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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-30-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.blind-guardian.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Blind Guardian Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Beyond The Red Mirror Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ BLIND GUARDIAN needs no introduction to Power ║ │
│║ Metal fans, with a lengthy 30 years under their ║ │
│║ belts, the band are known as one of the most ║ │
│║ important bands to have shaped the genre, and ║ │
│║ with 9 albums to their name, they are about to ║ │
│║ release their heavily awaited 10th album, titled ║ │
│║ ôBeyond the Red Mirrorö, due for release at the ║ │
│║ end of January/start of February (depending on ║ │
│║ what side of the Earth you live on) and I can ║ │
│║ safely say that it has been well worth the 5 ║ │
│║ year wait! ôBeyond the Red Mirrorö is full of ║ │
│║ intense riffs, pulse raising melodies, In-your- ║ │
│║ face drumming, beautiful orchestration and as ║ │
│║ always, Hansi Kⁿrsch delivers his distinctively ║ │
│║ unique vocals with power, grace and excellence. ║ │
│║ From the 9 and a half minute progressive epics, ║ │
│║ the fast-paced Power Metal anthems and the ║ │
│║ uplifting ballads, this album is trademark BLIND ║ │
│║ GUARDIAN from start to finish with stylistic ║ │
│║ reflections of each era of their sound over the ║ │
│║ past 30 years. ║ │
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│║ Much like the album prior to this one, the ║ │
│║ opening track is a lengthy 9-minuter with an ║ │
│║ atmospheric build up to the song, which when the ║ │
│║ drums, synth and orchestra kick in, actually ║ │
│║ slightly reminds me the introduction to the ║ │
│║ latest WINTERSUN record. ôThe Ninth Waveö is the ║ │
│║ perfect song to open up this album I think; The ║ │
│║ introduction and the dark sounding verses really ║ │
│║ do give you a feeling that something big is ║ │
│║ about to happenà which is when the chorus bursts ║ │
│║ in with a complete change of mood; the drums ║ │
│║ perk up to double time and it hits you hard, ║ │
│║ making you sing along and bang your head ║ │
│║ uncontrollably. The first thing you will notice ║ │
│║ about the guitar work is that they are quite ║ │
│║ drastically down tuned compared to all their ║ │
│║ previous albums, which isnÆt necessarily a bad ║ │
│║ thing; it makes it feel different to all the ║ │
│║ others and also suits the music quite well. ║ │
│║ ôTwilight of the Godsö was the first glimpse of ║ │
│║ the album that anyone could feast their ears on, ║ │
│║ which was released as a single on December first ║ │
│║ last year and is a straight up Power Metal ║ │
│║ track, fast and furious with a huge chorus ║ │
│║ almost forcing you to sing along. ThereÆs ║ │
│║ something in this album for fans of all eras of ║ │
│║ BLIND GUARDIANÆs career, ôPropheciesö is a mid- ║ │
│║ tempo and very melodic track, which is fairly ║ │
│║ reminiscent of the ôA Twist in the Mythö album, ║ │
│║ ôAt The Edge of Timeö is a more progressive song ║ │
│║ using more orchestration and vocal harmonies ║ │
│║ which rather conveniently is fairly musically ║ │
│║ similar to the epics on their 2010 album with ║ │
│║ the same name. ôAshes of Eternityö and ôThe Holy ║ │
│║ Grailö are 2 of the fastest tracks on the album, ║ │
│║ which reflects heavily on their æclassic styleÆ, ║ │
│║ heavily driven by large choruses, fast double ║ │
│║ bass drumming and intricate guitar melodies and ║ │
│║ riffs. ôThe Throneö is another taste of the ║ │
│║ modern wave of BLIND GUARDIAN, focusing a lot of ║ │
│║ their attention on orchestration and inventive ║ │
│║ structuring; this song has a lot to offer their ║ │
│║ fans and is one of the most musically ║ │
│║ interesting and intriguing on the album. ôSacred ║ │
│║ Mindsö is definitely one for the fans of the ║ │
│║ middle part of their career; it starts off ║ │
│║ fairly atmospheric and eerie quite alike the ║ │
│║ material on their possibly most famous record û ║ │
│║ ôNightfall on Middle Earthö, only to then pick ║ │
│║ up the tempo quite drastically whilst still ║ │
│║ upholding the haunting feeling at the beginning. ║ │
│║ ôMiracle Machineö is the ôballadö of the album, ║ │
│║ which is mostly focused around a Piano, and once ║ │
│║ again shows off HansiÆs incredible vocal skills. ║ │
│║ IÆm not sure I can think of a BLIND GUARDIAN ║ │
│║ song quite like this; theyÆre very well known ║ │
│║ for writing ballads, but ôMiracle Machineö is ║ │
│║ unlike any of their previous work, it sounds as ║ │
│║ if it was under the influence of QUEEN; itÆs ║ │
│║ beautiful. The album closes with another 9 and a ║ │
│║ half minute epic, ôGrand Paradeö and rather than ║ │
│║ the previous and rather dark sounding 9-minuter, ║ │
│║ this one has a very light aspect about it from ║ │
│║ start to finish; with huge orchestral sections ║ │
│║ accompanied by astounding lead lines from AndrΘ ║ │
│║ Olbrich, this is definitely one of my favourites ║ │
│║ on this album; flowing from time signature to ║ │
│║ time signature and structured ingeniously, this ║ │
│║ is the most diverse and satisfying song on the ║ │
│║ album for me in terms of progressiveness. This ║ │
│║ album is a true testament and celebration of ║ │
│║ BLIND GUARDIANS sound over their 30 year career ║ │
│║ and a masterpiece for their fans, and fans of ║ │
│║ the Symphonic Power Metal genre. ║ │
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│║ Hansi Kⁿrsch - Vocals ║ │
│║ AndrΘ Olbrich - Guitars (Lead) ║ │
│║ Marcus Siepen - Guitars (Rhythm) ║ │
│║ Frederik Ehmke - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Ninth Wave [09:30] │
│ 02 - Twilight Of The Gods [04:51] │
│ 03 - Prophecies [05:27] │
│ 04 - At The Edge Of Time [06:55] │
│ 05 - Ashes Of Eternity [05:41] │
│ 06 - Distant Memories [05:53] │
│ 07 - The Holy Grail [06:02] │
│ 08 - The Throne [07:56] │
│ 09 - Sacred Mind [06:25] │
│ 10 - Miracle Machine [03:04] │
│ 11 - Grand Parade [09:29] │
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│ Total Length : [71:13 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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