Vain Glory Opera

Vain Glory Opera
Studio album by Edguy
Released	25 January 1998
Recorded	1997, Toxic Beat Studio, Fulda, Germany
Genre	Power metal
Length	51:31
Label	AFM
Producer	Edguy, Andy Allendörfer, Nils Wasko
Edguy chronology
Kingdom of Madness (1997) Vain Glory Opera (1998) Theater of Salvation (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)	[2]

Vain Glory Opera is the third (or second "official") studio album by the German power metal band Edguy, released in 1998.^[3] It was mixed by Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, who also played additional lead guitar on "Out Of Control", and featured additional lead and backing vocals by Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian on "Out of Control" and the title track "Vain Glory Opera." Further choir vocals were supplied by Ralf Zdiarstek and Norman Meiritz. At the time of recording the album, Edguy had not yet chosen a permanent drummer to succeed Dominik Storch. So session musician Frank Lindenthal, a good friend of the band, was asked to play drums on the album.

"Hymn" is a cover version of the song from the album Quartet (1982) by the British new wave band Ultravox.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Tobias Sammet, except where indicated

1. "Overture" – 1:31
2. "Until We Rise Again" – 4:28
3. "How Many Miles" (Edguy, Sammet) – 5:39
4. "Scarlet Rose" – 5:10
5. "Out of Control" (Edguy, Sammet) – 5:04
6. "Vain Glory Opera" – 6:08
7. "Fairytale" (Edguy, Sammet) – 5:11
8. "Walk on Fighting" (Edguy, Sammet) – 4:46
9. "Tomorrow" – 3:53
10. "No More Foolin'" (Edguy, Sammet) – 4:55
11. "Hymn" (Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Warren Cann) – 4:53 (Ultravox cover)
12. "But Here I Am" - 4:33 (Japanese edition bonus track)

Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet – vocals, bass, keyboards
• Jens Ludwig – guitars
• Dirk Sauer – guitars

Additional musicians

• Frank Lindenthal – drums
• Ralf Zdiarstek, Norman Meiritz, Andy Allendörfer – backing vocals
• Hansi Kürsch – additional vocals on tracks 5 and 6
• Timo Tolkki – guitar solo on track 5

Production

• Andy Allendörfer, Nils Wasko - executive producers
• Norman Meiritz - engineer
• Timo Tolkki - mixing
• Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki

References

1. White, David. "Interview: Edguy Vain Glory Opera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
2. "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis" (in German). Metal Hammer. March 1998. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
3. "Edguy - Vain Glory Opera". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-10-07.