“Ten spears go to battle, and nine shatter. Did the war forge the one that remained? No, Amaran. All the war did was identify the spear that would not break.” Bridge four, forever. Blind Guardian, forever.

Hansi's voice is so unique and beautiful, it will always have special place in my heart.

@belladonnajoey

2 жыл бұрын

You are beautiful

@MajaDreamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@belladonnajoey Thank you :)

@belladonnajoey

2 жыл бұрын

@@MajaDreamer trust me, this is not just for saying but it's the true in my total honest opinion 😀

@vvoof2601

2 жыл бұрын

@@belladonnajoey She's not gonna ride ya bro.

@belladonnajoey

2 жыл бұрын

@@vvoof2601 oohh are you jealous? 😂😂😂 You are beautiful too... Now you feel better? 😂😂😂 My knight with random comments 🤣

How this man still sounds incredible after so many years is beyond me.

@steviesdsadsad2078

2 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine he does his scales and takes vocal health seriously with focusing on proper technique.

@Claymann71

2 жыл бұрын

Hansi is the 3rd greatest vocalist of all time. Only Robert Plant & Meatloaf had higher & deeper range & neither of them still perform. Rip Meatloaf. Hansi is without a doubt shoulder to shoulder with Ozzy in the Kings of Metal Pantheon, IMHO.

@berndsolo4238

2 жыл бұрын

@Quentin P kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2F9xbqYksbJdsY.html

@WALDENSOFTWARE

2 жыл бұрын

@Quentin P He sounded pretty damn good in the last Somewhere tour concert.

@Roadycore

2 жыл бұрын

No cigarets, or JD for breakfast and serious training

"Life before death. Strenght before weakness. Journey before deatination." -- The first ideal of the knights radiant.

@Varangian11101

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if they were referencing that book

@malcomalexander9437

Жыл бұрын

@@Varangian11101 Over on Demons and Wizards they have Final Warning, Szeth's song.

@jimskywaker4345

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the albem is cosmire

@malcomalexander9437

Жыл бұрын

@@jimskywaker4345 Nope, only Violent Shadows is Cosmere. The God Machine album's other songs are about other works. Deliver Us from Evil is about Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Damnation is Kingkiller Chronicles. Secrets of the Americna Gods is about Neil Gaiman's book American Gods. Life Beyond the Spheres is about the Big Bang. Architects of Doom is Battlestar Galactica. Let It Be No More is about the death of Hansi's mom, and the TV show The Leftovers. Blood of the Elves is a reference to the title of the first Witcher novel. Destiny is inspired by the tale of Hans Christian Anderson's tale of the Ice Maiden.

@anderquirey

Жыл бұрын

@@Varangian11101 yeah, quite clear about it. What i am trying to understand is what it is exactly referencing in the book.

It's amazing how BG's chorus can bring me chills every. fucking. time.

@blaynegreiner9365

Жыл бұрын

It never gets old

Stormlight? Yeah, stormlight. Hope brandon listens to it.

This band is proof that today's music isn't garbage. They make some of the finest metal ever!

@Tommy-5684

Жыл бұрын

I will point out they have been honing there craft for well over 30 years at this point

@gomongio

10 ай бұрын

Precisely. The only post-2000s metal band worthwhile of my attention is Lovebites. All the other bands I care about have their origins before that year (which mostly includes Turilli’s two bands post RoF).

Hansi's voice is still as powerful as ever.

@joshbarreras7255

Жыл бұрын

Yes Sir! You Betcha! 🤘🏼

Can’t believe how after so many years B.G are still able to amaze me and once again on top and best of this epic genre…. Hands Down…

Hansi's voice is the most awesome thing in this world. Another amazing song for the Bards. They are fucking masters.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

This song inspired me to read "The Way of Kings". Best decision hands down.

We had a blast filming & producing the video 😎

@TheCyberMantis

2 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video. I just wish it was in color instead of grayscale.

@BloodthirstyAcademic

5 ай бұрын

​@TheCyberMantis I like it that way, it goes well with the "shadow" theme of the lyrics

This song remind me the early albums, (Battallions, Follow the Blind and Tales) with no orchestra. A truly powerfull song!

@radioactive_radek

2 жыл бұрын

IMO chorus are more like on SFB and NoME 🤔

@tiagoc9754

Жыл бұрын

I also had a feeling of listening to BG from the old days 🤘

@rolliri8971

Жыл бұрын

For me it's somewhere between Tales and Nightfall. Great stuff, I liked BG for their later works, but loved them for their early albums.

@ColtraneTaylor

Жыл бұрын

Without the melodies, interesting riffs and songwriting.

