''Monuments'' is a compilation album by the German
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
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 ...
, released on 14 July 2017. The album was released as a two-CD/DVD package including 22 previously released songs, five new songs, and one previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1995 for the demo version of ''
The Savage Poetry''. The package also includes a two-hour DVD and a photobook. Frontman
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 ...
wrote two of the new songs on his own, while guitarists
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 ...
, Dirk Sauer and bassist
Tobias Exxel
Tobias "Eggi" Exxel (born 27 February 1973) is the current bass player for the power metal band Edguy. Tobias was hired by Edguy in 1998 when vocalist Tobias Sammet, who had played bass since the band's formation in 1992, decided the band should ...
co-wrote each of the other three.
Track listing
Live DVD
# "Mysteria"
# "Under the Moon"
# "Navigator"
# "Wake Up the King"
# "Land of the Miracle"
# "Lavatory Love Machine"
# "Vain Glory Opera"
# "Fallen Angels"
# "The Piper Never Dies"
# "Babylon"
# "King of Fools"
# "Chalice of Agony" (
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German supergroup 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 ...
cover featuring
André Matos
Andre Coelho Matos (14 September 1971 – 8 June 2019) was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. In 2 ...
)
# "Tears of the Mandrake"
# "Out of Control"
Video clips
# "Love Tyger"
# "Robin Hood"
# "Two Out of Seven"
# "Ministry of Saints"
# "Superheroes"
# "Lavatory Love Machine"
# "King of Fools"
# "All the Clowns"
Charts
References
External links
Official Edguy site
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2017 compilation albums
Edguy albums
Nuclear Blast compilation albums