Age of the Joker
Age of the Joker | ||||
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Cover art by Dan Frazier
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Studio album by Edguy | ||||
Released | 26 August 2011 | |||
Recorded | Peppermint-Park, Hannover Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, April-May 2011 |
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Genre | Power metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 65:34 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Sascha Paeth | |||
Edguy chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Metal Critic | [2] |
Metal Storm | [3] |
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | [4] |
Time For Metal Magazin (GER) | [5] |
Metal Hammer (GER) | [6] |
Blabbermouth.net | [7] |
Age of the Joker is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Edguy. It was released on 26 August 2011 through Nuclear Blast.
Alongside the normal release, a double disc digipak edition was also issued, featuring b-sides, single versions of two album songs, as well as a cover of the Slade hit "Cum on Feel the Noize".[8] A music video was shot for "Robin Hood", featuring German comedian Bernhard Hoecker and parodying the film The Adventures of Robin Hood.[9] The album also features a return to the power metal style whereas the previous two albums focused more towards a heavy metal/hard rock oriented style.
The album was listed at many charts throughout Europe, reaching No. 3 in Germany, No. 10 in Czech Republic, No. 13 in Switzerland, No. 30 in Austria and No. 63 in France.[10]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Tobias Sammet except for "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Noddy Holder, all music composed by Tobias Sammet except for "God Fallen Silent" by Jens Ludwig and "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Robin Hood" | 8:24 |
2. | "Nobody's Hero" | 4:31 |
3. | "Rock of Cashel" | 6:18 |
4. | "Pandora's Box" | 6:45 |
5. | "Breathe" | 5:03 |
6. | "Two Out of Seven" | 4:27 |
7. | "Faces in the Darkness" | 5:22 |
8. | "The Arcane Guild" | 4:58 |
9. | "Fire on the Downline" | 5:47 |
10. | "Behind the Gates to Midnight World" | 8:56 |
11. | "Every Night Without You" | 4:52 |
Total length:
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65:34 |
Bonus Disc (Available on Special and Limited editions of the album) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "God Fallen Silent" | 5:04 |
2. | "Aleister Crowley Memorial Boogie" | 4:34 |
3. | "Cum on Feel the Noize" | 3:53 |
4. | "Standing in the Rain" | 4:02 |
5. | "Robin Hood [Single Version]" | 4:54 |
6. | "Two Out of Seven [Single Version]" | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Tobias Sammet – lead and backing vocals
- Jens Ludwig – lead guitars, dobro guitar on track 4[11]
- Dirk Sauer – rhythm guitars
- Tobias "Eggi" Exxel – bass guitar
- Felix Bohnke- drums
- Additional musicians
- Miro Rodenberg – keyboards, orchestral arrngements
- Simon Oberender - Hammond B3
- Cloudy Yang, Gracia Sposito, Thomas Rettke, Oliver Hartmann - backing vocals
- Production
- Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing, additional keyboards
- Olaf Reitmeier - engineer
- Simon Oberender - engineer, mastering
Chart positions
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 30 |
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 9 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 72 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] | 15 |
French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 98 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 3 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] | 74 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 29 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] | 44 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 13 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] | 35 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[24] | 14 |
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] | 22 |
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