@Abbath2Blashyrk

Жыл бұрын

I had the same thought. Reminds me a lot of Follow The Blind times.

Congrats, my dear old friends! 👍 That was fuckin' awesome! Great song, great performance! Brutal like hell! 🤘🎶🙏

@ClaudiaHernandez-tv9ct

2 жыл бұрын

We need this song in your drum chamber 🤘

@rodrigo_pel

2 жыл бұрын

We need you playing this song!!! Fred is great, but you...

@iliangeorgiev1060

2 жыл бұрын

We love you, Thomen!!!

@francescocasanova5674

2 жыл бұрын

I love you Thomen !!!

@MrEgofreak

Жыл бұрын

No disrespect to the current drummer, but the drums sounded best with you!

Dude. What in the ever-loving f*ck. Everything about this is outstanding. How does this sound so fresh. Especially love his vocals in the chorus, and that guitarwork during the bridge is pretty transcendent.

I believe that anything Blind Guardian does is AWESOME AND AMAZING! PERIOD!🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍👍👍

@WALDENSOFTWARE

2 жыл бұрын

They never have a bad song.

@SmeagolTheGreat

2 жыл бұрын

@@WALDENSOFTWARE Honestly, agreed. There are a handful that I might consider skipping occasionally, but even those have some nice parts in them and are just not my vibe at the moment.

Brutal sound and crazy tempo Magic!

Incredible! BG are truly one of the greatest metal acts of all time. And the fact that this is inspired by Brandon Sanderson‘s Kaladin character makes it even more epic! 🤘💀🔥

Absolutely Killer! These new songs besides American Gods are like listening to early Blind Guardian with much better recording quality! Red Mirror is pretty heavy and I love that album but I was really hoping they would make an even heavier more raw album like their earlier works! Sounds like they did it!!!

@tomjoad1917

2 жыл бұрын

Where are the speed drums that were an inspirational seminar on their own and the crazy bass? I'd give a listening to Tokyo tales for the early BG sound

@nosir5596

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomjoad1917 Frederik plays as fast and as hard as Thomen ever did, he just tends to use more variation. It's been nearly 20 years since the drummer switch and people still have such a bizarre distaste for Frederik lol.

@blaynegreiner9365

Жыл бұрын

@@nosir5596 I do prefer Thomen's drumming but Frederik brings his own influence and I love it as well.

I feel like I just crawled out from underneath a rock and boarded a metal ship destined for eternity! I'm glad I found this band!

@ryanbrummund4977

2 жыл бұрын

Having seen this band live on a cruise ship before...I can tell you that you are absolutely right!

Some classic Blind Guardian speed metal tune. Outstanding!

Officially hyped for the new album now.

Man, these guys are just so good aren't they? What a great band they are.

Hansi makes this shit look so effortless. It's insane

Wow.. loved the retro Blind Guardian approach.. gives me "Imaginations from the other side" vibes in a great way!! heavy and classic! \m/

Totally charmed by Hansi's magic voice!! I love you so much, bards!!!

Classic Blind Guardian, thank you, i'm enjoying this a lot

Amazing, heavy and melódic song!!! You nail it once more guys!!! Cheers from Argentina 🇦🇷!!! Hope to see you here ! Stay heavy 🤘

@AleCab2

2 жыл бұрын

Ojalá que vengan para 2023 🙏🏻

@daidalosdecefeo5003

9 ай бұрын

Ya saqué mi entrada para noviembre 😈

Violent shadows is my favorite when it comes to upcoming album alongside with The American Gods

@A_Ducky

2 жыл бұрын

👌

@mikeprado30

Жыл бұрын

Mine is Blood Of The Elves, but every song extracted from the new album has been a POWERFEST!

@conservativestrawman9837

Жыл бұрын

I keep rotating them and cant make up my mind lol, at the moment Blood of the Elves and Violent Shadows are tied but Deliver Us From Evil is my favorite so far, I love how it's based on The Crucible

@andyventures6574

Жыл бұрын

American Gods is my favourite track , but in terms of power ballads I'm loving let it be no more .

Among the new songs released until now, this is my favorite!

Great sound and amazing vocal!! Waiting for the new album 🤘

Absolut geiles Brett! Blind Guardian gehören einfach ins Ohr!!! Egal welchen Metal man vielleicht bevorzugt, aber Guardian sind ein Muss für jeden Metaller! 🤘🏻😎 Skål Blind Guardian 🍺

@edmundsackbauer2284

Жыл бұрын

Volle Zustimmung. Hansi ist einfach der König.

