AUGUST 13TH, 2008
NEW INTERVIEW WITH TOBIAS!

We have managed to ask Tobias a couple of questions about the forthcoming Edguy album and an overall impression of the Avantasia live experience.

Q: Tobias, how do you look back on the Avantasia tour and especially the memorable Wacken show in front of 80.000 people?

Tobias: The whole tour was a great success, we were the first ones to fly an all star project like this around the world. Wacken was an experience I'd never had before. Of course we had played to 30.000 people before, Edguy have played stadiums with Iron Maiden or the Scorpions, we have toured with Aerosmith and even on our own tours we played huge crowds here and there but Wacken was beyond your imagination. I stood there and estimated 80.000 family members seemed to tie a bond between them and me. Usually I talk a lot and I joke around but when I was on stage and looked into this ocean of hands in the air I felt something special between the audience and me, and I was almost starting to cry. It was magic and in that moment I felt blessed I am. I know I sound a bit wimpy but I don't fucking care, sometimes you should stop pretending to be a hero and just be thankful for how great life is. And thank the people who made it possible!

Q: There are rumors that there will be an Avantasia-DVD...

Tobias: Absolutely true. We've had a camera team following us around the world, there will be an extended road documentary movie and we have shot some concerts, Masters Of Rock and Wacken as well. I have seen some scenes already, I got goose bumps all over my body, 80.000 people going crazy. Nobody has ever sent a project like that around the world and we've had cameras following us literally 24 hours a day. We will give fans a very intimate view behind the scenes. It will take some time until it gets released but I swear it will be the kind of DVD, you have never ever seen before.

Q: Now you're working on a new Edguy album "Tinnitus Sanctus" already. Isn't that quite a bit of stress?

Tobias: If it was stress I wouldn't do it. I played 14 shows in half a year, I finished the latest Avantasia album almost one year ago already, I think it's no big deal to write ten songs in twelve months if you don't have a regular job. I don't do drugs, I get high on writing great songs that make my flesh crawl. It's no stress, it's a blessing.

Q: You mentioned that you won't go back to the roots, how would you describe the new material then?

Tobias: We don't go back to the roots, we never denied who we are and where we come from, so I don't see a reason to go back to wherever. I go straight forward and follow my heart as I've always done, "Tinnitus Sanctus" is exactly the music we wanna play, we are happy and I don't give a fuck if it's gonna be our biggest selling album or not. It's so great, even if my career would go down the drain and this would be the last album, I'd be more than happy to be remembered as the guy who recorded "Tinnitus Sanctus". I'd rather ruin my carreer with a creative killer album like that than trying to play safe with a boring stereotype Power Metal stinker constructed on a drawing table. We have a couple of song titles such as "Dragonfly", "Dead Or Rock", "Wake Up Dreaming Black" or "Sex Fire Religion". And we'll shoot a video for a very heavy midtempo-anthem by the name of "Ministry Of Saints". And there'll be a bonus track called "Aren't You A Little Pervert Too?" which is quite nasty.

Q: But not long ago you said the album won't turn out as goofy as Rocket Ride?

Tobias: I don't think Rocket Ride was totally goofy, but maybe it was too obvious that we wanted to show the world that we're ready to disregard conventions. Tinnitus Sanctus is a serious album, only with a subtle scent of humor here and there. It's not like Rocket Ride, it's got bigger balls! "Little Pervert" is just a song about several ways of interaction, a game for one to seven players, haha. Incest is a game the whole family can play, haha. Seriously, the key message is that no matter what you are during the day time, when the lights go down we are all dirty little animals! It's not about me personally, it's pretty funny. Metal and humor go well together, otherwise why would old men go on stage in loincloths and warpaint pretending to be Conan the Barbarian? That's tongue-in-cheek and that's cool and I love people who don't take themselves too serious. I feel a little bit like God, he doesn't take himself as half as seriously as his fans do, that's what those two clowns, god and me, have got in common. Have you ever seen an aardvark? Check it out and then tell me, do you really believe God has no sense of humor?

