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BLIND GUARDIAN - AT THE EDGE OF TIME
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At The Edge Of Time
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2010 2x12" Speed Metal, Heavy Metal LP Repressed On Curacao Blue Vinyl - Blind Guardian not only stood at the edge of time. As every other band, they stood at the very edge of their craft:
Music industry was plummeting down a downward spiral, resulting in dramatically dropping record sales around the globe. Yet, as the bards prove on their momentous ninth record “At The Edge Of Time”, quality, passion and heartfelt work will always prevail. Reaching number two in the German charts and even climbing to the top of the Billboard Heartseekers chart in the USA, the follow-up to their daringly modern, direct “A Twist In The Myth” quickly became one of the most beloved Blind Guardian releases ever. And no wonder: Carefully balancing sheer metal dominance with epic orchestration courtesy of the Prague philharmonic orchestra, choirs and progressive depth, the bards expertly steer through their very own fantasy. They do what they do best, tell their epic stories of war and peace, of life and death, evoking a tingling sensation reminiscent of “Imaginations From The Other Side” while at the same time breaking new ground in the cunningly crafted marriage of progressive splendor and anthemic grandeur. Never too much on the orchestral side, never giving in to cheap cliché, “At The Edge Of Time” achieves a perfect equilibrium between metal and orchestra, between complexity and entertainment. The groundwork for what would become the grande finale of their third era was laid.
Music industry was plummeting down a downward spiral, resulting in dramatically dropping record sales around the globe. Yet, as the bards prove on their momentous ninth record “At The Edge Of Time”, quality, passion and heartfelt work will always prevail. Reaching number two in the German charts and even climbing to the top of the Billboard Heartseekers chart in the USA, the follow-up to their daringly modern, direct “A Twist In The Myth” quickly became one of the most beloved Blind Guardian releases ever. And no wonder: Carefully balancing sheer metal dominance with epic orchestration courtesy of the Prague philharmonic orchestra, choirs and progressive depth, the bards expertly steer through their very own fantasy. They do what they do best, tell their epic stories of war and peace, of life and death, evoking a tingling sensation reminiscent of “Imaginations From The Other Side” while at the same time breaking new ground in the cunningly crafted marriage of progressive splendor and anthemic grandeur. Never too much on the orchestral side, never giving in to cheap cliché, “At The Edge Of Time” achieves a perfect equilibrium between metal and orchestra, between complexity and entertainment. The groundwork for what would become the grande finale of their third era was laid.
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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 lineup in its history, which currently consists of singer Hansi Kürsch, guitarists André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen, and, since 2005, drummer Frederik Ehmke.
Blind Guardian is a part of the German heavy metal scene that emerged in the mid-1980s. The band was formed in 1984 as Lucifer's Heritage by Kürsch (then also bassist), Olbrich, other guitarist Markus Dörk, and drummer Thomas Stauch. Dörk and Stauch both left the following year and were replaced by Christof Theißen and Hans-Peter Frey, respectively, who left as well before the end of the year. In 1987, Siepen joined, and Stauch returned; under this lineup, which lasted 18 years (the longest in the band's history), the band changed their name to Blind Guardian and released their first album, Battalions of Fear, in 1988. They have since released ten more studio albums, including an orchestral album that was released under the name Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra.
Over the releases, Blind Guardian established themselves as a notably successful band and as pioneers of the power metal movement. In 1996, Kürsch stopped acting as the band's bassist to focus on vocals. Various session members replaced him, mainly Oliver Holzwarth. However, in 2005, Stauch left the band, disapproving of Blind Guardian's transition into a more complex progressive sound with a heavy use of backing vocals, and was replaced by Ehmke.
Most of Blind Guardian's albums were well received by fans and critics alike: Somewhere Far Beyond (1992), Imaginations from the Other Side (1995), and Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998), are especially seen as influential works. The music is mostly composed by Kürsch and Olbrich together, and the lyrics, written by Kürsch, are mostly inspired by the fiction of fantasy authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, and Robert Jordan, as well as traditional legends and epics. Over the years, a theme has developed which personifies the band members as traveling storytellers, leading fans to refer to the band affectionately as "The Bards." Blind Guardian has been referred to in one article as one of power metal "big four" bands, along with Helloween, Sabaton, and DragonForce.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Guardian
Discography
Battalions of Fear (1988)
Follow the Blind (1989)
Tales from the Twilight World (1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)
Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)
A Night at the Opera (2002)
A Twist in the Myth (2006)
At the Edge of Time (2010)
Beyond the Red Mirror (2015)
Legacy of the Dark Lands (2019)
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