Avantasia is a symphonic metal project create 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" (a quotation from the booklet). 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.