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The last thread hasn't been posted in since December, and nothing really happened in it anyway. This band is my all time favorite power metal band, and I may go so far as to place Tales From the Twilight World in my top 25 albums of all time. Simply phenomenal. I've listened to it twice today.

They have a new song out, and an album coming out in late July. The new song is some of the best stuff I've heard from them since the mid-90s. Check it out.  :metal
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Orion....that's the one with a bunch of power chords and boringly harsh vocals, isn't it?
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2010, 12:42:27 AM »
Where do you find the new song? All I find is a 30 seconds section..

Blind Guardian is great stuff and I especially love the vocals. I will definitly check out the new album!
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2010, 02:20:10 AM »
Great band, and perhaps my favourite power metal band too. Favourite album is Nightfall In Middle Earth.

Looking forward to their new album!
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2010, 05:51:28 AM »
Favourite album is Nightfall In Middle Earth.

Brilliance.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2010, 06:38:43 AM »
I've not really been excited by anything Blind Guardianny in a while - partially cause they're too slow - but I checked out the B-Side to the single, and I really dug it. I was gonna wait for the album, but I might check out the actual single now that it comes recommended.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2010, 09:15:43 PM »
They have a new song out?

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2010, 09:16:56 PM »
Yes. Listen to it now and be freed from your boring life.
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2010, 09:18:03 PM »
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2010, 09:18:29 PM »
What's it called?

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2010, 09:19:15 PM »
A Voice in the Dark
Orion....that's the one with a bunch of power chords and boringly harsh vocals, isn't it?
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2010, 09:21:03 PM »
Sweet I'll check it out then

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2010, 10:31:56 PM »
Just found out the new single is already out so I downloaded it and thought... hmm.. maybe dtf is already talking about this so I checked and here it is.  Well Im about to listen and am pretty excited.  A Twist in the Myth was the first album I heard, but after going through thier discography, my favorite album is Imaginations from the Other Side.  Followed closely by A Night at the Opera and Nightfall in Middle Earth.  I bought thier live DVD on ebay for like 8 bucks (including shipping) and its really good.  Ok, now Im going to listen.

Ok, that was awesome.  Sounds much more like thier older stuff than songs from A Twist in the Myth. 
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2010, 03:01:28 AM »
I like the new EP a lot. A Voice In The Dark is great, and I like their cover of You're The Voice as well. They know how to pick a cover and make it their own.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2010, 03:10:39 AM »
I have to listen to more Blind Guardian. I loved A Night at the Opera and Nightfall in Middle Earth but I got distracted by Pain of Salvation before I could really get into them.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2010, 05:59:27 PM »
Album was released in Europe (inb4butyou'reamericanlol)

Album sounds sick. I hope these guys tour the US :metal

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2010, 06:03:41 PM »
The new album is awesome. A definite return to form after A Twist in The Myth.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2010, 09:24:11 PM »
The three newest songs are awesome!

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2010, 08:31:12 AM »
Twist in the Myth was very average, the new one sounds like a step in the right direction.

I love A Night at the Opera myself, copped a lot of unnecessary slagging, great album.
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2010, 09:03:48 AM »
Thorn is easily my favorite song, though I haven't listened to it (or BG) in ages. It's a shame no one ever talks about it.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2010, 09:58:27 AM »
At The Edge Of Time has to be greatly inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire, at least on some songs.  And The Wheel of Time series as well
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2010, 10:29:03 AM »
Album is very good so far. Sacred Worlds was a kind of underwhelming opener, but once Tanelorn kicked in the album just got better and better.
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2010, 11:43:01 PM »
Im very impressed by this album.  All I kept thinking while having my first listen was, "wow, I cant believe these guys were able to put out an album as good as this" and its not meant that they havent made awesome albums before, its just that with ATITM and the time between albums, I just guess I did not have high expectations.  Even after listening to the first single, I still did not expect this album would be this good.  I really like Sacred Worlds, while not the blistering speed metal as some of thier older stuff, I really like the orchestral sound and power of the music.  Then comes in Tenelorn and wow, Im blown away by how awesome that chorus is.  I also very much like the ballads.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2010, 07:55:30 AM »
The chorus of Valkryies is one of the best BG choruses ever.

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« Reply #23 on: August 26, 2010, 02:27:49 PM »
The chorus of Valkryies is one of the best BG choruses ever.

While very good, I think Control the Divine is better.  That song is so damn catchy.  Its really hard to pick my favorite track on this album, its so full of win.  :metal

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2010, 08:01:18 PM »
Listening to "And Then There Was Silence"

Just how Hansi goes from completely calm and collected to suddenly screaming is just epic.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2010, 08:40:59 PM »
Listening to "And Then There Was Silence"

Just how Hansi goes from completely calm and collected to suddenly screaming is just epic.

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That song is epic on their DVD.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2010, 07:06:28 AM »
I want BG to tour America :(

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2010, 11:51:53 AM »
Listening to "And Then There Was Silence"

Just how Hansi goes from completely calm and collected to suddenly screaming is just epic.

 :metal

Man that song is awesome  :metal

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2010, 01:02:25 PM »
I want BG to tour America :(
My friend's been obsessed with them lately, and he's been telling me how they tour Europe/Germany/etc... like every year, but America only like once every few years... which is to be expected I suppose.

It's funny because when it comes to power metal, my band is ICED FUCKING EARTH, and he's on the Blind Guardian side. We both always talk about how epic a co-headlining tour of the United States that'd be. :2metal:

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« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2010, 01:05:25 PM »
I want BG to tour America :(
My friend's been obsessed with them lately, and he's been telling me how they tour Europe/Germany/etc... like every year, but America only like once every few years... which is to be expected I suppose.

It's funny because when it comes to power metal, my band is ICED FUCKING EARTH, and he's on the Blind Guardian side. We both always talk about how epic a co-headlining tour of the United States that'd be. :2metal:

I would see that but mostly for BG, never was an IE fan. But if BG should be headlining that, if it ever did happen.
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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #30 on: September 04, 2010, 01:13:07 PM »
I want BG to tour America :(
My friend's been obsessed with them lately, and he's been telling me how they tour Europe/Germany/etc... like every year, but America only like once every few years... which is to be expected I suppose.

It's funny because when it comes to power metal, my band is ICED FUCKING EARTH, and he's on the Blind Guardian side. We both always talk about how epic a co-headlining tour of the United States that'd be. :2metal:

I would see that but mostly for BG, never was an IE fan. But if BG should be headlining that, if it ever did happen.
Since Iced Earth is from America, and play larger venues here, I'd imagine that they'd be headlining. But overseas, BG would headline no doubt.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #31 on: September 04, 2010, 02:21:37 PM »
Im pretty sure BG are announcing NA dates on September 9th.

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #32 on: September 04, 2010, 02:39:48 PM »
Link!?!

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Re: The Official Blind Guardian Thread v. Not a Necrothread
« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2010, 03:23:15 PM »
The sticker on the CD  says they'll be touring North America in the Fall but their website doesn't say shit.

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« Reply #34 on: September 05, 2010, 06:44:47 AM »
Both bands used to have a lot of character and compliment eachother's shortcomings, but stylistically I think Iced Earth have kinda just turned into a poor-man's Blind Guardian. Iced Earth become more and more like Blind Guardian every album, and Blind Guardian just keep doing Blind Guardian.