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Edguy
Edguy is a German power metal band formed in 1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after their math teacher, the band faced early rejections from record labels but persevered, releasing their unofficial debut album, ''Savage Poetry'', in 1995. They gained wider recognition with their subsequent albums, including ''Kingdom of Madness (Edguy album), Kingdom of Madness'' (1997) and ''Vain Glory Opera'' (1998), featuring guest appearances from notable musicians. Over the years, Edguy has evolved their sound, with Sammet also launching the successful metal opera project Avantasia. The band has released multiple studio albums, including ''Age of the Joker'' (2011) and ''Space Police: Defenders of the Crown'' (2014), and has engaged in extensive touring. As of March 2020, Edguy is on hiatus while Sammet focuses on new Avantasia material. History Demos, AFM years (1992–2003) Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Dirk Sauer
Edguy is a German power metal band formed in 1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after their math teacher, the band faced early rejections from record labels but persevered, releasing their unofficial debut album, '' Savage Poetry'', in 1995. They gained wider recognition with their subsequent albums, including '' Kingdom of Madness'' (1997) and ''Vain Glory Opera'' (1998), featuring guest appearances from notable musicians. Over the years, Edguy has evolved their sound, with Sammet also launching the successful metal opera project Avantasia. The band has released multiple studio albums, including '' Age of the Joker'' (2011) and '' Space Police: Defenders of the Crown'' (2014), and has engaged in extensive touring. As of March 2020, Edguy is on hiatus while Sammet focuses on new Avantasia material. History Demos, AFM years (1992–2003) Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Age Of The Joker
''Age of the Joker'' is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Edguy. It was released on 26 August 2011 through Nuclear Blast. Alongside the normal release, a double disc digipak edition was also issued, featuring b-sides, single versions of two album songs, as well as a cover of the Slade hit "Cum on Feel the Noize". A music video was shot for "Robin Hood", featuring German comedian Bernhard Hoecker and parodying the film ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. The album was listed at many charts throughout Europe, reaching No. 3 in Germany, No. 10 in Czech Republic, No. 13 in Switzerland, No. 30 in Austria and No. 63 in France. Critical reception In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Jon O'Brien wrote: "Age of the Joker makes little concession to anything remotely close to the 21st century, but it's difficult to dislike a record that both wears its retro intentions so boldly on its sleeve and displays a sense of humor that's lacking in many of their fellow over-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Vain Glory Opera
''Vain Glory Opera'' is the third (or second "official") studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ... by the Germany, German power metal band Edguy, released in 1998. It was mixed by Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, who also played additional lead guitar on "Out Of Control", and featured additional lead vocals, lead and backing vocals by Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian on "Out of Control" and the title track "Vain Glory Opera." Further choir vocals were supplied by Ralf Zdiarstek and Norman Meiritz. At the time of recording the album, Edguy had not yet chosen a permanent drummer to succeed Dominik Storch, so session musician Frank Lindenthal, a good friend of the band, was asked to play drums on the album. "Hymn (Ultravox song), Hymn" is a cover version of the song fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet (born 21 November 1977) is a German musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is the singer and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy, and the founder of the metal opera project Avantasia. Career Sammet founded Edguy in 1992 with schoolmates. Under the musical influence of AC/DC, Freddie Mercury (Queen), and Helloween, the typical power metal sound of his band, in which he mainly acts as a singer and frontman, emerged. After several tours and chart placements with Edguy, Sammet founded his all-star project Avantasia and released a metal opera under this name. Initially planned as a once-in-a-lifetime studio project, he launched Avantasia again in 2006 and since then he regularly produced concept albums and rock operas. When he was offered the evening program of the main stage with Avantasia at the Wacken Open Air in 2008, he decided to put his side project on stage. Since then, he has regularly toured North and South America, Asia and Europe with Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Avantasia
Avantasia is a German Supergroup (music), supergroup rock opera, metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concept albums. The name is a Blend word, blend of the words ''Avalon'' and ''fantasia'' ('fantasy') and describes "a world beyond human imagination" (a quotation from the booklet of the debut album). Conceived in 1999 as studio-only, two-album project, Avantasia has since released seven other studio albums and has toured the world multiple times. It can be divided into five periods of activity. The first, 1999–2002, saw the release of a self-titled single and the full-length albums ''The Metal Opera'' and ''The Metal Opera Part II''. The second, 2006–2011, consists of the EPs ''Lost in Space Part I & II, Lost in Space Part 1 & 2'' and The Wicked Trilogy, composed of the albums ''The Scarecrow (album), The Scare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Theater Of Salvation
