The Savage Poetry

The Savage Poetry
Studio album by Edguy
Released	July 25, 2000
Recorded	Rhoen Studios, Fulda, Germany
Genre	Power metal
Length	53:03
Label	AFM
Producer	Edguy
Edguy chronology
Theater of Salvation (1999) The Savage Poetry (2000) Mandrake (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)	[2]

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. The album was originally self-produced and released initially as a demo before the band were signed by AFM. The re-recorded tracks are also slightly re-arranged. Some version of the album also features the original recording as a bonus disc.^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. All music by Sammet except where noted.

1. "Hallowed" - 6:14
2. "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:04
3. "Key to My Fate" - 4:34
4. "Sands of Time" - 4:39
5. "Sacred Hell" - 5:37
6. "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 10:00
7. "Frozen Candle" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) - 7:15
8. "Roses to No One" - 5:42
9. "Power and Majesty" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 4:53

Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet - lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Jens Ludwig - lead guitar, engineer
• Dirk Sauer - rhythm guitar
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass
• Felix Bohnke - drums
• Dominik Storch – drums on 1995 version

Additional musicians

• Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt - backing vocals
• Frank Tischer - piano on "Sands of Time"

Production

• Norman Meieritz - engineer
• Mikko Karmila - mixing
• Mika Jussila - mastering

References

1. ↑ "Edguy - The Savage poetry". Metal Storm. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-09. 
2. ↑ "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis" (in German). Metal Hammer. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 2012-10-07. 
3. ↑ "Edguy - The Savage Poetry". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-10-09.