Edguy
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)
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)
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Edguy Lyrics
03 I have seen tears falling like rain Hiding from nothing and…
04. Sands Of Time Seasons come and seasons go Here I wait for something to…
9-2-9 We opened the door after midnight To step into a timeless…
Aleister Crowley Memorial Boogie Look around Wipe your shoes and step inside Pass the gate …
All the Clowns When you're walking down the empty road Feel like creeping,…
Alone in Myself I'm trying hard to match the picture that you paint…
Angel Rebellion In the silence there's a fear It's growing stronger with eve…
Another Time The rain outside reminds me of your voice Like everything…
Aren't You A Little Pervert Too [This one is for our troops Who beat the shit Out of…
Aren't You A Little Pervert Too? This one is for our troops Who beat the shit Out of…
Arrows Fly Faking the truth in their eyes Smile but they really…
Avantasia [Sammet] Open my eyes and see my bleeding wounded hands... F…
Aychim in Hysteria You got an offer That's what you told the masses in…
Babylon Yeah In a world of hate pollution We can't breathe anymore…
Behind the Gates to Midnight World Born alone, tiny soul Unknown looks to face from all around…
Blessing In Disguise Living in a screenplay She had never read the end And no…
Breathe Tide me over Tide me over only one more night To a…
But Here I Am Always listen to what they tell - Dreamer Crazy habits are…
Catch of the Century You do not know, and you don't care And you may…
Children of Steel I've seen the tears fallin' down like some rain Hiding from…
Cum on Feel the Noize Come on feel the noise Girls rock the boys We'll get wild,…
Das Reh Das Reh springt hoch das Reh springt weit warum auch nicht…
Dead Or Rock No rules, no pain, no fear and no reason Full moon,…
Deadmaker I can't feel, and I can't see I'm falling down what's…
Defenders of the Crown Seven seas crossed seven times at least Back and forth we…
Do Me Like a Caveman You're letting go and try to fly away To the slumberous…
Down To The Devil Roaming the plains Where a number is your name In…
Dragonfly Is it really the treasure of gold Or the dance on…
England It's been a long time since I've been with you You…
Every Night Without You Waiting up all night I am lying by your side I can't…
Eyes of the Tyrant In the eyes of the mighty domain and its evil Doctrines,…
F O R E V E R Sitting by the window Staring out into the night Waiting…
Faces in the Darkness There in the distance You don't see anything And anything …
Fairytale Yeah, Giants of stone built up by desire No one could tell…
Fallen Angels Sun going down, she opens her eyes It's dark in the…
Falling Down "No brain is left but here I got one more…
Fire on the Downline No... no time to ponder Take your feet in your hands,…
For a Trace of Life Don't know where I come from Don't know where to go Don't…
Forever Sitting by the window Staring out into the night Waiting…
Frozen Candle Crying on the pyre, feelin' all so strange When you took…
Frozen_Candle Crying on the pyre, feelin' all so strange When you took…
Fucking With Fire I saw her coming in high-heels, living like a queen A…
God Fallen Silent A million coming from a narrow aisle Squashing through the …
Golden Dawn He was born into this world Living love but he got…
Hallowed Sacred, standing full of pride Spite in my brain causing you…
Headless Game Longing for silence... "Always faster" is the way that we…
Heart of Twilight Tell me why can't I understand The feelings deep inside Wh…
Heavenward Yeah, yeah! A dessert in the fighting sun I feel my throat…
Holy Shadows You're a child of an old illusion Can't you hear…
Holy Water Waiting all the time to erase it from my mind I…
How Many Miles Oh yeah Watching a face and a smile and a light When…
Hymn Give us this day all that you showed me The faith…
I Always listen to what they tell - Dreamer Crazy habits are…
I Hate You Too Another day of life has come, I try to find dreams…
I'll Cry for You I never dreamed that I could fall But something's come over…
Inside We're the little creatures Deep inside your mind Some call u…
Jerusalem Cold is the wind, starless the night Rain pouring down when…
Judas at the Opera Darkness has covered the opera house Something is wrong you …
Key to My Fate Am I totally blind this time when I'm dreamin' The dreams…
King of Fools What do you think when you spit in my face How…
La Marche Des Gendarmes La la la la la la la la La la la…
Land of Miracle Blinded by the fire and the sorrow of the day, I…
Land Of The Miracle Blinded by the fire and the sorrow of the day, I…
Lavatory Love Machine Oh if only Brazil was not so far Far away…
Lavatory Love Machine (Acousti Oh if only Brazil was not so far Far away…
Life and Times of A Bonus Trac Poor artist went to label, truckloads of money in mind Rich…
Life and Times of a Bonus Track Poor artist went to label, truckloads of money in mind Rich…
Love Tyger What a cheek of the gods I thought when I'd hit…
Matrix I see your face in a masquerade I see your made…
Ministry of Saints When the lights go down you feel it come alive Driven…
Misguiding Your Life A dawn on the run, nowhere to hide in a…
Mysteria "Ladies And Gentleman - Welcome To The Freakshow" Oh yeah T…
Mysteria (Feat. Mille Petrozza "Ladies And Gentleman - Welcome To The Freakshow" Oh Yea…
Nailed to the Wheel Good intentions pave the way of the human child Heading for…
