Mandrake, released in 2001

2001 in music

See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

, is the fifth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Edguy

Edguy

-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...

. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records

AFM Records

AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....

. Later they signed a new contract with Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

.

Track listing

All songs by Tobias Sammet unless otherwise noted.

1. "Tears of a Mandrake" (7:12)
2. "Golden Dawn" (6:07) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
3. "Jerusalem" (5:27) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
4. "All the Clowns" (4:48)
5. "Nailed to the Wheel" (5:40) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
6. "The Pharaoh" (10:37)
7. "Wash Away the Poison" (4:40)
8. "Fallen Angels" (5:13)
9. "Painting on the Wall
   Painting on the Wall
   "Painting on the Wall" is a single taken from German power metal band Edguy's album Mandrake.-Track listing:# "Painting on the Wall" # "Golden Dawn"# "Wings of a Dream" # "Painting on the Wall" -Personnel:...
   
   " (4:36)
10. "Save Us Now" (4:34)
11. "The Devil and the Savant" (limited edition only) (5:26)
12. "Wings Of A Dream" (Bonus Track) (5:03)

Personnel

• Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. He also made guest appearances on the Rob Rock album Holy Hell and the metal opera Aina...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel
  Tobias Exxel
  Tobias "Eggi" Exxel, born February 27 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 have someone who could focus on playing the...
  
   - Bass Guitar
• Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig is the lead guitarist and co-founderof 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 other than Tobias Sammet to have any songwriting credits...
  
   - Lead Guitar
• Dirk Sauer - Rhythm Guitar
• Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke, born 2 September 1974, is the current drummer for the power metal band Edguy. He joined the band just before they recorded the Theater of Salvation album in 1998....
  
   - Drums

Mandrake, released in 2001

2001 in music

See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

, is the fifth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Edguy

Edguy

-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...

. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records

AFM Records

AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....

. Later they signed a new contract with Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

.

Track listing

All songs by Tobias Sammet unless otherwise noted.

1. "Tears of a Mandrake" (7:12)
2. "Golden Dawn" (6:07) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
3. "Jerusalem" (5:27) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
4. "All the Clowns" (4:48)
5. "Nailed to the Wheel" (5:40) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
6. "The Pharaoh" (10:37)
7. "Wash Away the Poison" (4:40)
8. "Fallen Angels" (5:13)
9. "Painting on the Wall
   Painting on the Wall
   "Painting on the Wall" is a single taken from German power metal band Edguy's album Mandrake.-Track listing:# "Painting on the Wall" # "Golden Dawn"# "Wings of a Dream" # "Painting on the Wall" -Personnel:...
   
   " (4:36)
10. "Save Us Now" (4:34)
11. "The Devil and the Savant" (limited edition only) (5:26)
12. "Wings Of A Dream" (Bonus Track) (5:03)

Personnel

• Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. He also made guest appearances on the Rob Rock album Holy Hell and the metal opera Aina...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel
  Tobias Exxel
  Tobias "Eggi" Exxel, born February 27 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 have someone who could focus on playing the...
  
   - Bass Guitar
• Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig is the lead guitarist and co-founderof 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 other than Tobias Sammet to have any songwriting credits...
  
   - Lead Guitar
• Dirk Sauer - Rhythm Guitar
• Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke, born 2 September 1974, is the current drummer for the power metal band Edguy. He joined the band just before they recorded the Theater of Salvation album in 1998....
  
   - Drums

Mandrake, released in 2001

2001 in music

See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

, is the fifth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Edguy

Edguy

-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...

. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records

AFM Records

AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....

. Later they signed a new contract with Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

.

Track listing

All songs by Tobias Sammet unless otherwise noted.

1. "Tears of a Mandrake" (7:12)
2. "Golden Dawn" (6:07) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
3. "Jerusalem" (5:27) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
4. "All the Clowns" (4:48)
5. "Nailed to the Wheel" (5:40) (Jens Ludwig/Tobias Sammet)
6. "The Pharaoh" (10:37)
7. "Wash Away the Poison" (4:40)
8. "Fallen Angels" (5:13)
9. "Painting on the Wall
   Painting on the Wall
   "Painting on the Wall" is a single taken from German power metal band Edguy's album Mandrake.-Track listing:# "Painting on the Wall" # "Golden Dawn"# "Wings of a Dream" # "Painting on the Wall" -Personnel:...
   
   " (4:36)
10. "Save Us Now" (4:34)
11. "The Devil and the Savant" (limited edition only) (5:26)
12. "Wings Of A Dream" (Bonus Track) (5:03)

Personnel

• Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet
  Tobias Sammet is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. He also made guest appearances on the Rob Rock album Holy Hell and the metal opera Aina...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel
  Tobias Exxel
  Tobias "Eggi" Exxel, born February 27 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 have someone who could focus on playing the...
  
   - Bass Guitar
• Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig
  Jens Ludwig is the lead guitarist and co-founderof 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 other than Tobias Sammet to have any songwriting credits...
  
   - Lead Guitar
• Dirk Sauer - Rhythm Guitar
• Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke
  Felix Bohnke, born 2 September 1974, is the current drummer for the power metal band Edguy. He joined the band just before they recorded the Theater of Salvation album in 1998....
  
  - Drums