Q: And when is the album due to be released?

Tobias: The album is gonna be released November 16th, as we wanted to focus on the album, we don't release a single or EP in advance. The album is all that counts. We'll release the video online in October, instead of a regular single. The stuff is so fucking cool, it's better promotion than a regular single, wait and you'll be knocked off your feet!

AUGUST 3RD, 2008
NEW ALBUM "TINNITUS SANCTUS" :: TOURDATES ANNOUNCED

As previously reported a few weeks ago EDGUY have entered the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg to record the follow-up of their chart breaker album "Rocket Ride". The new album will be produced by Sascha Paeth and is scheduled to be released in November 2008. The album will be entitled "Tinnitus Sanctus" and the first tourdates have now been posted below. More tourdates to be added soon.

Sat 10.01.2009 London - Carling Academy Islington
Mon 12.01.2009 Paris – Elysee Montmatre
Tue 13.01.2009 Bordeaux - Theatre Barbey
Thu 15.01.2009 Granada - La Copera
Fri 16.01.2009 Madrid - La Riviera
Sat 17.01.2009 Bilbao - Rock Star Live
Sun 18.01.2009 Barcelona - Razzmatazz
Tue 20.01.2009 Lyon - Transbordeur
Wed 21.01.2009 Milano - Rolling Stone
Fri 23.01.2009 Filderstadt - Filharmonie
Sat 24.01.2009 Kaufbeuren - All Kart Halle
Sun 25.01.2009 Pratteln - Z7
Tue 27.01.2009 Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle
Wed 28.01.2009 Cologne - Live Music Hall
Fri 30.01.2009 Bamberg - JaKo Arena
Sat 31.01.2009 Osnabrueck - Halle Gartlage
Sun 01.02.2009 Hamburg - Docks
Mon 02.02.2009 Gothenborg - Lisberghallen
Wed 04.02.2009 Stockholm - Arenan
Thu 05.02.2009 Malmoe - KB
Sat 07.02.2009 Fulda - Wartenberg Oval

JUNE 27TH, 2008
NEW ALBUM "TINNITUS SANCTUS" OUT IN NOVEMBER!

As previously reported a few weeks ago EDGUY have entered the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg to record the follow-up of their chart breaker album "Rocket Ride". The new album will be produced by Sascha Paeth and is scheduled to be released in November 2008.

The album will be entitled "Tinnitus Sanctus" and Tobias Sammet has got the following news in store: "The title just refers to the wall of sound that will bulldoze you. Let’s be modest: We have ten extraordinary songs and this new album is gonna be our ticket to the hall of fame alongside with LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH and AC/DC. There won’t be a hit-single this time, not even a flop-single, haha; not only because most songs are too long for a single, but also because for a single we had to produce way more stuff, lose money and need a time frame to release it. The album would come later then and that would suck. For the record: Musically, we don’t go back to the roots. It's not the "Legacy of Mandrake part 2" and it’s not a little brother of Rocket Ride either. It's a new album and we’ve set off to new horizons once more! The stuff sounds really broad, very anthemic, heavy and ballsy. We've kept our trademarks and still there are a lot of elements that are different to anything we've done before. I know what some fans may think, because if my favourite bands would have come up with statements like that I would have been scared to death, but in our case I am sure this could be the album we'll be measured by in the future."

APRIL 26TH, 2008
EDGUY WORKING ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM!

Edguy are currently preparing to hit the studio to work on the successor of their recent album "Rocket Ride".

