Edguy "Tinnitus Sanctus"

The cover artwork for "Tinnitus Sanctus", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, can be viewed below. The was recorded at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth and is scheduled to be released on November 16.



Hopefully this will be better than their last album. It was good but just wasnt as good as Hellfire Club. The US version of Hellfire Club annoyed me though cause evey copy that I bought had a glitch in it. Eventually I bought a import and it had awesome bonus tracks so it worked out for the better. Anyway the cover art for this one is a little shocking and also a little funny. I was surprised they would have a picture of Jesus on it bleeding from his ear. Especially after their last albums cartoonish look.

Interesting. And disturbing at the same time.

I hate when bands start pursuing anti-religious themes strictly as a publicity stunt.

Edguy has had hints of this tactic in the past but this is the same band that created "Alien Drum Bunny" so no one took it seriously.

tohostudios wrote:

Interesting. And disturbing at the same time.

I hate when bands start pursuing anti-religious themes strictly as a publicity stunt.

Edguy has had hints of this tactic in the past but this is the same band that created "Alien Drum Bunny" so no one took it seriously.

lol I never know if I should like that song or hate it. Its catchy but so damn stupid. I agree about the cover. Im not very religious and I dont really care who does what so I really dont take any offense in the cover but I know some other people will and this might not be a good thing for this band.

ill get their eps. They are always better than the studio albums...

Alex

That "King" pic is just plain creepy.

That new ad with him "reverse pickpocketing" just creeps me out. I always hope that the taxi that hits him kills his ass.

tohostudios wrote:

That "King" pic is just plain creepy.

That new ad with him "reverse pickpocketing" just creeps me out. I always hope that the taxi that hits him kills his ass.

you wouldnt want him staring in your bedroom window???

Alex

I liked Edguy for about 10 minutes...then I got over it.

I love Edguy! Surprisingly though, I just found out about this release a few weeks ago. I still say Rocket Ride was their best and this sounds like it's going to be in that same vein. Though I've heard it will be a bit heavier.

I got into Edguy with Rocket Ride, but I gues there was a lot of backlash from longtime fans for that album and the recent Avantasia... I just read an interesting article (sorry, I don't remember have the link or remember the site I saw it at) the other day with Tobias talking about how he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him or Edguy and that they're going to make the music they want to. He said he'd rather put out Tinnitus Sanctus and have it bomb than make the album others want him to make.

Exactly and thats how it should be. Would you really want to just hear the same albums over and over?

Who says this album is anti-religious?

Its not its Edguy, but people who have no idea who they are might think that.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I liked Edguy for about 10 minutes...then I got over it.

My sentiments exactly. The singer is not my cup of tea.

Eyesore wrote:

Who says this album is anti-religious?

My thoughts exactly.

Anyway, I will undoubtedly pick this one up.

Eyesore wrote:

Who says this album is anti-religious?

I don't know if it is or not but the only reason for a cover like that is shock value IMO.

I love Edguy. I hope it's not anti-religious. I don't mind questioning stuff...as long as it's not blasphemous or evil.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

I love Edguy. I hope it's not anti-religious. I don't mind questioning stuff...as long as it's not blasphemous or evil.

That's my view as well.

tohostudios wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Who says this album is anti-religious?

I don't know if it is or not but the only reason for a cover like that is shock value IMO.

But the cover is hardly shocking at all. It's just tongue in cheek, and fitting in with the album's name.

I'm a little bored with these guys. I liked 'em for awhile, but I don't know that I'll be getting this, unless I found it cheap used. Too many other bands I gotta get caught up with before I go tracking this one down.

As for the album cover, I suppose some people could get the wrong impression, although it could go either way. If you don't know the band, it could be perceived as a religious/Christian album or a mockery. The cover image doesn't bother me.

There's no reason to think that the album is anti-religious...looks to me like they're trying to tell you (comically) how loud they are...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

There's no reason to think that the album is anti-religious...looks to me like they're trying to tell you (comically) how loud they are...

That's what I think too. But there are people out there that get their undies in a bunch when they see Jesus associated with rock and/or metal. Not that they would ever stock an Edguy cd in their stores anyway, but I betcha if they tried to sell this in Walmart, they'd have to create an alternate cover or put it in some kinda slipcase.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

There's no reason to think that the album is anti-religious...looks to me like they're trying to tell you (comically) how loud they are...

That's what I took from it as well. I think it's pretty funny.

You guys know what Tinnutus is, right? So the title means something like Holy Ear Damage.

kmorg wrote:

You guys know what Tinnutus is, right? So the title means something like Holy Ear Damage.

Hey buddy, leave the English lessons to us.

SANCTIFIED EARDRUM DESTRUCTIIIIIIOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

spectrefate wrote:

kmorg wrote:

You guys know what Tinnutus is, right? So the title means something like Holy Ear Damage.

Hey buddy, leave the English lessons to us.

I was going for a Latin lesson, but you couldn't even figure that out.....