On March 30th the new AVANTASIA album - 'The Mystery Of Time' will be released.

The band has now revealed their the frontcover artwork. It has been hand-painted by world acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews.

Amongst Rodney's most famous artworks are not only album covers for Rock legends such as Magnum, Thin Lizzy, Asia or Nazareth. He has also designed the characters for the TV-series 'Lavender Castle' and created the covers for novels by British fantasy author Michael Moorcock and many more.
 
Confirmed guest musicians on the CD:

Biff Byford (Saxon), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Unisonic), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS, ex-Meat Loaf), Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, ex-Vengeance), Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Deep Purple, ex-Rainbow).  
 
Tracklist 'The Mystery Of Time':
 
01. Spectres
02. The Watchmakers' Dream
03. Black Orchid
04. Where Clock Hands Freeze
05. Sleepwalking
06. Savior In The Clockwork
07. Invoke The Machine
08. What's Left Of Me
09. Dweller In A Dream
10. The Great Mystery