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Symphonies Of Doom
This is the discography of German power metal band Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres.Heavy metal group discographies [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres. Nine musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer , guitarists and |
Tales From The Twilight World
''Tales from the Twilight World'' is the third studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian, released on 2 October 1990. Track listing :a. Lyrical references * "Traveler in Time" is based on Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' * "Welcome to Dying" is based on Peter Straub's '' Floating Dragon'' * "Lord of the Rings" is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' * "Tommyknockers" and "Altair 4" are based on Stephen King's ''The Tommyknockers'' * "Goodbye My Friend" is inspired by the film ''E.T.'' * "Lost in the Twilight Hall" is about the time spent "between worlds" by the wizard Gandalf the Grey after defeating the Balrog of Moria before his reincarnation as Gandalf the White. * "The Last Candle" talks about places and events of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance universe, specially from the "Chronicles" and "Legends" trilogies. Personnel Blind Guardian * Hansi Kürsch – vocals, bass * André Olbrich – lead guitar, backing vocals * Marcus Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live (Blind Guardian Album)
''Live'' is the second live album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was recorded during the Blind Guardian World Tour 2002/2003 in Tokyo, Stockholm, Lichtenfels, Venice, Düsseldorf, Milan, Florence, Barcelona, San Sebastián, Avilés, Madrid, Granada, Valencia, Bremen, Moscow, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart. Track listing Disc one # "War of Wrath" (from ''Nightfall in Middle-Earth'') – 1:54 # "Into the Storm" (from ''Nightfall in Middle-Earth'') – 4:52 # "Welcome to Dying" (from ''Tales from the Twilight World'') – 5:28 # "Nightfall" (from ''Nightfall in Middle-Earth'') – 6:20 # "The Script for my Requiem" (from ''Imaginations from the Other Side'') – 6:38 # "Harvest of Sorrow" (from '' A Night at the Opera'') – 3:56 # "The Soulforged" (from '' A Night at the Opera'') – 6:03 # "Valhalla" (from ''Follow the Blind'') – 8:12 # "Majesty" (from ''Battalions of Fear'') – 8:19 # "Mordred's Song" (from ''Imaginations from the Other Side'') – 6:46 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Tales
''Tokyo Tales'' is the first live album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with the same Japanese bonus track. Track listing # "Inquisition" – 0:47 # "Banish from Sanctuary" – 6:03 # "Journey Through the Dark" – 5:12 # "Traveler in Time" – 6:32 # "The Quest for Tanelorn" – 6:03 # "Goodbye My Friend" – 6:28 # "Time What is Time" – 6:42 # "Majesty" – 7:48 # "Valhalla" – 6:08 # "Welcome to Dying" – 5:56 # "Lord of the Rings" (Japanese/2007 re-release bonus track) – 3:52 # "Lost in the Twilight Hall" – 7:26 # "Barbara Ann" – 2:56 Personnel Blind Guardian * Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass * André Olbrich – lead guitar and backing vocals * Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar and backing vocals * Thomas "Thomen" Stauch Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (born 11 March 1970), also known by his nickname The Omen, is a German heavy metal drummer, mostly known as the co-founder and former drummer of Blind G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musiikkituottajat
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short, ( en, Music Producers; formerly known as Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT), IFPI Finland in English, is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland, with 23 record labels as its members. Activity The aim of the association is "to improve the cultural-political situation and legal protections of record production, develop the distribution and production of recordings and music videos and participate in governing and overseeing the production rights". Musiikkituottajat is the Finnish representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). It is also one of the three member associations of Gramex.Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry (2010) Since 1994, Musiikkituottajat has been responsible for composing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The God Machine (album)
''The God Machine'' is the twelfth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian, released on 2 September 2022 through Nuclear Blast. This is the band's first regular studio album in seven years, following ''Beyond the Red Mirror'' (2015), marking the longest gap between two Blind Guardian studio albums (although a previous album was released three years earlier under the name "Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra"). Background and recording Production of ''The God Machine'' took place throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic; however some of the songs were written before 2020. Frontman Hansi Kürsch feared unforeseeable individual and social consequential damage from the pandemic. "For us, however, it was good from a creative point of view because we were able to take our time. We could think: What do we actually want? It has to represent us and it has to represent the time", Kürsch confirms the influence. "For me it could have been even a bit heavier. During the pre-produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy Of The Dark Lands
