Edguy are my favorite band right now - I thought Vain Glory Opera was great, and then Theatre of Pain blew me away (although it took me a few listens), but Mandrake is just their best IMO.
To add, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia is easily one of the best metal albums I have EVER heard, and cannot wait for Avantasia II this August. I think the cast of Oliver Hartman, Kai Hansen, Timmo Tolki, Michael Kiske, David DeFreis etc just added to it's superiority of being a power metal work of art.
I recently just got Savage Poetry and Kingdom of Madness...haven't heard them yet![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
IMO, where Iron Maiden and Helloween faded out, Edguy picked up and continue to hold that torch.
To add, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia is easily one of the best metal albums I have EVER heard, and cannot wait for Avantasia II this August. I think the cast of Oliver Hartman, Kai Hansen, Timmo Tolki, Michael Kiske, David DeFreis etc just added to it's superiority of being a power metal work of art.
I recently just got Savage Poetry and Kingdom of Madness...haven't heard them yet
IMO, where Iron Maiden and Helloween faded out, Edguy picked up and continue to hold that torch.