Edguy "Tinnitus Sanctus (2CD Digipak, Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 2179-0/27361 21790)"

Tinnitus Sanctus is the eighth studio album by German heavy/power metal band Edguy, released on 14 November 2008 on Nuclear Blast. This album combines progressive-oriented hard rock heard on their previous album Rocket Ride with elements of speed metal.

The album was released in several formats. The standard edition was issued in a jewel case and included the 10 album tracks and a bonus track. A digipak edition included the album with the bonus track, and a bonus live CD, recorded in Los Angeles during the Rocket Ride tour. A mailorder edition, available exclusively through the Nuclear Blast webshop, was issued in a tin case. A double LP version was also available.

Initial press reaction to the album was positive, with Tanja Weinekötter of Fury calling it "the strongest Edguy album so far", whilst frontman Tobias Sammet felt that it "could be the album we'll be measured by in the future".

A video was shot for the track "Ministry of Saints" in Belgrade, Serbia.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Ministry of Saints 05:02   
2. Sex Fire Religion 05:57
3. The Pride of Creation 05:29   
4. Nine Lives 04:27  
5. Wake Up Dreaming Black 04:06  
6. Dragonfly 04:57   
7. Thorn Without a Rose 04:47  
8. 9-2-9 03:48   
9. Speedhoven 07:43   
10. Dead or Rock 05:00  
11. Aren't You a Little Pervert Too?! 02:20  

Time:  53:36  

Disc 2

1. Catch of the Century (Live) 05:13  
2. Sacrifice (Live) 08:23  
3. Babylon (Live) 07:29  
4. Lavatory Love Machine (Live) 04:24  
5. Tears of a Mandrake (Live) 07:42  
6. Vain Glory Opera (Live) 06:26  
7. Superheroes (Live) 03:24  
8. Fucking with Fire (Live) 04:37  
9. Avantasia (Avantasia cover) (Live) 06:57  
10. King of Fools (Live) 05:25  

Time:  01:00:00  

Disk 2 "Live in Los Angeles" was recorded in Hollywood during the Rocket Ride World Tour.

Recording information:

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered in May-September 2008 at Gatestudios, Wolfsburg, Germany.

Disk 2 recorded in Hollywood in September 2007 by Billie Stevens for Dinky Music and mixed at Gatestudio by Simon Oberender.