EDGUY Release Tenth Studio Album ‘Space Police’
April 18th, 2014
Fulda, Germany-based melodic metal group Edguy issued tenth studio full-length album Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown on April 18th, 2014 in Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) through Nuclear Blast Records. United Kingdom release was scheduled for the 21st, while North American release was scheduled for the 28th.
Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown was released in limited digibook format, that specific edition including two CDs. A limited hardcover earbook collectors’ edition (28.5×28.5cm) contained the two discs, a photographic history with more than 130 photos from the band’s archive, liner notes, touring history, and more.
Edguy issued the following statement: “We have focused on what makes this band unique and recorded what we believe is going to be the strongest and heaviest album Edguy has ever recorded. We didn’t waste any time with updates or distractions.
“There is no doubt that this album is going to be the album Edguy will be measured against in the future. And it makes us proud to say that as a band that has been existing for over 22 years now, fully aware that the best is yet to come.”
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The track listing was as follows;
01. ‘Sabre & Torch’
02. ‘Space Police’
03. ‘Defenders Of The Crown’
04. ‘Love Tyger’
05. ‘The Realms Of Baba Yaga’
06. ‘Rock Me Amadeus’
07. ‘Do Me Like A Caveman’
08. ‘Shadow Eaters’
09. ‘Alone In Myself’
10. ‘The Eternal Wayfarer’
Bonus disc (digibook edition)
01. ‘England’
02. ‘Aychim In Hysteria’
03. ‘Space Police’ (progressive version)
04. ‘Space Police’ (instrumental version)
05. ‘Love Tyger’ (instrumental version)
06. ‘Defenders Of The Crown’ (instrumental version)
07. ‘Do Me Like A Caveman’ (instrumental version)
Edguy’s line-up is as follows;
Tobias Sammet (vocals, Avantasia)
Jens Ludwig (guitar)
Dirk Sauer (guitar)
Tobias Exxel (bass)
Felix Bohnke (drums)
Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown charted in the following countries; Germany (#2), the Czech Republic (#8), Finland (#12), Switzerland (#13), Austria (#27), Sweden (#28), France (#53), Spain (#59), the United Kingdom (#82), and Belgium (#139).
An animated music video was created for the track ‘Love Tyger’, which can be viewed below. In addition, an official lyric video was released for the song ‘Sabre & Torch’.
Ninth studio record Age Of The Joker was released in August 2011.
