Megatropolis is Iron Savior's sixth full-length album, released on June 4, 2007.[3][4][5] It was recorded, mixed and engineered at Powerhouse Studios in Hamburg in February 2007 with the drums being recorded at HammerMusic in January 2007. The album was re-released in 2015 as Megatropolis 2.0 with partly re-recorded vocal tracks, new mixed sound and a different track listing, as the band was dissatisfied with the original product.[6] It is the last album to feature Yenz Leonhardt on bass, who would then join Stormwarrior shortly that year.
Megatropolis | ||||
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Released | 4 June 2007 | |||
Recorded | January – February 2007 at Powerhouse Studio, Hamburg, Germany HammerMusic, Brackel, Germany | |||
Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
Label | Dockyard 1 | |||
Producer | Piet Sielck | |||
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This album is dedicated to Piet Sielck's late brother Tim, who died in November 2005.
Background
editIn a descriptive detail regarding the 2015 re-release of Megatropolis, Piet Sielck explains:
"AFM has informed me that our "Megatropolis" album is sold out, so the idea came up to rework the material and release a new edition. Being unhappy with the album for a long time, I am absolutely delighted to get a chance to correct my errors. The new mix will carry all Iron Savior trademarks such as big choir backings and lots of multi timbral vocals. I left all these goodies out at the time to make the album more distinguishable from my former second band Savage Circus... a fatal error, which I finally can correct now."
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Piet Sielck except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Running Riot" | 4:58 |
2. | "The Omega Man" | 4:52 |
3. | "Flesh" | 5:01 |
4. | "Megatropolis" | 5:04 |
5. | "Cybernetic Queen" | 4:52 |
6. | "Cyber Hero" | 4:59 |
7. | "A Tale from Down Below" | 5:18 |
8. | "Still I Believe" | 4:35 |
9. | "Farewell And Goodbye" | 5:33 |
Total length: | 45:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hammerdown" | Joachim Küstner, Yenz Leonhardt | 4:00 |
Total length: | 49:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hammerdown" | Küstner, Leonhardt | 4:00 |
2. | "Iron Watcher" | Sielck, Kai Hansen | 4:43 |
Total length: | 54:12 |
Megatropolis 2.0 track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Omega Man" | 4:48 |
2. | "Megatropolis" | 5:01 |
3. | "Flesh" | 4:56 |
4. | "Cybernatic Queen" | 4:56 |
5. | "Running Riot" | 4:56 |
6. | "Cyber Hero" | 4:55 |
7. | "A Tale from Down Below" | 4:57 |
8. | "Still I Believe" | 4:34 |
9. | "Hammerdown" | 3:59 |
10. | "Farewell and Goodbye" | 5:53 |
11. | "Iron Watcher" | 4:41 |
Total length: | 53:56 |
Notes
edit- "Iron Watcher" is a medley of the songs "Iron Savior" and "Watcher in the Sky" from the band's 1997 debut album Iron Savior.
- "The Omega Man" and "Cybernetic Queen" were mistakenly misspelled as "The Omega Men" and "Cybernatic Queen" on the original back cover track listing but was fixed on the 2015 re-release with the latter still maintaining its name
Personnel
edit- Piet Sielck – lead vocals, guitar
- Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals
- Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals
- Thomas Nack – drums and miscellaneous percussion
References
edit- ^ Grigoris Chronis. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis (CD)". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ Conny. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis 2.0". deepground.de. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "IRON SAVIOR: Video Footage From New Album Sessions Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
- ^ "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Artwork Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ^ "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Online Listening Party Scheduled". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
- ^ "IRON SAVIOR Release Megatropolis 2.0 Featuring New Tracklist And Bonus Songs; Audio Samples Available". Bravewords.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.