Best classic true Blind Guardian style song since 90's !!!😎😎😎

Oh, man, every song released so far has been absolutely amazing! I can't remember the last time I was this hyped for a new album!

This new album is reminding me more and more of their early days. More energy and power and brilliance than the last few albums

@alejandroquinan6711

Жыл бұрын

Yes, The Imaginations from the other side, 🤘🤘🤘

Welcome back dear Blind Guardian! The new album is a masterpiece!

Hansi's voice is like good mature wine

Yeah alright what book am I going to have to pick up this time lmfao

@killianhackenschmidt4987

2 жыл бұрын

“The Way of Kings” by Brandon Sanderson. ;)

Brandon Sanderson turned metal. It's finally here! and of course it's by one of the nerdiest bands of all time! I love to see it!

@robertwelch3240

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking Tad Williams, but yes.☺

@A_Ducky

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertwelch3240 They already have a song by him, Otherland. Love the whole series, read it every year. But I see where you got the suggestion, City of Golden Shadows being the 1st book. Is this song also inspired by a book, and if so which pls?

@damienblackmoor2103

2 жыл бұрын

@@A_Ducky Kaladin from the Stormlight Archive

@A_Ducky

2 жыл бұрын

@@damienblackmoor2103 Thank you so much! 🤗🤘 I'm on a little quest, since learning of BG some years ago, to read every book they used as inspiration for songs.

@robertwelch3240

2 жыл бұрын

@@damienblackmoor2103 You're right.

Spirit in Black vibes. killer song.

Hansi never loses the power and precision of his unique and powerful voice!! Follow the blind!

Greetings from Krefeld, your hometown

I'm so excited!

Fantastic song !!! Very heavy !!! Blind Guardian The old back time !!!

Thanks for Bringing Some Awesome Stuff

This is the most straight up metal album I have ever heard from them and I love it. This song absolutely cooks and Hansi sounds incredible and everybody looks really energized.

@MichaelSmith-zx5lw

2 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out their earliest albums? It's like those in many ways with even more heaviosity

@thunder5x

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelSmith-zx5lw I did back in the late 90s maybe it's time to revisit

@senditkevin

Жыл бұрын

@@thunder5x Definitely sounds like it's time for you to revist. I can listen to every album front to back and not skip a song, these guys are tied with Seventh Wonder for my #1 band.

André always delivers on the guitar solos!

How cool the guys came back with the right music! A great mix of somewhere far beyond and nightfall.

@WALDENSOFTWARE

2 жыл бұрын

It seems to have a good balance with emphasis on headbanging tracks over epicness which is a variety of BG album that was needed imo.

@momotheelder7124

2 жыл бұрын

just the right blend of epic and aggressive. Sometimes they have a tendency to overdo the epic part. ;)

@CarloNassar

Жыл бұрын

I think that comparison makes plenty of sense.

@CarloNassar

Жыл бұрын

@@momotheelder7124 That's pretty much what I think plenty of other power metal bands do.

Been listening to this song nonstop for over a week. Just realized it’s about The Stormlight Archive.

Incredible! Sounds so much powerful!

Hansi's voice is beyond our generation's understanding.

I remember the live version of this song from a few years back. I am REALLY pleased with the little changes. The choir and layered guitars are exactly where they need to be, without overshadowing the aggression of the song. This is the format of BG I like the most, some raw parts and some grandiose parts.

블라인드 가디언 항상 최고의 음악을 선보이는 자들. 시크릿 오브 디 아메리칸 갓 들었을때 파워메탈에서 진정 오랜만에 귀를 후벼파는 멜로디를 들었었는데 이번 곡도 인상적인 멜로디와 강렬한 사운드로 날 흥분시키는군요. 그리고 파워울프의 콜 오브 더 와일드의 한지 퀴르케님의 피쳐링은 최고였어요. 항상 응원하겠습니다.

Where has this band been all my years of being a metalhead. God damn that's some good music

@t3amb4sh

Жыл бұрын

Welcome man! You can start by listening "Nightfall in Middle Earth". You'll thank me later 🙃

@pandemonikussuperbus4590

Жыл бұрын

If your metal theres no way you dont know bg.its not possible.

Quality Classic Metal from this fine long-running German outfit, with Hansi Kursch sounding as good as he did in 1984. Great multitracked harmonies, the superlative guitar work you'd expect from Andre Olbrich and an overall fine tune with plenty for a crowd to sing along to. It's going to go down well at gigs. This is a must-download for mainstream metalheads \m/. My Score: Very Good 4*

@dontanton7775

Жыл бұрын

I agree except the 1984 thing. He sounded sh*t in 1984 ;) Couldn't hit notes and generally was way too young and inexperienced for what he tried to do.

