Superheroes (EP) explained

Superheroes
Type:EP
Artist:Edguy
Cover:Edguy Superheroes cover.jpg
Released:18 October 2005
Recorded:Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, 2005
Genre:Power metal, hard rock
Length:26:04
Label:Nuclear Blast
Producer:Sascha Paeth & Edguy
Chronology:Edguy EP
Prev Title:King of Fools
Prev Year:2004
Superheroes
Type:video
Artist:Edguy
Cover:Superheroesvideo.jpg
Released:5 September 2005
Genre:Power metal
Length:77 min.
Label:Nuclear Blast
Next Title:Fucking with F*** - Live
Next Year:2009

Superheroes is an EP by the German power metal band Edguy, released in 2005. On this EP, the band has moved away from the sound they had developed on their previous album Hellfire Club. The songs on "Superheroes" are much less akin to the band's native style of power metal, but tends towards the direction of hard rock.

In addition to the title track, which also appears on the band's 2006 album Rocket Ride, the EP includes 5 other tracks. The fourth track, an epic track titled "Judas at the Opera", is somewhat reminiscent to Tobias Sammet's project Avantasia. It also features vocals from Michael Kiske of Helloween and Avantasia fame. The fifth track is a cover of Magnum's song "The Spirit". The final track, a version of "Superheroes", is a slower version of the song with only orchestral backdrop and Tobias Sammet's singing.

The publication of the EP was preceded by the release of a five-track DVD, which included the video of the song "Superheroes", footage from a Brazilian show and documentaries shot on tour and during the recording of Rocket Ride. It was the first video album released by Edguy.

DVD Track listing

  1. "Superheroes" (video clip)
  2. "Mysteria" (live in Brazil)
  3. "Under the Moon" (live in Brazil)
  4. "Navigator" (live in Brazil)
Special features

Personnel