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
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
Iron Savior chronology
Battering Ram (2004) Megatropolis (2007) The Landing (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Hammerdown"	4:00
Total length:		49:29

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hammerdown"		4:00
2.	"Iron Watcher"	Sielck, Kai Hansen	4:43
Total length:			54:12

Megatropolis 2.0 Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.