I consider myself an Edguy and Avantasia fan.......however....IMO, Tobias Sammett hit his peak on Hell Fire Club, lots of rebelious tunes and f-the world for being a bunch of sheep with blinders on, you know, the way METAL should be. Mandrake and earlier are AWESOME too, as well as the first Avantasia's pt1&2. I really liked Rocket Ride, mainly because it seemed they were able to be comical and laugh at themselves, and it wasn't the same old Edguy....I was thinking... hmmm.... "different", I kinda dig it. Though, I thought it was a one time just for fun type of thing, and they'll totally kick my ass on the next one. Now, after the disappointment of the last Edguy release(that totally did NOT kick my ass) and the (I wont say bad...lets call em) "so-so" new Avantasia, I'd prefer to hear any new release by Tobias BEFORE I shell out my cash for it. With times being tight, I've had to get pretty picky on what to spend my cash on. The days of "gotta have it just cuz its "them" have come to an end. Unless ofcoarse it like Evergrey, or CIIC, or Falconer, or Nocurnal Rites,......you all know what I mean. lol