''Legacy of the Dark Lands'' is the eleventh studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released on 8 November 2019 through Nuclear Blast. It marks a departure from all previous works, as the only instruments performed are those of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with singer Hansi Kürsch being the only member of the band to perform on the album; due to this, the album is credited to the "Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra" instead of Blind Guardian. A project worked on by Kürsch and André Olbrich since 1996, it is a concept album set in the 17th century during the Thirty Years' War, and based on the character of Solomon Kane created by Robert E. Howard in 1928; in ''Legacy of the Dark Lands'', Kane's daughter, Aenlin, is looking for her father's legacy in the Habsburg Empire. A tie-in prequel novel, titled ''The Dark Lands'' and written by Markus Heitz, was published on 1 March 2019. Due to the limited performing line-up, this is Blind Guardian's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Red Mirror
''Beyond the Red Mirror'' is the tenth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian, released on 30 January 2015 through Nuclear Blast. A concept album and a sequel to ''Imaginations from the Other Side'', ''Beyond the Red Mirror'' has been described by singer Hansi Kürsch as "a story between science fiction and fantasy. ..The two worlds described have changed dramatically for the worse since then. While there used to be several passages between the worlds, there is only one gate left now: The Red Mirror. It has to be found at any cost." It is their first album without former session member Oliver Holzwarth on bass guitar since 1995's ''Imaginations from the Other Side'', with Barend Courbois replacing him. " Twilight of the Gods" was released as a single to promote this album. Critical reception ''Beyond the Red Mirror'' has received positive reviews. Ray Van Horn Jr. of Blabbermouth.net, who gave the album a rating of nine-and-a-half out of ten stated, "Previewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Edge Of Time
''At the Edge of Time'' is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. A two-CD version of the album was released, with the second disc containing eight tracks. The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco. The album was released in Europe on 30 July 2010. A music video for " A Voice in the Dark" was released on 3 August 2010. Track listing Reception The album was named as "Album of the Month" in the August 2010 issue of Germany's ''Metal Hammer'' magazine. ''At the Edge of Time'' was the first album in the band's history to climb to second place in the German Media Control Charts. It kept its place among the Top 10 for three straight weeks. The album was particularly successful in the United States. Not only did it debut in the 108th position of the Billboard Top 200 chart but also became the No. 1 song on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. This marks the highest position that a Blind Guardian album had rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by thrash metal, melodic death metal, grindcore, industrial metal, power metal and black metal bands, as well as tribute albums. It also distributes and promotes two post-hardcore/metalcore labels: SharpTone Records, focused on the American scene, and Arising Empire, focused more on European bands. In October 2018, French independent label Believe Digital acquired a majority stake in Nuclear Blast. History Nuclear Blast was formed in 1987 after founder Markus Staiger traveled throughout the United States for four weeks and saw a gig of his favorite band BL'AST!. The label's first release was a vinyl compilation called ''Senseless Death'' (NB 001) featuring US hardcore bands like Attitude, Sacred Denial, Impuls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Twist In The Myth
''A Twist in the Myth'' is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on 5 September 2006 in Europe (which became the North American release date), but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to 1 September 2006. The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a digipak version with a bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipak, along with a guitar pick, booklet and certificate of authenticity and autographs, as well as a dragon-shaped seal and a bar of red sealing wax. Track listing All music written by André Olbrich and Hansi Kürsch. All lyrics written by Kürsch. * "All the King's Horses" is also available on the single "Another Stranger Me". * "Market Square" is the demo version of "Straight Through the Mirror" and is only available on the Double LP and Limited Book versions of the album. Lyrical references * "This Will Never End" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night At The Opera (Blind Guardian Album)
''A Night at the Opera'' is the seventh studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2002. It is named after the 1975 Queen album of the same name, which is itself named after the Marx brothers film of the same name. This album continues a stylistic change from power metal into a more progressive sound, with multiple overlaid vocals, choirs, orchestral keys and guitar leads and less emphasis on powerful guitar riffs and heavy rhythms. As a result, drummer Thomen Stauch would leave the group, citing dissatisfaction with the direction the group was going in. Album content There are seven different studio versions and two official live versions of "Harvest of Sorrow" – two in English, two in Spanish ("Mies Del Dolor", "La Cosecha Del Dolor"), one in Italian ("Frutto Del Buio"), one in French ("Moisson de Peine"), and one in a mix of all of the versions except the English acoustic and Italian (also called "Harvest of the World"). The song "Battlefie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
