Edguy "Vain Glory Opera (Anniversary Edition) [2019 Reissue, Remastered, Digipak, Germany, AFM Records, AFM 024-9]"

Vain Glory Opera is the third (or second "official") studio album by the German power metal band Edguy, released in 1998. It was mixed by Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, who also played additional lead guitar on "Out Of Control", and featured additional lead and backing vocals by Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian on "Out of Control" and the title track "Vain Glory Opera." Further choir vocals were supplied by Ralf Zdiarstek and Norman Meiritz. At the time of recording the album, Edguy had not yet chosen a permanent drummer to succeed Dominik Storch, so session musician Frank Lindenthal, a good friend of the band, was asked to play drums on the album.

"Hymn" is a cover version of the song from the album Quartet (1982) by the British new wave band Ultravox.

Tracklist:

1. Overture 01:31  
2. Until We Rise Again 04:28   
3. How Many Miles 05:39
4. Scarlet Rose 05:10   
5. Out of Control 05:04  
6. Vain Glory Opera 06:08
7. Fairytale 05:11   
8. Walk On Fighting 04:46   
9. Tomorrow 03:53  
10. No More Foolin' 04:55
11. Hymn (Ultravox cover) 04:53
12. But Here I Am 04:36
13. Vain Glory Opera (live) 06:30  
14. Out of Control (live) 08:13  

Time:  01:10:57

Recording information:

Produced by Edguy.

Recorded at Toxic Beat Studio in Fulda, Germany.

Mixed and Mastered at Finnvox Studio in Helsinki, Finland.

Andy Allendörfer, Nils Wasko - executive producers

Norman Meiritz - engineer

Timo Tolkki - mixing

Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki