Monuments (Edguy album)
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]
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| Released | 14 July 2017 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 150:13 (compilation CDs) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth, Edguy | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Ravenblack" (New track) | Monuments | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Wrestle the Devil" (New track) | Monuments | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Open Sesame" (New track) | Monuments | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Landmarks" (New track) | Monuments | 4:34 |
| 5. | "The Mountaineer" (New track) | Monuments | 3:57 |
| 6. | "9-2-9" | Tinnitus Sanctus | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Defenders of the Crown" | Space Police: Defenders of the Crown | 5:42 |
| 8. | "Save Me" | Rocket Ride | 3:46 |
| 9. | "The Piper Never Dies" | Hellfire Club | 10:10 |
| 10. | "Lavatory Love Machine" | Hellfire Club | 4:23 |
| 11. | "King of Fools" | Hellfire Club | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Superheroes" | Rocket Ride | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Love Tyger" | Space Police: Defenders of the Crown | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Ministry of Saints" | Tinnitus Sanctus | 5:03 |
| 15. | "Tears of a Mandrake" | Mandrake | 7:14 |
| Total length: | 74:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mysteria" | Hellfire Club | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Vain Glory Opera" (feat. Hansi Kürsch) | Vain Glory Opera | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Rock of Cashel" | Age of the Joker | 6:18 |
| 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 Salvation | 6:13 |
| 8. | "The Eternal Wayfarer" | Space Police: Defenders of the Crown | 8:49 |
| 9. | "Out of Control" (feat. Hansi Kürsch) | Vain Glory Opera | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Land of the Miracle" | Theater of Salvation | 6:33 |
| 11. | "Key to My Fate" | Savage Poetry | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Space Police" | Space Police: Defenders of the Crown | 6:03 |
| 13. | "Reborn in the Waste" (Previously unreleased) | Savage Poetry | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 75:23 | ||
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Live DVD
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Video clips
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
- Monuments, nuclearblast.de
- Edguy's Monuments, rockpages.gr
- van der Graaf, Arie (10 July 2017). "Edguy interview". Melodic Net. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- Monuments, itunes.apple.com
- Edguy Monuments, recordshopx.com
- EDGUY MONUMENTS MAILORDER EDITION Archived 29 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, nuclearblast.de
- "Austriancharts.at – Edguy – Monuments" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- "Ultratop.be – Edguy – Monuments" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Ultratop.be – Edguy – Monuments" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "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.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 29, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Edguy – Monuments" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "エドガイ えどがい". Oricon. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 29: del 14.07.2017 al 20.07.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 July 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- "Swisscharts.com – Edguy – Monuments". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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