The Savage Poetry

The Savage Poetry, released in 2000, is a re-recording of the album Savage Poetry, originally launched in 1995 as a demo by German power metal band Edguy. This version is also seen and referred to as their fourth official studio album. The album was originally self-produced and released initially as a demo before the band were signed by AFM. The re-recorded tracks are also slightly re-arranged. Some versions of the album also features the original recording as a bonus disc.

Track listing
All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. All music by Sammet except where noted.


 * 1) "Hallowed" - 6:14
 * 2) "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:04
 * 3) "Key to My Fate" - 4:34
 * 4) "Sands of Time" - 4:39
 * 5) "Sacred Hell"  - 5:37
 * 6) "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 10:00
 * 7) "Frozen Candle" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) - 7:15
 * 8) "Roses to No One" - 5:42
 * 9) "Power and Majesty" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 4:53

Bonus disc (1995 demo)

 * 1) "Key to My Fate" - 4:36
 * 2) "Hallowed" - 6:30
 * 3) "Misguiding Your Life" - 4:11
 * 4) "Sands of Time" - 5:07
 * 5) "Sacred Hell" - 6:09
 * 6) "Eyes of the Tyrant" - 8:32
 * 7) "Frozen Candle" - 7:57
 * 8) "Roses to No One" - 5:48
 * 9) "Power and Majesty" - 5:10

Personnel

 * Band members
 * Tobias Sammet - lead and backing vocals, keyboards
 * Jens Ludwig - guitar, engineer
 * Dirk Sauer - guitar
 * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass
 * Felix Bohnke - drums
 * Dominik Storch – drums on 1995 version


 * Additional musicians
 * Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt - backing vocals
 * Frank Tischer - piano on "Sands of Time"


 * Production
 * Norman Meiritz - engineer
 * Mikko Karmila - mixing
 * Mika Jussila - mastering