''Kingdom of Madness'' is the second

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by the

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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 ...

, 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

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distribution.

Track listing

All lyrics by

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 ...

. Music as indicated. # "Paradise" (Sammet,

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 ...

) – 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 *

– vocals, bass, piano, keyboards *

– guitar *

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 affect ...

– guitar *Dominik Storch – drums ;Additional musicians *

Chris Boltendahl Grave Digger is a German heavy metal band that was first formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Masson. Emerging from the early-to-mid 1980s heavy metal scene of their native country, Grave Digger has been referred to as one of the so-c ...

(from

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) - guest vocals on track 9 ;Production *Erik Grösch - producer, engineer *Ralph Hubert - engineer

References

Edguy albums 1997 albums AFM Records albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub