Mandrake (album)

Mandrake
Studio album by Edguy
Released	24 September 2001
Recorded	Rhoen Studios, Fulda, Germany
Genre	Power metal[1]
Length	60:05 69:38 (Special Edition)
Label	AFM
Producer	Edguy
Edguy chronology
The Savage Poetry (2000) Mandrake (2001) Burning Down the Opera (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	[2]
Metal Storm	(8.9/10)[3]
Metal Hammer (GER)	[4]

Mandrake is the fifth album by German power metal band Edguy, released in 2001. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre^{[citation needed]}. It was their last studio album for AFM Records. They later signed a contract with Nuclear Blast.

In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 20th best power metal album of all time.^[1]

Track listing

All music by Tobias Sammet unless otherwise noted. All lyrics by Sammet

1. "Tears of a Mandrake" – 7:12
2. "Golden Dawn" (Jens Ludwig, Sammet) – 6:07
3. "Jerusalem" (Ludwig, Sammet) – 5:27
4. "All the Clowns" – 4:48
5. "Nailed to the Wheel" (Ludwig, Sammet) – 5:40
6. "The Pharaoh" – 10:37
7. "Wash Away the Poison" – 4:40
8. "Fallen Angels" – 5:13
9. "Painting on the Wall" – 4:36
10. "Save Us Now" – 4:34
11. "The Devil and the Savant" (limited edition bonus track) – 5:26
12. "Wings of a Dream 2001" (limited edition bonus track) – 5:03

Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, organ
• Jens Ludwig – guitars, backing vocals
• Dirk Sauer – guitars, backing vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel – bass, backing vocals
• Felix Bohnke – drums

Additional musicians

• Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt, Daniel Schmitt, Rob Rock – backing vocals
• Frank Tischer – piano on track 7

Production

• Norman Meieritz – engineer
• Mikko Karmila – mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

References

1. Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "Edguy – Mandrake". Sputnikmusic. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
3. "Edguy – Mandrake". Metal Storm. 16 September 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-09.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). October 2001. Retrieved 2012-10-07.