{"id":16518,"date":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=16518"},"modified":"2017-03-13T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T16:58:42","slug":"news-edguy-release-tenth-studio-album-space-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-edguy-release-tenth-studio-album-space-police\/","title":{"rendered":"EDGUY Release Tenth Studio Album \u2018Space Police \u2013 Defenders Of The Crown\u2019 (April 18th, 2014) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDGUY Release Tenth Studio Album \u2018Space Police\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 18th, 2014<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFulda, Germany-based melodic metal group Edguy issued tenth studio full-length album Space Police \u2013 Defenders Of The Crown<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

Space Police \u2013 Defenders Of The Crown<\/em> 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. <\/p>\n

Edguy issued the following statement: \u201cWe 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. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The track listing was as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Sabre & Torch\u2019
\n02. \u2018Space Police\u2019
\n03. \u2018Defenders Of The Crown\u2019
\n04. \u2018Love Tyger\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Realms Of Baba Yaga\u2019
\n06. \u2018Rock Me Amadeus\u2019
\n07. \u2018Do Me Like A Caveman\u2019
\n08. \u2018Shadow Eaters\u2019
\n09. \u2018Alone In Myself\u2019
\n10. \u2018The Eternal Wayfarer\u2019<\/p>\n

Bonus disc (digibook edition)<\/p>\n

01. \u2018England\u2019
\n02. \u2018Aychim In Hysteria\u2019
\n03. \u2018Space Police\u2019 (progressive version)
\n04. \u2018Space Police\u2019 (instrumental version)
\n05. \u2018Love Tyger\u2019 (instrumental version)
\n06. \u2018Defenders Of The Crown\u2019 (instrumental version)
\n07. \u2018Do Me Like A Caveman\u2019 (instrumental version)<\/p>\n

Edguy\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Tobias Sammet (vocals, Avantasia)
\nJens Ludwig (guitar)
\nDirk Sauer (guitar)
\nTobias Exxel (bass)
\nFelix Bohnke (drums)<\/p>\n

Space Police \u2013 Defenders Of The Crown<\/em> 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).<\/p>\n

An animated music video was created for the track \u2018Love Tyger\u2019, which can be viewed below. In addition, an official lyric video was released for the song \u2018Sabre & Torch\u2019.<\/p>\n

Ninth studio record Age Of The Joker<\/em> was released in August 2011.<\/p>\n