Megatropolis

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
Studio album by
Iron Savior
Released4 June 2007
RecordedJanuary - February 2007 at Powerhouse Studio, Hamburg, Germany
HammerMusic, Brackel, Germany
GenrePower metal, heavy metal
LabelDockyard 1
ProducerPiet Sielck
Iron Savior chronology
Battering Ram
(2004)		 Megatropolis
(2007)		 The Landing
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple[1]
Deep Ground (2.0. DE)[2]

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 music is composed by Piet Sielck except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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
Limited Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
1."Hammerdown"4:00
Total length:49:29
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hammerdown" 4:00
2."Iron Watcher"Sielck, Kai Hansen4:43
Total length:54:12

Megatropolis 2.0 Track listing
No.TitleLength
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
  • "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

Album line-up
  • Piet Sielck – lead vocals, guitar
  • Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals
  • Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals
  • Thomas Nack – drums and miscellaneous percussion

References
  1. Grigoris Chronis. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis (CD)". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  2. Conny. "Iron Savior - Megatropolis 2.0". deepground.de. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. "IRON SAVIOR: Video Footage From New Album Sessions Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
  4. "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Artwork Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
  5. "IRON SAVIOR: 'Megatropolis' Online Listening Party Scheduled". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
  6. "IRON SAVIOR Release Megatropolis 2.0 Featuring New Tracklist And Bonus Songs; Audio Samples Available". Bravewords.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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