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 old songs, five new songs, and a previously unreleased song from the original Savage Poetry recordings back in 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 201729 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. 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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