Edguy

The German power metal band, Edguy, never reached the commercial success of other metal bands that helped influenced their sound like Van Halen or Bon Jovi, but they gained a strong, cult following due to their catchy songwriting abilities and powerful performances.
Edguy entered the music scene in the ‘90s when grunge music was starting to take over the airwaves and metal was stepping into a different direction. Edguy had all the style and delivery of a ‘80s glam rock band, but they were displaced in a different generation then that style. Edguy presented their music with the catchy, simple chord progressions that made the power metal genre so accessible and fun to listen to. They had a large, grandiose sound that contained elaborate orchestral elements that gave the band’s sound a triumphant aspect to their music that was highly emotive. Their music often contained synths that created an ambience to their music as well as catchy leads that would be expected to be heard from bands like Europe. The lead vocalist, Tobias Sammet, has an operatic like voice that is highly rich and epic. Jens Ludwig is greatly skilled in playing his guitar and is able to shred his guitar using interesting techniques like finger tapping.
When looking at Edguy you would immediately think that they were a band that came straight out of the ‘80s. They sported long, feathery hair and black leather pants with biker jackets. Their live performances consisted of a stage filled with fog and strobe lights flashing all over the stage. When seeing them live you can expect them to whip out most of their epic songs like “Painting on the Wall” and “Lavatory Love Machine”. If you are the kind of person who admires a true and detailed representation of ‘80s metal at its finest, then Edguy will be sure to blow you away with their powerful performance.