Theater of Salvation

Theater of Salvation is the fourth (or third "official") studio album by German heavy metal band Edguy, released in 1999. It is the first to feature drummer Felix Bohnke and bass player Tobias Exxel. The album reached No. 50 in the Swedish Albums Chart.

Theater of Salvation
Studio album by Edguy
Released	25 January 1999
Recorded	Rhoen Studios, Fulda, Germany, 1998
Genre	Power metal neoclassical metal
Length	63:18
Label	AFM
Producer	Edguy
Edguy chronology
Vain Glory Opera (1998) Theater of Salvation (1999) The Savage Poetry (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Metal Crypt
Metal Storm	9.5/10
Rock Hard	9/10

Track listing

All music by Tobias Sammet, except where indicated. All lyrics by Sammet.

1. "The Healing Vision" - 1:11
2. "Babylon" - 6:09
3. "The Headless Game" - 5:31
4. "Land of the Miracle" - 6:32
5. "Wake up the King" - 5:43
6. "Falling Down" - 4:35
7. "Arrows Fly" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) - 5:03
8. "Holy Shadows" - 4:30
9. "Another Time" - 4:07
10. "The Unbeliever" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 5:47
11. "Theater of Salvation" - 12:25

Japanese edition bonus tracks

12. "For a Trace of Life" - 4:13
13. "Walk on Fighting" (live) - 5:40
14. "Fairytale" (live) - 6:22

Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet - lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Jens Ludwig - guitar, backing vocals
• Dirk Sauer - guitar, backing vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass guitar
• Felix Bohnke - drums

Additional musicians

• Frank Tischer - piano and keyboards
• Daniel Gallmarini - piano on track 9
• Markus Schmitt, Ralf Zdiarstek, Mark Laukel, Uwe Ruppel, Timo Ruppel - backing vocals

Production

• Norman Meiritz, Frank Tischer - engineers
• Mikko Karmila - mixing
• Bernd Steinwedel - mastering
• Adrian Maleska - cover art