Rocket Ride | ||||
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Released | 20 January 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 60:03 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Sascha Paeth and Edguy | |||
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Rocket Ride is the seventh full-length album by German power metal band Edguy, released on 20 January 2006. It features a style that differs from their usual power metal style and is more oriented towards hard rock.
In Europe, the limited first edition was released as a digibook, featuring a photographic history of the group with formerly unreleased pictures from their early days and the bonus live track: "Land of the Miracle".[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Tobias Sammet; all music is composed by Tobias Sammet, except "Out of Vogue" by Sammet, Jens Ludwig
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sacrifice" | 8:01 |
2. | "Rocket Ride" | 4:47 |
3. | "Wasted Time" | 5:48 |
4. | "Matrix" | 4:09 |
5. | "Return to the Tribe" | 6:06 |
6. | "The Asylum" | 7:38 |
7. | "Save Me" | 3:47 |
8. | "Catch of the Century" | 4:02 |
9. | "Out of Vogue" | 4:36 |
10. | "Superheroes" | 3:19 |
11. | "Trinidad" | 3:28 |
12. | "Fucking with Fire (Hair Force One)" | 4:22 |
13. | "Land of the Miracle" (Live in Brazil) (Limited edition bonus track) | 5:49 |
14. | "Reach Out" (Japanese bonus track) | 4:05 |
15. | "Lavatory Love Machine" (Acoustic version) (Japanese bonus track) | 4:37 |
The vinyl release also contained the tracks "Spooks in the Attic", "Blessing In Disguise", "Judas at the Opera", and "The Spirit" from the previously released Superheroes EP.
Personnel
- Band members
- Tobias Sammet – vocals
- Jens Ludwig – guitar
- Dirk Sauer – guitar
- Tobias "Eggi" Exxel – bass guitar
- Felix Bohnke – drums
- Additional musicians
- Miro Rodenberg – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
- Amanda Somerville, Oliver Hartmann, Ralf Zdiarstek, Thomas Rettke – backing vocals
- Production
- Sascha Paeth – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Philip Colodetti, Olaf Reitmeier – engineers
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Edguy Rocket Ride review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Rocket Ride - Edguy". Hardcore Sounds.net. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ Stagno, Mike (30 November 2006). "Edguy- Rocket Ride". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ Bergman, Keith. "Edguy - Rocket Ride (Nuclear Blast)". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). February 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Edguy Rocket Ride review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.