@derhellebarde1554

Жыл бұрын

@@dontanton7775True. He had improved extremely in the 90‘s and now… holy cow!

I did not know this band, and my only regret is that I wasn't in the front row ...🤘 best band in Midalidare 2023

Blind Guardian are the best!!!!!

I think i prefer this Blind Guardian version over their symphonized style and it's weird for me to say this because i love symphonic metal. This sounds hella more aggressive though. Sick. 🤘

@JohnScott-JacobiteBee

2 жыл бұрын

Twist in the Myth was perfect for me, but the last few have not been as good--which for Blind Guardian means that I haven't loved EVERY song on their lastest two.

@guitearist

Жыл бұрын

100% agree. Stuff like A Night At The Opera is just overwrought for my tastes. I think symphonic metal suits bands like Epica or Kamelot better. Peak Blind Guardian is thrashy power metal like Curse of Feanor or Majesty.

@joselegaspi2549

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnScott-JacobiteBee I love the songs in Twist in the Myth. That album introduced me to BG.

@senditkevin

Жыл бұрын

​@@guitearist Somehwhere Far Beyond is my favorite album, for me that was peak vocals/guitar tone and lead melodies/riffs/drum sound/bass/mix in general/songwriting....everything.

Loving the speed metal roots!!! Follow the blind vibes coming in hard here. Cant wait for this album! And seeing this performed live

Power metal will never die! Greetings from Poland 🤘

German metal is proper metal.

@tiagoc9754

Жыл бұрын

Hail Dan 🤘

Hell yeah, a song about Stormlight Archive

really looking forward to the the new album the god machine it really feels like the early albums plenty of speed and hansi,s voice is still strong awesome

Gods of music

The whole CD is excellent but this is my favorite song. I don't know why yet but I must listen to it another 1000 times just to find out why.

This sounds different in a really awesome and epic way, Blind Guardian is simply the best power metal band!!!

I like the how "thrashy" this song is.🤘🔥🔥🤘🔥🔥🤘

@CarloNassar

Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt, I'd say it's one of their more thrash-sounding songs, especially for power metal standards.

More Stormlight music, please!

Ja geil!!!!

Perhaps the best song they have ever written ❤️❤️❤️

Blind guardian wider mit richtig Schmackes,steht euch gut,geil!

Wow, that opening riff is absolutely killer. This is going to be a great album!

Blind guardian is a underrated power metal band ever

Once again, Blind Guardian prove that they still have what it takes to crank out blistering scorching hot metal with power, passion, precision, and panache! This whole new album is going to be chock slap full of new 'instant classics' upon it's imminent release. This record so far harkens back to Night at the Opera, may be even BETTER I dare say. Is it September 2nd yet?!?!?!?!?

Absolutely amazing performance from Frederik. Bravo bards, you made it once again.

Great old school song! The new album sounds great, I can't wait to heard it entirely :)

For the first time after many years I wait for a BG album and I am freakin' IMPATIENT! I like all their approaches, but this is the best so far, since "A night at the opera". It's like they don't fuckin' grow old, they just MATURE!

The drums in this song, I love the drums. Can't wait to see them live again. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Never heard these guys before, my first thought was this guy's guy's voice could fill the void of the late Mike Howe of Metal Chuch.

I love the first 5 albums…. After that it is hit and miss and then all of the sudden they decided that “ hey let’s bring the edge back!” And I am here for it.

Awesome! Pretty Straight Forward!

Dude this is really heavy! It brings a warmness to the soul.

Bring these jams to Montréal asap!

PERFECT!

waitin this and yours

Amazing track, Hansi's voice is like a fine wine!

These guys shred, I don't know how I am just now discovering them

@BNDisMe

Жыл бұрын

Same man. They rip!

This is my personal favorite song from them. I fucking love it!!!

That settles it.. Hansi is not from this planet. After so many years he sounds so incredible and looks like he sings effortless. You're a beast Hansi.

Outstanding stuff

Awesome album! One of your best!

I’ve been listening to this on repeat for hours!! Fuckin amazing!!

Слушаешь гвардейцев и на сердце радость. Лучшие.

Happy Birthday Hansi 🎂 🤘

Absolutely EPIC🤘👏

Hansi is the plainest looking guy to ever possess a voice befit the thundering roar of a norse god.

Ooft! That sound! I'm back in the 80s!

Good song good band🤘👏

What I've heard of this album this may be their best work ever or close to it 🔥🔥🔥

Blind guardian at their best doing power metal as it should be !