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Edguy is a Power Metal band from Fulda , Germany . BIOGRAPHY Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet , Jens Ludwig , Dirk Sauer , and Dominik Storch . The name "Edguy" was an affectionate Epithet for Mr. Edgar Zimmerer, their math teacher at the time. Until 1998, when Tobias Exxel joined the band, they had no bassist; Sammet played the bass lines on a keyboard. After two Demo s the band received a contract with AFM Records in 1995. Its first two albums were not very successful, but with '' Vain Glory Opera '' in 1998 it achieved a breakthrough. After another two albums it received a contract with the German label Nuclear Blast in 2004. In 2001/2002 Tobias Sammet released the first album of his side project Avantasia , a wide-scope Metal Opera including the participation of many famous musicians and achieving a fair amount of success. Edguy toured with the well known Power Metal band DragonForce in early 2006 after the release of the latter's '' Inhuman Rampage '' album. In July 2006, Edguy played at the to stop and ask, "Is this ''still'' about the Edguy thing?" STYLE Edguy's lyrics are often metaphorical, alluding to metaphysical or social themes: conformity ("The Headless Game", "Mysteria", "King of Fools"), dictation by the Church ("The Kingdom", "Theater of Salvation"), and dangers of modern civilization ("Navigator", "The Devil and the Savant"). To express such themes, Edguy sometimes use Esoteric and Hermetic expressions. Yet some of their songs are light-hearted or comedic ("Das Reh", "Save Us Now", "Lavatory Love Machine", "Life and Times of a Bonus Track", "Trinidad"). Edguy does not claim to represent any ideology; Tobias Sammet claimed " band is not political and we are not religious; at least there is no key message in our songs telling you what to think in terms of anything". Edguy also employs lengthy and Epic sections in almost every album. '' Hellfire Club '' revealed Edguy's interest in experimenting within music by integrating an Orchestra into the production. The album featured a variation on Edguy's style, with a less grandiose, more traditional Heavy Metal approach being embraced. The band's latest album, '' Rocket Ride '', features even less Symphonic and Power Metal elements, and is arguably more oriented towards Hard Rock . LINE-UP
FORMER MEMBERS
GUEST PERFORMERS Vain Glory Opera
The Metal Opera
DISCOGRAPHY Demos
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
EPs
Compilation albums
Videos
DVDs
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