Monuments (Edguy album)

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Monuments
Compilation album by
Edguy
Released14 July 2017
GenrePower metal, heavy metal
Length150:13 (compilation CDs)
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerSascha Paeth, Edguy
Edguy chronology
Space Police: Defenders of the Crown
(2014) 		Monuments
(2017)

Monuments is a compilation album by the German power metal band Edguy, released on 14 July 2017.[1] The album was released as a two-CD/DVD package including 22 previously released songs, five new songs, and one previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1995 for the demo version of The Savage Poetry. The package also includes a two-hour DVD and a photobook.[2] Frontman Tobias Sammet wrote two of the new songs on his own, while guitarists Jens Ludwig, Dirk Sauer and bassist Tobias Exxel co-wrote each of the other three.[3]

Track listing[edit]

Compilation CD 1[4][5][6]
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Ravenblack" (New track)Monuments5:08
2."Wrestle the Devil" (New track)Monuments4:00
3."Open Sesame" (New track)Monuments5:00
4."Landmarks" (New track)Monuments4:34
5."The Mountaineer" (New track)Monuments3:57
6."9-2-9"Tinnitus Sanctus3:47
7."Defenders of the Crown"Space Police: Defenders of the Crown5:42
8."Save Me"Rocket Ride3:46
9."The Piper Never Dies"Hellfire Club10:10
10."Lavatory Love Machine"Hellfire Club4:23
11."King of Fools"Hellfire Club4:20
12."Superheroes"Rocket Ride3:19
13."Love Tyger"Space Police: Defenders of the Crown4:27
14."Ministry of Saints"Tinnitus Sanctus5:03
15."Tears of a Mandrake"Mandrake7:14
Total length:74:50
Compilation CD 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Mysteria"Hellfire Club5:46
2."Vain Glory Opera" (feat. Hansi Kürsch)Vain Glory Opera6:09
3."Rock of Cashel"Age of the Joker6:18
4."Judas at the Opera" (feat. Michael Kiske)Superheroes (EP)7:19
5."Holy Water"King of Fools (EP)4:13
6."Spooks in the Attic"Superheroes (EP)4:03
7."Babylon"Theater of Salvation6:13
8."The Eternal Wayfarer"Space Police: Defenders of the Crown8:49
9."Out of Control" (feat. Hansi Kürsch)Vain Glory Opera5:05
10."Land of the Miracle"Theater of Salvation6:33
11."Key to My Fate"Savage Poetry4:33
12."Space Police"Space Police: Defenders of the Crown6:03
13."Reborn in the Waste" (Previously unreleased)Savage Poetry4:19
Total length:75:23
Live CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Mysteria" 
2."Under the Moon" 
3."Navigator" 
4."Wake Up the King" 
5."Land of the Miracle" 
6."Lavatory Love Machine" 
7."Vain Glory Opera" 
8."Fallen Angels" 
Live CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Piper Never Dies" 
2."Babylon" 
3."King of Fools" 
4."Chalice of Agony" (Avantasia cover featuring André Matos) 
5."Tears of a Mandrake" 
6."Out of Control" 

Charts[edit]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 195
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 105
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 177
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 6
Oricon weekly chart 107[13]
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 70
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 16

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monuments, nuclearblast.de
  2. ^ Edguy's Monuments, rockpages.gr
  3. ^ van der Graaf, Arie (10 July 2017). "Edguy interview". Melodic Net. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ Monuments, itunes.apple.com
  5. ^ Edguy Monuments, recordshopx.com
  6. ^ EDGUY MONUMENTS MAILORDER EDITION Archived 29 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, nuclearblast.de
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Edguy – Monuments" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Edguy – Monuments" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Edguy – Monuments" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 29.Týden 2017 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 29, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Edguy – Monuments" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  13. ^ "エドガイ えどがい". Oricon. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 29: del 14.07.2017 al 20.07.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 July 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Edguy – Monuments". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

External links[edit]

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