''Theater of Salvation'' is the fourth (or third "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 ...

by German heavy metal band Edguy, released in 1999. It is the first to feature drummer

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 ...

and bass player

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 ...

. The album reached No. 50 in the Swedish Albums Chart.

Track listing

All music 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 Avan ...

, except where indicated. All lyrics by Sammet. # "The Healing Vision" - 1:11 # "Babylon" - 6:09 # "The Headless Game" - 5:31 # "Land of the Miracle" - 6:32 # "Wake up the King" - 5:43 # "Falling Down" - 4:35 # "Arrows Fly" (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 ...

) - 5:03 # "Holy Shadows" - 4:30 # "Another Time" - 4:07 # "The Unbeliever" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 5:47 # "Theater of Salvation" - 12:25 ;Japanese edition bonus tracks #

"For a Trace of Life" - 4:13 # "Walk on Fighting" (live) - 5:40 # "Fairytale" (live) - 6:22

Personnel

;Band members *

- lead and backing vocals, keyboards *

- guitar, backing vocals *

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, backing vocals * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass guitar *

- drums ;Additional musicians *Frank Tischer - piano and keyboards *Daniel Gallmarini - piano on track 9 *Markus Schmitt, Ralf Zdiarstek, Mark Laukel, Uwe Ruppel, Timo Ruppel - backing vocals ;Production *Norman Meiritz, Frank Tischer - engineers *Mikko Karmila - mixing *Bernd Steinwedel - mastering *Adrian Maleska - cover art

References

{{Authority control Edguy albums 1999 albums AFM Records albums