The Savage Poetry Explained

The Savage Poetry
Type:	studio
Artist:	Edguy
Cover:	The savage poetry.jpg
Released:	25 June 2000
Recorded:	1995 (demo), 2000
Studio:	Rhoen Studios, Fulda, Germany
Genre:	Power metal
Length:	53:03
Label:	AFM
Producer:	Edguy
Prev Title:	Theater of Salvation
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Mandrake
Next Year:	2001

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 versions of the album also features the original recording as a bonus disc.^[1]

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

Bonus disc (1995 demo)

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

Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet - lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Jens Ludwig - guitar, engineer
• Dirk Sauer - 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 Meiritz - engineer
• Mikko Karmila - mixing
• Mika Jussila - mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edguy - The Savage Poetry . 2012-10-09 . Encyclopaedia Metallum.