Megatropolis
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Megatropolis |
| type | studio |
| artist | Iron Savior |
| cover | Ironsavior megatropolis.jpg |
| 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 |
| prev_title | Battering Ram |
| prev_year | 2004 |
| next_title | The Landing |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Megatropolis | type = studio | artist = Iron Savior | cover = Ironsavior megatropolis.jpg | alt = | released = 4 June 2007 | recorded = January – February 2007 at Powerhouse Studio, Hamburg, Germany HammerMusic, Brackel, Germany | venue = | studio = | genre = Power metal, heavy metal | length = | label = Dockyard 1 | producer = Piet Sielck | prev_title = Battering Ram | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = The Landing | next_year = 2011 | rev1 =Metal Temple | rev1Score = | rev2 =Deep Ground | rev2Score = (2.0. DE)
Megatropolis is Iron Savior's sixth full-length album, released on June 4, 2007. 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. It is the last album to feature Yenz Leonhardt on bass, who would then join Stormwarrior shortly that year.
This album is dedicated to Piet Sielck's late brother Tim, who died in November 2005.
Background
In 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
| all_writing = Piet Sielck except where noted | total_length = 45:29 | title1 = Running Riot | length1 = 4:58 | title2 = The Omega Man | length2 = 4:52 | title3 = Flesh | length3 = 5:01 | title4 = Megatropolis | length4 = 5:04 | title5 = Cybernetic Queen | length5 = 4:52 | title6 = Cyber Hero | length6 = 4:59 | title7 = A Tale from Down Below | length7 = 5:18 | title8 = Still I Believe | length8 = 4:35 | title9 = Farewell And Goodbye | length9 = 5:33 | total_length = 49:29 | headline = Limited Edition Bonus Track | title1 = Hammerdown | length1 = 4:00 | writer1 = Joachim Küstner, Yenz Leonhardt | total_length = 54:12 | headline = Japanese Bonus Tracks | title1 = Hammerdown | length1 = 4:00 | writer1 = Küstner, Leonhardt | title2 = Iron Watcher | length2 = 4:43 | writer2 = Sielck, Kai Hansen
Megatropolis 2.0 track listing
| all_writing = | title1 = The Omega Man | length1 = 4:48 | title2 = Megatropolis | length2 = 5:01 | title3 = Flesh | length3 = 4:56 | title4 = Cybernatic Queen | length4 = 4:56 | title5 = Running Riot | length5 = 4:56 | title6 = Cyber Hero | length6 = 4:55 | title7 = A Tale from Down Below | length7 = 4:57 | title8 = Still I Believe | length8 = 4:34 | title9 = Hammerdown | length9 = 3:59 | title10 = Farewell and Goodbye | length10 = 5:53 | title11 = Iron Watcher | length11 = 4:41 | title12 = | length12 = | title13 = | length13 = | title14 = | length14 = | title15 = | length15 = | title16 = | length16 = | title17 = | length17 = | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 = | total_length = 53:56
Notes
- "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
- Piet Sielck – lead vocals, guitar
- Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals
- Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals
- Thomas Nack – drums and miscellaneous percussion
References
References
- Grigoris Chronis. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis (CD)". metal-temple.com.
- Conny. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis 2.0". deepground.de.
- "IRON SAVIOR: Video Footage From New Album Sessions Available". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Artwork Available". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Online Listening Party Scheduled". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- "IRON SAVIOR Release Megatropolis 2.0 Featuring New Tracklist And Bonus Songs; Audio Samples Available". Bravewords.com.
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