Lazo said:my favourite song is 'And Then There Was Silence'
Hey, that's my favorite Blind Guardian song too!
Lazo said:my favourite song is 'And Then There Was Silence'
Natalie said:Hey, that's my favorite Blind Guardian song too!
I can't wait for the new stuff! Also, there's a 30 second sample of Voice In The Dark and some footage from the studio on their site: http://www.blind-guardian.com/ Trailer number 4 has quite a bit of music played in it and it's sounding GREAT!cornfedhick said:Sorry for bumping this, but didn't want to start a new thread, as there are already two old Blind Guardian threads.
Blind Guardian's new album is set to drop on July 30, called At the Edge of Time. A single, "Voice in the Dark," will be released on June 25. Info, including a complete tracklist, is at Blind-Guardian.com. Looking forward to the new album. Hope they tour North America.
There are also 3 full new songs for purchase in iTunes.cornfedhick said:You can now hear 30-second samples of all the songs on the new album here:
http://www.blind-guardian.com/discography.php3?cat=1&album_id=24.
My commentary, in spoiler tags:
Hard to judge based on these snippets, but the album seems fairly diverse. Some anthems, some really proggy operatic stuff, and a couple softer ballads, including what seems to be one piano-and-vocals-only track. The first and last tracks seem the strongest. The first track, "Sacred Worlds," has already been released as part of a video game and is available in full on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fakNlghOJY. Not sure if it's precisely the same mix, but the chorus sounds pretty much the same. I note that the YouTube track is 6:18 long, whereas the band's website lists this track as over 9 minutes long, so obviously SOMETHING is different. I had read somewhere on the Internet that they had not planned on including it on the new album, but it seems that was erroneous. Good thing, too, as I like it. The last song, "Wheel of Time," is another 9-minute epic, sounds like it's over the top in their signature bombastic style -- I thought I even detected horns, though presumably they were synthesized.
Helphyre said:I'm really enjoying it so far. So far the highlights for me are Sacred worlds, Ride Into Obsession, and A Voice in the Dark. It has a bit more of Blind Guardian's old speed metal sound mixed with their modern sound. It has a few minor dull spots and the closer, Wheel of Time doesn't live up to Sacred Worlds as an epic, but overall I'd call this one of their best. I can't wait to hear them do this material live.
Invader said:I got it, but I never had a chance to listen to it much, and now I have TFF. I guess I'll have to return to it in a month or so. I like Sacred Worlds, Tanelorn, Wheel of Time, and A Voice in the Dark quite a lot, so far. Also, the production and sound quality is superb, I was blown away by the sounds of some parts when listening on my dad's headphones.