Tobias: "People think that we are quite fast but that's not the truth. I completed the Avantasia album last autumn, the Avantasia songwriting itself was completed even way back in 2006. All the new ideas I've had since then could be taken for Edguy. In fact, this is a long time to refresh your creativity and gather new stuff. The material sounds very fresh, it embraces all the different trademarks of Edguy, I think it is a logical continuation of Rocket Ride and Hellfire Club. Maybe it doesn't come across as goofy as Rocket Ride, but I am sure if we have fun in the studio we'll have enough possibilities to ruin the day for notoriously bitter people, haha. Yet it's more bombastic and heavier, not too fast cause I really don't like pure Speed Metal that much anymore. I like Lavatory Love Machine, The Piper Never Dies, Mandrake and Sacrifice. There's three fast tracks, but they are all good, not 'just fast'! We'll enter the studio next week and work whenever producer Sascha Paeth and me come back from the Avantasia weekends."

Furthermore Edguy will be touring the USA and Canada as special guest of Kamelot in October. Three more headline dates have been added. Check the tour section for details.If you want to see Tobias Sammet's Avantasia project on stage this summer, check his website www.tobiassammet.com.

MARCH 12TH, 2008
Eggi plays on Markus Grosskopf's Bassinvaders!

Eggi just played on Markus Grosskopf's new album "Bassinvaders",which also features Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne), Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake) and many more. In addition, on March 15th Eggi will take the time to do a signing session at the Frankfurt Music Convention at the Nuclear Blast exhibition stand and moreover to raffle the brand new Crate Amp FW65 from the FlexWave Series.

MARCH 10TH, 2008
EDGUY CONFIRMS US TOUR!

In October Edguy will play the USA again. Although they had brought the Rocket Ride tour to the States last year already, Edguy will come back as a special guest of Kamelot. European fans will have the chance to see Edguy this year on the 26th and 27th of March at the "Sweden Rock Cruise" (Stockholm, Sweden & Turkku, Finland) and on the 18th of April at Extremusika Festival in Cáceres, Spain. Check the tour section for details!

JANUARY 27, 2008
TOBIAS' NEW ALBUM THE SCARECROW RELEASED!

The new Avantasia album "The Scarecrow" has now been released. Find out all of the details by checking out Tobias's site by following this link or click here to watch an album trailer to get a first impression.

DECEMBER 08, 2007
EDGUY RETURNING TO GREECE!

On March 8th Edguy will bring the Rocket Ride tour to Greece to play the Olympic Fencing Arena in Athens.

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2007
TOBIAS & TARJA TURUNEN ON METAL HAMMER!

Tobias and ex-Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen are on the cover of the newest issue of the German Metal Hammer, in the interview they are speaking about their most recent work and about operatic Metal in general. This Friday, Nov 16, Tobias will release his new Avantasia 6 track-epics “Lost In Space 1 and 2”, both featruing loads of exclusive non-album material, each one available for the price of a CD single only.

Only on iTunes you will find an extended bonus version of the song “Lost In Space” featuring ex Helloween singer Michael Kiske on vocals, for only 0,99 €, also available on Friday the 16th!

OCTOBER 27TH, 2007
AVANTASIA VIDEO MATERIAL ONLINE!

Click here to watch a promotional clip of Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia-project. On November 16th  the Avantasia CDs “Lost In Space part 1 & part 2” will be released. The “Lost In Space” video clip features Tobias on bass and vocals, producer Sascha Paeth on guitars and drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Brian May). More info at www.tobiassammet.com. The last Edguy shows for 2007 are listed below:

October 27, Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle (D)
November 2, Budapest, Avalon Club (HU)
November 3, Sofia, Winter Palace Of Sports (BG)
November 5, Moscow, Tochka Club (RU)
December 1, Zlin, Hala Novesta (CZ)

OCTOBER 17TH, 2007
LISTEN TO THE NEW AVANTASIA & BRAZILIAN DATE CANCELLED!

On Tobias' website tobiassammet.com you now have the chance to exclusively listen to some excerpts from his forthcoming new Avantasia outputs. Avantasia is a conceptual project of Tobias featuring Tobias on vocals and bass, Sascha Paeth on guitars, Eric Singer (Kiss) on drums and a lot of special guests like Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Bob Catley (Magnum), Henjo Richter & Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions), Alice Cooper, Jorn Lande and many more...

