Mandrake (album)

Mandrake
Studio album by Edguy
Released	24 September 2001
Recorded	Rhoen Studios, Fulda, Germany
Genre	Power metal
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
Metal Storm	(8.9/10)
Metal Hammer (GER)

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. 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.

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