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 lyrics are written by Tobias Sammet; all music is composed by Sammet.

No.	Title	Music	Length
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

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Devil and the Savant"	5:26
12.	"Wings of a Dream 2001"	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. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-10-07.