Angels of the Apocalypse is the second full-length album by Timo Tolkki's Finnish metal opera project Avalon, released on May 16, 2014 in Europe and four days later in North America.

[4] The rest of the cast includes Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra), David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), Simone Simons (Epica), Caterina Nix[5] (solo Chilean singer who is having her debut album produced by Timo Tolkki[6]) and Zachary Stevens (ex-Savatage, Circle II Circle).

[6] In October 2013, Timo Tolkki launched a news website for the project in which he announced the album, which was provisionally titled Avalon II.

[7] Tolkki also announced he would be working with former Stratovarius bandmates Tuomo Lassila (drums) and Antti Ikonen (keyboards).

[5] Timo also announced that there will be a contest for guitar and keyboard players, with the winners getting a chance to perform a solo with him in one of the songs.