Unfortunately we have to announce that Edguy will not play the show in Sao Paulo Brazil on November 11th. The festival promoter booked Edguy, confirmed the show but never returned the papers. Edguy's management wanted to get in touch with him several times to discuss the situation, book the flights and prepare things but he never even took the time to answer a call or email. The festival apparently won't happen and the promoter didn't have the balls to tell anyone.

SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2007
EDGUY RETURN TO RUSSIA & NEW INTERVIEW WITH TOBIAS!

Edguy have just confirmed their return to Russia. On November 5th the Rocket Ride tour will come to Moscow, Club Tochka. Edguy are currently on tour in the USA. Later in the year the band will also play in Bulgaria, Brazil, and Germany. Check the tourdates for full details.

New interview with Tobias online! On his website www.tobiassammet.com you find a new interview with Tobias Sammet where he speaks about the current US-tour of Edguy and his forthcoming Avantasia album. Click here to read.

SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2007
CHANGE OF VENUE IN PORTLAND!

The venue for the Portland show on September 28th has changed. The show will be held at Rock'n'Roll Pizza. Tobi's comment on this one, "Wow,sounds like another adventure. Yeeehaa, we're conquering the USA. See you next week at Boogie-Woogie Tomato Soup!"

SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2007
EDGUY LIVE IN THE USA, CANADA, BRAZIL AND MORE!

The Rocket Ride world tour is going on. On September 12th Edguy will start their North American coast-to-coast tour in W. Springfield, Virginia. Check the tour dates to make sure you you won't miss the guys during their 20 shows in the USA and Canada. Furthermore Edguy will return to Brazil for one show, the Greenpeace Manifesto Festival at Via Funchal on the 11th of November. In Europe, Edguy have just been confirmed to co-headline the Bulgarian issue of the Nuclear Blast festial at the "Winter Palace of Sports" on November 3rd. Last but not least Edguy will be special guest to play a 45 minutes mini-set during the Nuclear Blast festival in Stuttgart on October 27th at the Schleyerhalle.

SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2007
HARTFORD SHOW CANCELLED!

Due to big technical problems Edguy had to cancel the show in Hartford. Most of the technical devices and instruments were not delivered as agreed on prior to the tour. Edguy apologizes for this and are working to fix all problems so they can play the tour as planned. Edguy is not responsible for this, as there was no chance to even do a 30% show.

SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2007
EGGI TO BE GUEST OF BLIND GUARDIAN!

Just after Edguy's US Tour, Eggi will play the bass for one evening with Blind Guardian on October 13th in Pretoria, South Africa. In addition, you can get a poster of Eggi with his Gibson und Epiphone basses in both german magazines Guitar and Gitarre & Bass. Get your poster while it's still available!

AUGUST 16TH, 2007
SHOW IN SLOVAKIA CANCELLED

Because of Tobias’ appendicitis the promoters had to cancel “More Than A Fest“ in Slovakia, originally scheduled for August 25th. The band could not make a commitment that Tobias would recover on time to play the show without any risk after his appendix surgery. The US-Tour in September will happen as scheduled. Check the tour section for the dates.

AUGUST 4TH, 2007
ALICE COOPER & RUDOLF SCHENKER ON TOBIAS' NEW ALBUM!

We have just got the official confirmation that Scorpions-guitarist Rudolf Schenker and US-legend Alice Cooper will be guest musicians on Tobias' forthcoming Avantasia-album. More information about the project that Tobias is going to headline next year's Wacken Open Air festival with at www.tobiassammet.com.

AUGUST 2ND, 2007
EDGUY TO HEADLINE "MORE THAN FEST" IN SLOVAKIA!

Edguy have just been confirmed as headliner on "More Than Fest" open air near Ruziná on August 25th. For more dates check the tour-section.