''Theater of Salvation'' is the fourth (or third "official") studio album by German heavy metal band Edguy, released in 1999. It is the first to feature drummer Felix Bohnke and bass player Tobias Exxel. The album reached No. 50 in the Swedish Albums Chart. Track listing Personnel Band members *Tobias Sammet - lead and backing vocals, keyboards *Jens Ludwig - guitar, backing vocals *Dirk Sauer - guitar, backing vocals * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass guitar *Felix Bohnke Felix Bohnke (born 2 September 1974) is a German musician and the drummer of heavy metal bands Edguy and Avantasia. He joined the band just before they recorded the album '' Theater of Salvation'' in 1998. Before joining Edguy he was a member o ... - drums Additional musicians *Frank Tischer - piano and keyboards *Daniel Gallmarini - piano on track 9 *Markus Schmitt, Ralf Zdiarstek, Mark Laukel, Uwe Ruppel, Timo Ruppel - backing vocals Production *Norman Meiritz, Frank Tischer - engineers *Mikko Karm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Felix Bohnke
Felix Bohnke (born 2 September 1974) is a German musician and the drummer of heavy metal bands Edguy and Avantasia. He joined the band just before they recorded the album '' Theater of Salvation'' in 1998. Before joining Edguy he was a member of German band Saints & Preachers. In 2001, he was a guest drummer and later in 2003, a member of the band Taraxacum along with Edguy bassist Tobias Exxel. Fellow band members (and some fans) refer to him as "Alien Drum Bunny," referenced in the song "Save Us Now" from the album ''Mandrake''. This is also the reason that his drum solo on the live album '' Burning Down the Opera'' is called the "Solitary Bunny Drum Solo". He was the live drummer for Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet's project Avantasia during their 2008, 2010 and 2013 world tours and recorded some tracks on the 2010 albums ''The Wicked Symphony'' and ''Angel of Babylon''. In 2015, Bohnke was invited to be the drummer of melodic rock project Khymera, led by bassist/vocalist/prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Kingdom Of Madness (Edguy Album)
''Kingdom of Madness'' is the second album by the German power metal band Edguy, released in 1997. It is usually referred to as their "official" debut album since it was the first to be professionally recorded and to receive record company distribution. Track listing All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. Music as indicated. # "Paradise" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) – 6:24 # "Wings of a Dream" (Sammet) – 5:24 # "Heart of Twilight" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:32 # "Dark Symphony" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 1:05 # "Deadmaker" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:15 # "Angel Rebellion" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 6:44 # "When a Hero Cries" (Sammet) – 3:59 # "Steel Church" (Sammet, Ludwig, Dominik Storch) – 6:29 # "The Kingdom" (Sammet) – 18:23 Personnel ;Band members *Tobias Sammet – vocals, bass, piano, keyboards *Jens Ludwig – guitar *Dirk Sauer Edguy is a German power metal band formed in 1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Savage Poetry
''The Savage Poetry'', released in 2000, is a re-recording of the album ''Savage Poetry'', originally launched in 1995 as a demo by German power metal band Edguy. This version is also seen and referred to as their fourth official studio album. The album was originally self-produced and released initially as a demo before the band were signed by AFM. The re-recorded tracks are also slightly re-arranged. Some versions of the album also features the original recording as a bonus disc. Track listing All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. All music by Sammet except where noted. # "Hallowed" - 6:14 # "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:04 # "Key to My Fate" - 4:34 # "Sands of Time" - 4:39 # "Sacred Hell" - 5:37 # "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 10:00 # "Frozen Candle" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) - 7:15 # "Roses to No One" - 5:42 # "Power and Majesty" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 4:53 Bonus disc (1995 demo) # "Key to My Fate" - 4:36 # "Hallowed" - 6:30 # "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:11 # "Sands of Time" - 5:07 # "Sacred Hell" - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Painting On The Wall
''Mandrake'' is the fifth album by German power metal band Edguy, released in 2001. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records. They later signed a contract with Nuclear Blast. In 2017, ''Loudwire'' ranked it as the 20th best power metal album of all time. Track listing Personnel Band members *Tobias Sammet – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, organ *Jens Ludwig – guitars, backing vocals *Dirk Sauer – guitars, backing vocals * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel – bass, backing vocals *Felix Bohnke – drums Additional musicians *Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt, Daniel Schmitt, Rob Rock Robert Rock (born June 29, 1959) is an American heavy metal singer who is best known as the longtime frontman of Impellitteri, a position he has held from 1987 to 1988, 1992 to 2000, and now from 2008 to the present day. Rock has also release ... – backing vocals *Frank Tischer – piano on track 7 Production *No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |