Edguy
Edguy is a heavy metal band from Fulda, Germany that was formed in 1992.
Biography
Demos, AFM years (1992-2003)
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 their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of Steel. These tapes were sent to many record labels, all of whom rejected the band, believing they would be unsuccessful in the music business. Undeterred, they self released their ‘unofficial’ debut album, Savage Poetry, in 1995. They signed with AFM Records shortly after, who offered to re-release Savage Poetry with more widespread distribution. The band rejected this proposal in favour of recording a new album, Kingdom of Madness, which was released in 1997, but drummer Dominik Storch left the band shortly after. 1998 saw the release of their second album, Vain Glory Opera, with friend Frank Lindenthal filling in on drums. This album helped expose Edguy to a wider audience, thanks in part to guest appearances from Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) and Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian). The band was joined by new drummer Felix Bohnke and bassist Tobias ‘Eggi’ Exxel later that year, allowing Tobias Sammet to solely focus on vocals (he had previously played bass as well handling vocal duties).
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Edguy
ALBUMS
- Space Police - Defenders of the Crown released: 2014
- Age of the Joker released: 2011
- Fucking with f*** released: 2009
- Fucking With F***: Live released: 2009
- The Singles released: 2008
- Tinnitus Sanctus released: 2008
- Rocket Ride released: 2006
- Hellfire Club released: 2004
- Burning Down the Opera: Live released: 2003
- Mandrake released: 2001
- The Savage Poetry released: 2000
- Theater of Salvation released: 1999
- Vain Glory Opera released: 1998
- Kingdom of Madness released: 1997
- Hall of Flames released:
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by Edguy
Navigator
by: EdguyThe desert in the blazing sun
I feel my throat is burning
The guard is incorruptible
You name it vanity and yearning - oh
Now - dusty wind into my face
We gotta build it higher and higher
The sun god whipping from above
Your child in chains of desire
And craving towers
From the desert towards the sky
The grind of the genius
Who's raising his own decline
And the navigator is heading for hell
Setting off on a journey
And he'll never return
And the navigator he rose and the fell
In quest for heaven
He'll never return
Hey the seeker reaching for the stars
Beyond the scope of profanity
Oh and when he tried to touch the light
Fire burned his sanity away
Oh I gotta see it all
Tempting deities I hear them
But then when you follow their call
Pride goes before the fall
And the navigator is heading for hell
Setting off on a journey
And he'll never return
And the navigator he rose and the fell
In quest for heaven