Edguy was probably the real crowd-puller on the last day of Metalcamp, and it was clearly visible as unknown masses of people, the likes which had not been seen all day, suddenly appeared before the stage as the German power metal superheroes came on.

They had clad the stage in a very scenic back- and side-drop, making it look like a chapel somewhat in ruin, and on the back wall a giant Tinnitus Sanctus logo, looking like it was part of the wall. The scene had been set for something good…
The set started out with Dead Or Rock, just as it had done on their recent tour, but as they only had an hour to play the rest of the set was somewhat revised, and offered surprises in the form of, among others, Speedhoven.

Performance ways, Edguy delivered as good a festivity as one could ask for, considering their limited time on stage.
It feels like they have calmed down a bit through the years (no more climbing up the light-rig in pouring rain for Mr. Sammet), but they are still ahead of the game in performing with vitality and humour in their shows; tonight Jens Ludwig impressed the most with his intensity, but Tobias Sammet was of course no bore either. At one point he ordered the crowd-lights to be turned on, after which he took possession of one of the video cameras and turned it outwards, just to (in his own words) see who was singing along.
And it was exactly this which was Edguy’s ‘thing’, as it were, here at the festival; the sing-along factor. Just as their fellow Germans and power metallers in Blind Guardian, Edguy put up a wealth of great sing-along choruses (albeit somewhat more humorous than the other band).

“Are you ready to kill?! (Yeah!) Then wait a moment, we still have some more Edguy songs.”
- Tobias Sammet (vocals)

This strong hint toward Kreator, and the fact that they played Mysteria directly afterwards, made me wonder why on earth Mille Petrozza didn’t come on stage as a guest vocalist, especially considering that he was at the place (Kreator were in fact the next band to go on). A question I guess we will never find a satisfying answer for...
Then again, even without the thrash vocals Edguy’s concert felt like a winner, and all I could wish for for another time was a longer stage time and maybe a more varied (album-ways) setlist (I wanna hear The Asylum!).
I definitely had a good time.

Setlist:

Dead Or Rock
Speedhoven
Tears Of A Mandrake
Lavatory Love Machine
Sacrifice
Mysteria
Superheroes
Ministry Of Saints
King Of Fools