{"artists":[{"idArtist":"113027","strArtist":"Edguy","strArtistStripped":null,"strArtistAlternate":"","strLabel":null,"idLabel":null,"intFormedYear":"1992","intBornYear":"1992","intDiedYear":null,"intPopularity":"48","intFollowers":"298778","strDisbanded":null,"strStyle":"Rock/Pop","strGenre":"Heavy Metal","strMood":"","strWebsite":"www.edguy.net","strFacebook":"www.facebook.com/edguy","strTwitter":"1","strBiography":"Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name \"Edguy\" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of Steel. These tapes were sent to many record labels, all of whom rejected the band, believing they would have no future in the music business. The following year they self released their unofficial’ debut album, Savage Poetry. They signed with AFM Records shortly after, who offered to re-release Savage Poetry with more widespread distribution. The band rejected this proposal in favour of recording a new album, Kingdom of Madness, which was released in 1997. 1998 saw the release of their sophomore album, Vain Glory Opera, with friend Frank Lindenhall filling in on drums. This album helped expose Edguy to a wider audience, thanks in part to guest appearances from Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) and Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian). The band was joined by new drummer Felix Bohnke and bassist Tobias Eggi’ Exxel later that year, allowing Tobias Sammet to solely focus on vocals (he had previously played bass as well handling vocal duties).","strBiographyDE":"Edguy wurde 1992 von den damals 14-jährigen Schülern Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dirk Sauer und Dominik Storch als Coverband gegründet. Der Name soll eine Anspielung auf einen ihrer Lehrer sein. Da sie zunächst keinen Bassisten hatten, spielte Sammet den Bass. Fälschlicherweise wird oft behauptet, dass Sammet den Bass auf dem Keyboard spielte. 1998 übernahm Felix Bohnke das Schlagzeug von Storch.\nNach zwei eigenen Demos und einem ersten Album (Savage Poetry), welches nicht kommerziell vermarktet wurde, erhielten sie 1995 einen Plattenvertrag bei AFM Records. Ihr offizielles Debütwerk, Kingdom of Madness, war nur mäßig erfolgreich, doch mit Vain Glory Opera gelang 1998 der Durchbruch. Nach zwei weiteren Studioalben (Theater of Salvation und Mandrake) und dem Livealbum Burning Down the Opera wechselten sie 2004 zum deutschen Label Nuclear Blast. In der Zwischenzeit hatten sie im Jahre 2000 auch Savage Poetry aufgrund großer Nachfrage der Fans als The Savage Poetry neu eingespielt (mitunter wurden einige Änderungen vorgenommen) und veröffentlicht. 2007 spielten sie als Vorgruppe von Aerosmith und den Scorpions. Bei 12 Deutschlandshows der Scorpions im Jahr 2010 spielen sie als Vorband. Zur Promotion des Albums Age of the Joker entstand unter der Regie von Oliver Sommer das Musikvideo Robin Hood, in dem der Comedian Bernhard Hoëcker die Lady Marian und Bruder Tuck spielt.","strBiographyFR":null,"strBiographyCN":null,"strBiographyIT":null,"strBiographyJP":null,"strBiographyRU":null,"strBiographyES":null,"strBiographyPT":"O Edguy surgiu em 1992 na Alemanha, quando Tobias Sammet se cansou de apenas fazer covers de bandas como Kiss e AC/DC. Baixista, tecladista e vocalista, o jovem rapaz decidiu formar uma banda para fazer composições próprias e chamou para a sua primeira formação Jens Ludwig (guitarra, vocais de apoio), Dirk Sauer (guitarra, vocais de apoio) e Frank Linbertall (bateria). Com a banda e as composições já prontas, resolveram gravar uma demo em 94. O resultado acabou em duas demo-tapes: Evil Minded e Children of Steel.\n\nEm 1995 entraram no Toxic Beat Studios, em Fulda, e com a ajuda do engenheiro de som Sven Rowoldt gravaram em apenas 2 semanas o disco independente Savage Poetry. Com uma tiragem de apenas 1.000 cópias, eles enviaram algumas dessas para as gravadoras analisarem, e venderam o restante com o intuito de obterem algum retorno financeiro. A gravadora AFM Records decidiu dar uma chance aos 4 rapazes. Logo após assinarem o contrato, foi discutida com a gravadora a intenção de lançarem Savage Poetry, mas a gravadora se recusou alegando que era um disco pouco profissional.[carece de fontes]\n\nEm 1997 sai Kingdom of Madness, o primeiro álbum oficial da banda. A turnê de divulgação do disco de estréia foi curta e teve apenas poucos shows para divulgar o trabalho. Foi a última com Tobias Sammet tocando baixo em shows. A turnè do Kingdom of Madness marca também por ter sido a última turnê com músicas do Savage Poetry e das demos nos sets lists, pois de 1998 em diante a banda nunca mais voltou a tocar essas canções.\n\nDepois da turnê as únicas músicas que continuaram tocando nas turnês seguintes foram: \"Deadmaker\" e \"Wings Of a Dream\", do Kingdom of Madness.","strBiographySE":null,"strBiographyNL":null,"strBiographyHU":null,"strBiographyNO":null,"strBiographyIL":null,"strBiographyPL":null,"strGender":"Male","intMembers":"5","strCountry":"Fulda, Germany","strCountryCode":"DE","strArtistThumb":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/thumb/xvrvts1363720112.jpg","strArtistLogo":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/logo/wyrxru1363720121.png","strArtistCutout":null,"strArtistClearart":null,"strArtistWideThumb":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/widethumb/qttne11599137276.jpg","strArtistFanart":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/fanart/edguy-4ddf8275d0d59.jpg","strArtistFanart2":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/fanart/edguy-4ddf881071eab.jpg","strArtistFanart3":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/fanart/edguy-4f9aa68e9f37d.jpg","strArtistFanart4":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/fanart/cidogg1614805558.jpg","strArtistBanner":"https://r2.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/banner/0tbgo41614805426.jpg","strMusicBrainzID":"83998f9c-846b-4294-aede-d7735531c901","strISNIcode":null,"strLastFMChart":null,"intCharted":"7","strLocked":"unlocked","intChecked":"0"}]}