Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany that was formed in 1992. Read Full Bio ↴Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany that was formed in 1992.

Biography
Demos, AFM years (1992-2003)
Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of Steel. These tapes were sent to many record labels, all of whom rejected the band, believing they would be unsuccessful in the music business. Undeterred, they self released their ‘unofficial' debut album, Savage Poetry, in 1995. They signed with AFM Records shortly after, who offered to re-release Savage Poetry with more widespread distribution. The band rejected this proposal in favour of recording a new album, Kingdom of Madness, which was released in 1997, but drummer Dominik Storch left the band shortly after. 1998 saw the release of their second album, Vain Glory Opera, with friend Frank Lindenthal filling in on drums. This album helped expose Edguy to a wider audience, thanks in part to guest appearances from Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) and Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian). The band was joined by new drummer Felix Bohnke and bassist Tobias ‘Eggi' Exxel later that year, allowing Tobias Sammet to solely focus on vocals (he had previously played bass as well handling vocal duties).

In 1999, Theater of Salvation was released. That same year frontman Tobias Sammet conceived the idea for the Avantasia project, a metal opera featuring well known vocalists and musicians from the rock and metal scene. Whilst Tobias focused on Avantasia, the band took the opportunity to re-record Savage Poetry, to make it widely available to newer fans, as the original had become a much sought after rarity.

Following The Savage Poetry re-recording was the band's fifth album, Mandrake, in 2001. The album was accompanied by their first promo video, for the track “All the Clowns”, as well as the Painting on the Wall single. The Mandrake album also led to the band's first headlining tour. Three shows were recorded in Europe and were the basis for Edguy's first live album, Burning Down the Opera. The band's contract with AFM had expired by this point, which led to them signing with Nuclear Blast Records in late 2003.

Nuclear Blast years (2004-present)
Edguy's first release for Nuclear Blast was the King of Fools EP in 2004. This preceded the Hellfire Club album, released shortly after. The song "Lavatory Love Machine" was also released as a single. The band's productivity continued into 2005 with the Superheroes EP and DVD, the latter featuring footage of the band live and in the studio, as well as a making of documentary for the video of the title track. This was followed by the full-length album Rocket Ride in January 2006.

Sammet spent much of 2007 relaunching the Avantasia project. Edguy returned to the studio in 2008 and recorded Tinnitus Sanctus, with a video being shot for the track “Ministry of Saints” in Belgrade, Serbia. After a contract renewal with Nuclear Blast in late 2008, the band released their first live DVD, Fucking with F***, in 2009. This featured live footage of the band shot in São Paulo, Brazil, on their Rocket Ride world tour in 2006. The band supported Scorpions on the German dates of their farewell tour in 2010.

Edguy released their ninth studio album, Age of the Joker, in August 2011. The band toured Europe and South America in support of the record, including dates with Slash and Deep Purple, as well as an appearance on the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise. In a recent interview promoting the latest release from his Avantasia project, Sammet revealed that a new Edguy album will be worked on in the summer of 2013, with a release tentatively scheduled for mid-2014.

On January 28, 2014 Edguy revealed that the album would be titled Space Police - Defenders of the Crown and released on April 18.

Style
Edguy's lyrics are often metaphorical, alluding to metaphysical or social themes: conformity ("The Headless Game", "Mysteria", "King of Fools"), dictation by the church ("The Kingdom", "The Pride of Creation", "Theater of Salvation"), and dangers of modern civilization ("Navigator", "The Devil and the Savant"). To express such themes, Edguy sometimes use esoteric and hermetic expressions. Yet some of their songs are light-hearted or comedic ("Das Reh", "Save Us Now", "Lavatory Love Machine", "Life and Times of a Bonus Track", "Trinidad"). Edguy does not claim to represent any ideology; Tobias Sammet claimed "[the band is] not political and we are not religious; at least there is no key message in our songs telling you what to think in terms of anything". Edguy also employs lengthy and epic sections in almost every album.

Hellfire Club revealed Edguy's interest in experimenting within music by integrating an orchestra into the production. The album featured a variation on Edguy's style, with a less grandiose, more progressive metal approach being embraced. The band's album Rocket Ride features even less power metal elements, and is arguably more oriented towards hard rock. Their next album, Tinnitus Sanctus, contains even more hard rock oriented songs; a large reduction of double bass drumming is evident, in contrast to Edguy's older albums such as Vain Glory Opera where there is very fast double bass which is common in the power metal genre.

When asked if the term "happy heavy metal band" applies to the band, Tobias rejected it and added:

We are a heavy metal band. We play angry, powerful, sometimes tongue-in-cheek metal. We are flamboyant and we don't take ourselves too seriously, but that goes for Van Halen too, right? Are they happy rock? No, they have a sense of humor and kick ass! Just like we do...

Studio albums
Savage Poetry (1995)
Kingdom of Madness (1997)
Vain Glory Opera (1998)
Theater of Salvation (1999)
The Savage Poetry (2000)
Mandrake (2001)
Hellfire Club (2004)
Rocket Ride (2006)
Tinnitus Sanctus (2008)
Age of the Joker (2011)
Space Police - Defenders of the Crown (2014)

Save Us Now
Edguy Lyrics

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The sound of explosions, the children awake
The turn of the tide acts up, the ground it starts to quake
A pile of dented steel, in fear I realize
Behind the shuttle's windshield two evil shinig eyes

Highspeed alien drum bunny
Highspeed alien drum bunny

Handcuffed they take the stranded straight into their lab
Examine him, his DNA, what you give is what you will get
He takes his magic carrow, a bang and drums appear
He starts to play like thunder, mandkind flee to save your hearing

Highspeed alien drum bunny
Highspeed alien drum bunny

Save us now, somebody
Save us now, someone
From highspeed A.D.B.
Save us now, somebody
Save us now, someone
From highspeed A.D.B.

Bum Bum Bunny B., life is a drag I can tell
But let me count to four and then you play the roll of hell
One, two, one, two, three, four

Highspeed alien drum bunny
Highspeed alien drum bunny
Hi fish, alien drum bunny
Hasi, alien drum bunny

Save us now, somebody
Save us now, someone
From highspeed A.D.B.
Save us now, somebody
Save us now, someone
From highspeed A.D.B.

This is alien drum bunnies' revenge - Resistance is futile

Overall Meaning

The song "Save Us Now" by Edguy starts off with the sound of explosions and children awakening, signifying a catastrophic event taking place. The turn of the tide is causing the ground to quake, and the realization hits that danger is lurking behind the shuttle's windshield with two evil shining eyes. An abduction takes place as the stranded are handcuffed and taken straight to their lab for examination. Their DNA reveals what they will get in return. The singer takes out his magic "carrow," a reference to a bow instrument, and begins to play the drums like thunder, warning mankind to flee in order to save their hearing. However, the plea is to save us now from high-speed Alien Drum Bunnies (ADB). The singer gives a countdown of four, and the ADBs unleash their sound again. The song ends with the warning that this is the ADBs' revenge, and resistance is futile.

The song is a commentary on the effects of war and how it can cause drastic and unexpected events. The high-speed ADB is a product of war and is here to cause chaos, destruction, and harm. The singer represents hope, with his music acting as a warning signal to mankind to evacuate and become aware. In essence, the song is calling upon humanity to stop waging war and create a more peaceful world.

Line by Line Meaning

The sound of explosions, the children awake
The chaos and noise of explosions has awoken children from their slumber

The turn of the tide acts up, the ground it starts to quake
Something dramatic is happening and the earth is shaking because of it

A pile of dented steel, in fear I realize
The sight of a heap of damaged metal makes someone realize something frightening

Behind the shuttle's windshield two evil shinig eyes
Someone sees two sinister glowing eyes looking at them from a spaceship

Handcuffed they take the stranded straight into their lab
People are captured and taken to a laboratory against their will

Examine him, his DNA, what you give is what you will get
The people in the lab are analyzing the captive's DNA and whatever they find will determine the outcome

He takes his magic carrow, a bang and drums appear
The captive pulls out a special instrument and a loud drum noise is heard

He starts to play like thunder, mankind flee to save your hearing
The captive begins to play an extremely loud and deafening beat causing people to run away to protect their ears

Save us now, somebody
Someone please help us

Save us now, someone
We need someone to save us

From highspeed A.D.B.
From the danger of 'Highspeed Alien Drum Bunnies'

Bum Bum Bunny B., life is a drag I can tell
The drum bunny's life is not going well and they are having a bad time

But let me count to four and then you play the roll of hell
The bunny is going to play a loud drum beat and they want someone else to join in and make it even louder

Highspeed alien drum bunny
An extremely fast and loud drumming creature

Hi fish, alien drum bunny
A greeting to the extraterrestrial drum bunny

Hasi, alien drum bunny
Another greeting to the highspeed alien drum bunny

This is alien drum bunnies' revenge - Resistance is futile
The alien drum bunnies are seeking revenge and there is no point resisting them

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