Nailed to the Wheel. Good intentions pave the way of the human child Heading for…
Navigator The dessert in the blazing sun I feel my throat…
Navigátor The desert in the blazing sun I feel my throat is…
New Age Messiah Countless pointing fingers A nameless crowd too swollen to …
Nine Lives Silence - it ain't the kill but the thrill of…
No More Feelings Fair sex paralyzer, lipstick in a face Spirit analizer, not…
Nobody's Hero Alright! When they'd found him without name He was cries…
Open Sesame I got the power of the second sight And I can…
Out of Control Into a place of darkness he was born to live…
Out of Vogue You ride the spinning wheel that's gotten faster Outside th…
Overture Nowhere to run Not where to go Welcome to life damnation Wel…
Painting on the Wall Strong on your feet, you were blinded Building up a towar…
Painting On The Wall (edit ver Strong on your feet, you were blinded Building up a towar…
Pandora's Box God, oh please bear with me, as you're looking from…
Paradise I've just returned to give you fears To bring you pain…
Power & Majesty I'm a sacred king in a sacred kingdom You know me…
Ravenblack You wake up to the screaming darkness You brave the murk…
Reach Out When the spotlight is fading And everyone's gone When your t…
Return to the Tribe Road lies ahead And a long road lies behind me See lights…
Rise of the Morning Glory I see an angel, fed up and pale You've been…
Robin Hood Ride across the endless woods Shadows guide our way Whispe…
Rock Me Amadeus Rock me all the time to the top Er war ein…
Rock of Cashel Crossing these endless graze lands The rain wants to cloud …
Rocket Ride I sought salvation but I found insanity Lost in a mass…
Roses to No One I'm feeling this time As bad as never before A bleeding wa…
Sabre & Torch Are you the one who failed to listen to what…
Sacred Hell Ravens in the air, no one in the streets Seems like…
Sacrifice Too much time to get lost in the maze Tell me,…
Sands of Time Seasons come and seasons go Here I wait for something to…
Save Me Waiting for a little sign Seems like to no avail Strolling d…
Save Us Now The sound of explosions, the children awake The turn of the…
Scarlet Rose The moment when you held me tight Won't come back anymore An…
Sex Fire Religion Hey there pal, won't you gimme an ear Gimme your everything…
Shadow Eaters The planets are shaking their heads at the earth Oh what…
Space Police An ocean of stars gleaming like diamonds How many times hav…
Speedhoven Welcome to this wonderworld Everybody take your sledges Wint…
Spirit Don't place your trust in foolish promises sworn Nor cryptic…
Spooks in the Attic Always tried so hard to leave a tragic story It's tearing…
Standing in the Rain Standing by the doorway, staring into space and I'm wonderi…
Steel Church Huh! What do you think when you smile into my eyes You…
Superheroes City lights are calling Slowly coming back to life Speedin…
Tears of a Mandrake Gaze at the leaving clairvoyant Predicting invasions and pai…
The Arcane Guild Rain pouring down from Beyond this grey shroud of mystery a…
The Asylum Lying in the still of the night A yearning for shelter Silen…
The Devil & The Savant When you cross the edge inside reach out for the…
The Eternal Wayfarer Back in the day I never had to choose my…
The Headless Game Longing for silence... "Always faster" is the way that we…
The Healing Vision Lord of fate, I feel you deep inside my brain...…
The Kingdom Watching the eventide, the sun will hide and sleep My heart'…
The Pharaoh From the cradle of silence and of light It took a…
The Piper Never Dies Oh yeah Thirsting for salvation You're off to find the stai…
The Pride of Creation I can't figure the Lord down in funeral gravity One finishi…
The Realms of Baba Yaga You're wide-awake Or is it a trick of the light? You've be…
The Savage Union Here I'm standing at the junction of my life So many…
The Spirit Don't place your trust in foolish promises sworn Nor cryptic…
The Spirit Will Remain A Scent of rain A healing breeze Is blown into…
The Unbeliever I am the madness carrying the torch Lighting the wheat…
Theater of Salvation "I've heard voices in my dream. Made me stand up,…
Thorn Without a Rose Walking a lonely road in the dark A scent of rain Under…
Tomorrow Another day is coming A new day has begun An eagle is…
Trinidad "Let me tell you a story about an ugly woman…
Two Out of Seven Loads of times on the losing end It's the same old…
Unbeliever I am the madness carrying the torch Lighting the wheat…
Under The Moon Now if you gaze up to the moon See she's…
Until We Rise Again 2080 our world is an empty domain Emotions have died Men ble…
Vain Glory Opera The prayers have been spoken May the gods be on my…
Wake Up Dreaming Black [Music & Lyrics: Tobias Sammet] You gotta know That there a…
Wake Up the King Soldier of sunlight Welcome to the kingdom of ignorance Wher…
Walk on Fighting The ivory is cold. Where is my desire In a cage…
Walk On Fighting (Live in Mila The ivory is cold, where is my desire? In a…
Wash Away The Poison Here alone now I'm staring at the sea Behind the far…
Wasted Time The dream is over, no one's to take the blame We…
We Don When you wake up in the fire And your harbor…
We Don't Need a Hero When you wake up in the fire And your harbor…
When a Hero Cries Awake by that dreams of you Being all alone in the…
Wings of a Dream This is my day, soldiers are coming to take me…
Wings of a Dream 2001 This is my day - soldiers are coming to take…
Wrestle the Devil Roll up your sleeves Have you heard the news Or just a…