JUNE 1ST, 2007
EDGUY ON TOUR WITH AEROSMITH!

Edguy have just been confirmed as special guest for the Aerosmith-Show at the Kölnarena as well. So Edguy will be special guest of Aerosmith for their whole tour of Germany:

June 10 - Hessentag-Arena, Butzbach (Note: Early show! Doors open 5:00 PM)
June 12 - DM-Arena, Karlsruhe
June 14 - Olympiahalle, Munich
June 28 - Kölnarena, Cologne

Furthermore Edguy will play at Artmedia-Stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia as special guest of the Scorpions on June 16th. Edguy will also headline the German Bang-Your-Head-Festival on June 23rd and Benatska Noc Festival near
Prague (Czech Republic) on July 27th. Check the tour section for all forthcoming Edguy shows.

MAY 6TH, 2007
EDGUY ON GERMAN RADIO HR3!

On May 16th from 22:00 - 23:00 o'clock Tobias and Jens will be special guests of the show Hard 'n Heavy on Germany's major radio station "Radio HR3".

"We are honored to have been invited by Christoph Habusta to join the 30th anniversary of his show "Hard 'n Heavy", Christoph has always supported the band and we are happy to show up on the show. I am sure we're gonna
crack some real bad jokes, play some of our favourite CDs and just have a great time. Furthermore we're gonna bring our recorders (the instruments!!!) that we'll play for the first time that night - live on the air! You should not miss that show, it may be the last chance to hear us on radio, haha!!"

MAY 1ST, 2007
EDGUY SPECIAL GUEST OF THE SCORPIONS!

On June 16th, Edguy will be back in Slovakia as special guest of the Scorpions in Bratislava. Edguy will also headline this year's Bang-Your-Head-Festival in Balingen, Germany.

APRIL 26TH, 2007
EDGUY TO HEADLINE BANG-YOUR-HEAD-FESTIVAL!

Edguy will be this year's saturday headliner at Germany's prestigious Bang-Your-Head-Festival on June 23rd. Check the tour section to see further dates.

Later in the year the band will set off for a coast to coast North American tour. Edguy is still touring to promote their most recent Top-10 album "Rocket Ride".

APRIL 26TH, 2007
EDGUY TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA!

Due to an overwhelming response to their maiden tour of North America in 2005 with HammerFall, Germany's beloved EDGUY are bringing their "Rocket Ride World Tour" to the western hemisphere in support of their 2006 release of the same name, which climbed to the #27 slot on Billboard's Hard Music Chart. The tour will launch on Tuesday, September 11th in Hartford, Connecticut and will include Canada's Into Eternity, Norway's Susperia, plus a special guest.

Hailed for their "fist-pumping stadium metal" by Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and revered as one of the most entertaining live acts (complete with scissor-kicks and other on-stage antics!), EDGUY will be coming back to the U.S. and Canada armed with their trademarked unbreakable spirit, unbeatable tongue-in-cheek attitude, and truckloads of talent to back everything up. Furthermore Edguy are gonna headline this year's Bang Your Head festival in Germany on June 23rd and appear at the French Hellfest in Clisson, June 24th. More dates to be announced soon, check the tour-section.

APRIL 26TH, 2007
TOBIAS WORKING ON A NEW AVANTASIA ALBUM!

Edguy frontman Tobias is working on a new issue of his Rock-Operatic "Avantasia" project. For news and information about Tobi and the forthcoming album on which he is joined by friends such as Sascha Paeth (ex-Heavens Gate), Eric Singer (Kiss), Bob Catley (Magnum), Jorn Lande (ex-Masterplan) and many more, check his website www.tobiassammet.com or www.avantasia.net.

APRIL 26TH, 2007
FELIX LAUNCHES NEW OFFICIAL SITE!

Edguy drummer Felix Bohnke has now launched his official site. Check it out at felixbohnke.com!