''The Savage Poetry'', released in 2000, is a re-recording of the album ''

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. T ...

'', originally launched in 1995 as a demo by

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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 ...

. This version is also seen and referred to as their fourth official

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

. The album was originally self-produced and released initially as a

demo Demo, usually short for demonstration, may refer to: Music and film *Demo (music), a song typically recorded for reference rather than release * ''Demo'' (Behind Crimson Eyes), a 2004 recording by the band Behind Crimson Eyes * ''Demo'' (Deafhea ...

before the band were signed by AFM. The re-recorded tracks are also slightly re-arranged. Some versions of the album also features the original recording as a bonus disc.

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 ...

. All music by Sammet except where noted. # "Hallowed" - 6:14 # "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:04 # "Key to My Fate" - 4:34 # "Sands of Time" - 4:39 # "Sacred Hell" - 5:37 # "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 10:00 # "Frozen Candle" (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 ...

) - 7:15 # "Roses to No One" - 5:42 # "Power and Majesty" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 4:53

Bonus disc (1995 demo)

# "Key to My Fate" - 4:36 # "Hallowed" - 6:30 # "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:11 # "Sands of Time" - 5:07 # "Sacred Hell" - 6:09 # "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 8:32 # "Frozen Candle" - 7:57 # "Roses to No One" - 5:48 # "Power and Majesty" - 5:10

Personnel

;Band members *

- lead and backing vocals, keyboards *

- guitar, engineer *

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 * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass *

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 *Dominik Storch – drums on 1995 version ;Additional musicians *Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt - backing vocals *Frank Tischer - piano on "Sands of Time" ;Production *Norman Meiritz - engineer *Mikko Karmila - mixing *Mika Jussila - mastering

References

2000 remix albums AFM Records albums Edguy albums Albums with cover art by Jean-Pascal Fournier {{2000s-power-metal-album-stub