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Blind Guardian
Nighthawk:
--- Quote from: loke on February 08, 2007, 07:39:01 pm ---He hehe , please consider that Nightfall in Middle-Earth is the only album ive heard
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Yeah, we got that :biggrin:
At first I didn't, so I was gonna say that BG isn't just a tolkienesque band, but rather an all-around SF&F band (although I haven't read Otherland, glimpsing at it I got the impression of science fiction rather than full frontal fantasy). Tolkien is a big influence, of course, but not all of their songs that mention orcs are about LotR - hell, a lot of fantasy settings feature orcs. Apart from LotR, Hansi is also a big Dark Tower fan, which is evident not only in their 1992 album Somewhere Far Beyond (the title song is directly related with The Gunslinger, the first of the DT books) but also in Hansi's side project with Jon Schaffer, Demons & Wizards, namely their second album which is mostly about the Dark Tower (and a beautiful album at that, stunningly on target in its interpretation of the series).
Blind Guardian is a fantasy freak's wet dream come true, really. Well, if that freak's a metalhead as well or at least likes to hear a good guitar now and then and doesn't mind the faster pace. Even if he does, BG has some beautiful ballads (need I mention The Bard's Song?).
The funny thing is, you don't fully appreciate Blind Guardian and their music until you start reading the books that inspire them.
And the Tower is closer...
darkcroc:
This band is awesome, i like it a lot it is not my favourite, but etill is awesome
panx:
i dont really like blind guardian :P they didnt play any song from their best album (a night at the opera) when i saw them live >:(
probably their singer is just not capable to reproduce any material from there live ;D
darkcroc:
This group is awesome, I like it so much, the only thing I can say is that blind guardian is a great band
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