''Hall of Flames'' is the first

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released by

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band

Edguy Edguy is a heavy metal band formed in Fulda, Germany in 1992. History 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 affecti ...

in 2004. This album covers tracks from albums released by

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. The first disc serves as a compilation of songs since 1997. The second contains many rare tracks in both exclusive singles (the audio portion of the "La Marche des Gendarmes" music/video single) and live tracks.

Track listing

Disc One

# "Tears of a Mandrake" (Single Version) - 5:00 (from "

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) # "Jerusalem" - 5:28 (from "Mandrake") # "Out of Control" - 5:03 (from "

Vain Glory Opera ''Vain Glory Opera'' is the third (or second "official") studio album by the 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 addi ...

") # "The Headless Game" - 5:29 (from "

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 ...

") # "Scarlet Rose" - 5:11 (from "Vain Glory Opera") # "Nailed to the Wheel" - 5:40 (from "Mandrake") # "Vain Glory Opera" - 6:10 (from "Vain Glory Opera") # "Theater of Salvation" - 12:24 (from "Theater of Salvation") # "Key to My Fate" (2000 Version) - 4:33 (from the re-recording of "

The 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. Th ...

") # "Deadmaker" - 5:18 (from " Kingdom of Madness") # "Land of the Miracle" - 6:32 (from "Theater of Salvation") # "Until We Rise Again" - 4:28 (from "Vain Glory Opera") # "The Unbeliever" - 5:47 (from "Theater of Salvation")

Disc Two

# "The Devil and the Savant" - 5:29 (from the limited edition of "Mandrake") # "Wings of a Dream" (2001 Version) - 5:06 (from the single "Painting on the Wall") # "For a Trace of Life" - 4:11 (Japanese bonus track from "Theater of Salvation") # "But Here I Am" - 4:35 (from "Vain Glory Opera") # "La Marche des Gendarmes" - 2:48 (from French edition of "Mandrake") # "Avantasia" (Live) - 5:26 (from "

Burning Down the Opera ''Burning Down the Opera'', released on 26 August 2003, is the first live album by the German power metal band Edguy recorded in Europe during their Mandrake World Tour. A Limited Edition digibook is also available that includes a 32 pages expan ...

") # "Walk on Fighting" (Live) - 5:18 (Japanese bonus track from "Theater of Salvation") # "Wake up the King" (Live) - 6:14 (Japanese bonus track from "Burning Down the Opera") # "All the Clowns" (Music Video) # "The Headless Game" (Live video)

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Personnel

Tobias Sammet Tobias Sammet (born 21 November 1977) is a German musician, singer, songwriter, music producer and radio host best known for being the singer and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy, and the founder of the metal opera project Avant ...

- Vocals, Bass (Disc 1: tracks 5, 7, 10, 12 - Disc 2: track 4) * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - Bass (Disc 1: tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 - Disc 2: tracks 1-3, 5-8) *

Jens Ludwig Jens Ludwig (born 30 August 1977) is the lead guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Edguy. Jens has played nearly all the band's lead parts and guitar solos since their inception and is the only member of the current line-up o ...

- Lead Guitar (All tracks) *

Dirk Sauer Edguy is a heavy metal band formed in Fulda, Germany in 1992. History 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 affecti ...

- Rhythm Guitar (All tracks) *

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 ...

- Drums (Disc 1: tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 - Disc 2: tracks 1-3, 5-8) * Dominik Storch - Drums (Disc 1: track 10) * Frank Lindenthal - Session Drums (Disc 1: tracks 3, 5, 7, 12 - Disc 2: track 4)

References

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