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│ + Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-08-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 6 cd2: 8 ║ │
│║ 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 (Jap. Ed.)bel : Victor ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ At last, the five guys from Krefield are back ║ │
│║ again after a five-year wait with another album ║ │
│║ for us, the unwashed masses. The good news is ║ │
│║ that Beyond The Red Mirror is an excellent ║ │
│║ release, among the best that the band has done ║ │
│║ in recent years. ║ │
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│║ Expanding upon the orchestral bombast of 2010's ║ │
│║ At The Edge Of Time, the band finds itself with ║ │
│║ a renewed sense of urgency and vigor, as well as ║ │
│║ a few tricks up their sleeves. Opener "The Ninth ║ │
│║ Wave" starts off with a full choir (not made up ║ │
│║ of Hansi's multi-tracked voice) augmented by an ║ │
│║ electronic backbeat, which then explodes into ║ │
│║ the distinctive pomp that Blind Guardian fans ║ │
│║ have come to expect. ║ │
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│║ Additionally, this song and subsequent track ║ │
│║ "Twilight of The Gods" utilize much lower guitar ║ │
│║ tunings than the rest of Blind Guardian's oeuvre ║ │
│║ (Andre Olbrich in particular using a 7-string). ║ │
│║ The result is the classic riffing style for ║ │
│║ which the band is known coupled with a great ║ │
│║ deal more heft. Twilight, the single that the ║ │
│║ band chose to release in advance of the record, ║ │
│║ is a ripper of a track that shows earmarks of ║ │
│║ the band's heavier, older material (I personally ║ │
│║ was reminded of the 1992 classic "Somewhere Far ║ │
│║ Beyond"). ║ │
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│║ Particularly of note is the fact that Hansi ║ │
│║ Kursch's voice is the best that it has been in ║ │
│║ years, showing little of the signs of strain ║ │
│║ that marked At The Edge Of Time and A Twist In ║ │
│║ The Myth. His use of vocal layering and ║ │
│║ operatic, yet savage delivery particularly ║ │
│║ shines in "Prophecies" and "The Holy Grail", the ║ │
│║ latter track being very evocative of the Blind ║ │
│║ Guardian of yore. Hansi's legendary voice also ║ │
│║ magnifies the epic feel of mid-album opus "At ║ │
│║ The Edge of Time," named in a not-so-subtle nod ║ │
│║ to their previous record, meshing well with the ║ │
│║ full orchestra and choir that propels the ║ │
│║ arrangement to an almost Wagnerian climax. ║ │
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│║ A major credit in the favor of Beyond The Red ║ │
│║ Mirror is its sonic consistency. It knows what ║ │
│║ it wants to deliver and proceeds to deliver it, ║ │
│║ without sounding stale or running out of steam. ║ │
│║ Hansi and company continue the tale of ║ │
│║ exploration into another world that they began ║ │
│║ on 1995's Imaginations From The Other Side, and ║ │
│║ in doing so create an immersive experience of a ║ │
│║ record that draws the listener and does not let ║ │
│║ up throughout its duration. The only real ║ │
│║ "ballad" is "Miracle Machine," and while lacking ║ │
│║ in the serene pastoralism that made "The Bard's ║ │
│║ Song: In The Forest" and "Skalds and Shadows" ║ │
│║ such lovable additions to the band's catalogue, ║ │
│║ it serves as an adequate preamble to the album's ║ │
│║ stunning, over-the-top finale, "The Grand ║ │
│║ Parade." ║ │
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│║ The story told within Beyond The Red Mirror is a ║ │
│║ direct continuation of the one that first took ║ │
│║ form on Imaginations From The Other Side, and ║ │
│║ while extremely dense and involved, is not hard ║ │
│║ to follow after a few listens and a consultation ║ │
│║ with the liner notes (Those who have the Deluxe ║ │
│║ Edition also have the benefit of additional ║ │
│║ story-related content and the lush, orchestral ║ │
│║ half-ballad "Distant Memories." The boy unable ║ │
│║ to leap through the mirror on Imaginations is ║ │
│║ called back into the realm where he was hailed ║ │
│║ as a savior to return the Old Gods to power over ║ │
│║ a being that has cast them down. The story is ║ │
│║ riveting and aided by Kursch's extremely ║ │
│║ versatile and dynamic voice. ║ │
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│║ All said and done, this is a record I would ║ │
│║ recommend to anyone with a taste for sonic pomp, ║ │
│║ musical dexterity, and lyrical skill. It is not ║ │
│║ for everyone, but is far and away the band's ║ │
│║ best since Nightfall In Middle Earth. ║ │
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│║ Hansi Kⁿrsch - Vocals ║ │
│║ Marcus Siepen - Guitars ║ │
│║ AndrΘ Olbrich - Guitars ║ │
│║ Frederik Ehmke - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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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 [05:52] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - the holy grail [06:02] │
│ 02 - the throne [07:56] │
│ 03 - sacred mind [06:25] │
│ 04 - miracle machine [03:04] │
│ 05 - grand parade [09:31] │
│ 06 - doom (bonus track) [05:59] │
│ 07 - time stands still (at the iron hill) (live [05:15] │
│ 08 - the bard's song (in the forest ) (live in [03:40] │
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│ Total Length : [86:08 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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