Mandrake (album)

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Personnel

Band members

• Tobias Sammet – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, organ
• Jens Ludwig – guitars, backing vocals
• Dirk Sauer – guitars, backing vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel – bass, backing vocals
• Felix Bohnke – drums

Additional musicians

• Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt, Daniel Schmitt, Rob Rock – backing vocals
• Frank Tischer – piano on track 7

Production

• Norman Meieritz – engineer
• Mikko Karmila – mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

References

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