Tobias Sammet (21 November 1977) is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia. He also made guest appearances on Rob Rock's album Holy Hell, on the metal opera Aina and on Revolution Renaissance's New Era album. Prior to Edguy's Theater of Salvation, Tobias was also their bassist and keyboardist. Afterwards, he decided to focus mainly on singing. He himself enjoys many bands such as AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Helloween and Tom Petty. He has frequently mentioned ex-Helloween singer Michael Kiske and Bob Catley from Magnum as prominent vocal influences.