...come on Toby, you can do it!!

[@Dethincarnate224]

now that Eric is doing something with avantasia, can we have a sascha and Paul Gilbert solo duel in a song?

[@otaviolamounier1733]

this new album will be BIG

[@SolCansado]

and by the way... where did u saw him? :D just a say ago??

[@RolanRoyce]

Wanna know who Sammet should get for guitar in some Avantasia songs? Eric Calderone. He's a virtual unknown who made a few YT videos but the guy's incredible, probably the best guitarist you'll ever see. Look what he did with the Dark Knight theme music, for instance watch?v=mQRmXf1qiD4 It starts out simple enough but go to 2:00 and it starts serious blistering. The guy doesn't look like much but he definitely knows how to play guitar.

[@metalbornmetalbred]

Lol, best reply yet.

[@brucedickinson2127]

and i love you :-)

[@SolCansado]

that would be awesome!! by the way Avantasia´s bassist left, would be awesome if Billy could take that place... well, i´m dreaming!

[@ALtheMusician]

fuck yeah! you are AWESOME ERIC!!!!!! crossing my fingers, hoping toby also got pellek from damnation angels or roy khan to sing on the new album. imagine this guys: a 15 minute epic track where eric martin sings the lead vocals, roy khan sings the lower octave, tobias sings thirds, and pellek sings the higher octave. accompanied by an enormous orchestra the drums go halftime and pellek holds the most massive highnote ever for like a minute. i would NEVER lose that erection.

[@metalbornmetalbred]

I would still like to know, lol.

[@SolCansado]

do u hink that? as for me, i meet him a month ago and when i saw him, the first i thought was... he looks so young!! and my dad asked me, how old is he?, and when i answered "52", he said "i thought he was 30... he looks so young"

[@YahirTrejo]

Andre Matos and Amanda Somerville please!

[@raszu6]

Awesome but Geoffrey Tate singing duo with Michael Kiske is my personal dream!! :D

[@SolCansado]

that´s true... :P but, would be very nice!

[@FateOfUrd]

No comment on this one...

[@Rqoiz]

Hmm, the only singers left i think are Joey Tempest and Joakim Brodén (you gotta need a growly voice to compensate for all the tenors) =)

[@metalbornmetalbred]

How the hell does Eric manage to look like he is still 20, lol?!

[@Playinmeguitar]

Guitar duel with Paul Gilbert? Poor Sascha lol

[@PauloHowlett]

Man, why do the people want all the Mr. Big guys in Avantasia? Go to a Mr. Big show, lol...

[@SolCansado]

haha, eric martin´s child face, the biggest mystery of time!!

[@christinee3032]

this like justin bieber join avantasia......

[@SerginhoCovers]

Too bad he is only singing this ballad.... it is a great ballad... but he is like one of the best hard rock vocalists ever.

[@PauloHowlett]

You wouldn't see one from another, LOL

[@RolanRoyce]

Eric Calderone's other Batman song is even better watch?v=N_nFTpaWvU4

[@ViMi1]

...Well I've seen him and here is the truth: he does look his age (a man in his 50's). :(

[@cuteordeath]

excus u

[@Tubyboulin]

A quick google search might have netted more useful information than your decidedly less useful KZbin comment.

[@SolCansado]

how can you be so lost!!! go and search for them in youtube... and never call yourself as a good hard rock fan if you´ve never listened to paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan playing in "adicted to that rush"...

[@RayNeeMD]

Who the fuck is this guy?

[@FateOfUrd]

it is called midlife crisis

[@VortekStarling]

This guy is too young for the Avantasia band. Biff Byford fits right in but Eric Martin will look like one of the band members brought their grandson along on the tour. What will he have to discuss with the band, his hip replacement? I think not. That boy has too many good hips for Avantasia. Byford and Catley will give him a wedgie and hang him on a door by his underwear, and rightly so, young punk.

[@Telladriel]

Mr. Big? Never heard of them before. What a terrible band name...