Burning Down the Opera
Encyclopedia
Burning Down the Opera, released August 26, 2003 (see 2003 in music
), is a live album
by German
power metal
band
Edguy
recorded in Europe
during their Mandrake World Tour.
2003 in music
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), is a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band
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Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :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 Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
recorded in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
during their Mandrake World Tour.
Disc 1
- "Welcome to the Opera (Intro)" - 2:08
- "Fallen Angels" - 5:33
- "Tears of a Mandrake" - 7:24
- "Babylon" - 7:01
- "Land of the Miracle" - 5:44
- "Painting on the Wall" - 4:37
- "Wings of a Dream" - 6:04
- "The Headless Game" - 7:20
- "The Pharaoh" - 15:07
Disc 2
- "Vain Glory Opera" - 6:27
- "Solitary Bunny (Drum Solo)" - 3:14
- "Save Us Now" - 4:53
- "How Many Miles" - 10:58
- "Inside" - 3:22
- "Avantasia" - 5:23
- "Out of Control" - 8:15
Personnel
- Tobias SammetTobias SammetTobias Sammet is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. He also made guest appearances on the Rob Rock album Holy Hell and the metal opera Aina...
- Lead vocals - Tobias 'Eggi' ExxelTobias ExxelTobias "Eggi" Exxel, born February 27 1973, is the current bass player for the power metal band Edguy. Tobias was hired by Edguy in 1998 when vocalist Tobias Sammet, who had played bass since the band's formation in 1992, decided the band should have someone who could focus on playing the...
- Bass - Jens LudwigJens LudwigJens Ludwig is the lead guitarist and co-founderof the German power metal band Edguy. Jens has played nearly all the band's lead parts and guitar solos since their inception and is the only member of the current line-up other than Tobias Sammet to have any songwriting credits...
- Lead Guitar - Dirk Sauer - Rhythm Guitar
- Felix BohnkeFelix BohnkeFelix Bohnke, born 2 September 1974, is the current drummer for the power metal band Edguy. He joined the band just before they recorded the Theater of Salvation album in 1998....
- Drums
Info
- A Limited Edition digibook is also available that includes a 32 pages expanded booklet with 130+ photos, all lyrics and a detailed venue list of the world tour 2001/2002 which took place on 5 continents. On top of that, a video clip of the Progpower festival in the USA will be provided as well as a desktop wallpaper and screen saver.