Kingdom of Madness (Edguy album)

1997 studio album by Edguy

Kingdom of Madness

Studio album by

Edguy

Released

8 February 1997

Recorded

Phoenix Studio, Herne, Germany

Genre

Power metal

Length

59:15

Label

AFM

Producer

Edguy & Erik Grösch

Edguy chronology

Savage Poetry (demo)
(1995)

Kingdom of Madness
(1997)

Vain Glory Opera
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)	^[3]

Kingdom of Madness is the second album by the German power metal band Edguy, released in 1997. It is usually referred to as their "official" debut album since it was the first to be professionally recorded and to receive record company distribution.

Track listing

All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. Music as indicated.

"Paradise" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) – 6:24
"Wings of a Dream" (Sammet) – 5:24
"Heart of Twilight" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:32
"Dark Symphony" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 1:05
"Deadmaker" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:15
"Angel Rebellion" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 6:44
"When a Hero Cries" (Sammet) – 3:59
"Steel Church" (Sammet, Ludwig, Dominik Storch) – 6:29
"The Kingdom" (Sammet) – 18:23

Personnel

Band members

Tobias Sammet – vocals, bass, piano, keyboards
Jens Ludwig – guitar
Dirk Sauer – guitar
Dominik Storch – drums

Additional musicians

Chris Boltendahl (from Grave Digger) - guest vocals on track 9

Production

Erik Grösch - producer, engineer
Ralph Hubert - engineer

References

^ White, David. "Edguy Kingdom of Madness review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^ Martin, Alec (5 March 2011). "Edguy - Kingdom of Madness". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^ "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). July 1997. Retrieved 2012-10-07.^{[permanent dead link]}