Artist: blind guardian

With every band from Burzum to Blind Guardian indulging in overt Tolkien-worship, and given that if you had a pound for every time you listened to a metal song inspired by HP Lovecraft you could afford to run a Premier League football club as a plaything, we thought we'd compile one of our totally (not) comprehensive Top 6s on the most metal fantasy novels. This one may contain goblins. -- 6) Raymond E Feist – Magician [...]

German symphonic/progressive metal band Blind Guardian will be celebrating the band's 25th Anniversary in 2012. The band is releasing the compilation "Memories of a Time To Come" on January 20, 2012 through Virgin/EMI Records, the full details of which can be found at this location. In the days leading up to the release of the compilation, the b... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

German symphonic/progressive metal band Blind Guardian will be celebrating the band's 25th Anniversary in 2012. The band is releasing the compilation "Memories of a Time To Come" on January 20, 2012 through Virgin/EMI Records, the full details of which can be found at this location. In the days leading up to the release of the compilation, the b... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Metal From Finland has posted a two-part video interview online with Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian, which was conducted at this year's Tuska Festival. You can check out the first part below and the second clip is available after the jump. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Live Nation ha annunciato lo sbarco in Italia del Metalfest , festival itinerante che nel prossimo anno toccherà sette diverse nazioni europee: Italia, Austria, Svizzera, Germania, Repubblica Ceca, Croazia e Polonia. Si tratta della prima volta in assoluto che la manifestazione arriva nel nostro paese. Le date italiane sono fissate per il 5, 6 e 7 giugno 2012 a Milano. Ulteriori dettagli saranno diffusi nei prossimi giorni nel sito ufficiale del festival www.it.metalfest.eu . Le prime quattro band confermate ufficialmente sono Blind Guardian , Hypocrisy, Kreator ed Ensiferum [...]

Kreator announced it will be headlining Metalfest 2012 in June 2012. The announcement reads: "We're proudly announcing, that Kreator are confirmed as one of the headliners for the 'Metalfest' festivals in 2012. "In addition to the five locations from this year, there will be Metalfests in Italy, Poland and Croatia, with a second Metalfest in ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Per gli amanti del metal, vi riportiamo per intero le esibizioni live che Blind Guardian e Sepultura hanno tenuto in Germania al Wacken Open Air Festival 2011, uno degli eventi dedicati agli "headbanger" più importanti al mondo. Ecco a voi le setlist, ricordandovi che troverete il secondo video dopo la pausa: Setlist dei BLIND GUARDIAN : 00:00 Welcome To Dying 05:17 Nightfall 11:26 Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill) 16:45 Fly 23:09 Quest Of Tanelorn 29:31 Imaginations From The Other Side 36:45 The Bard's Song 40:40 Mirror [...]

Tras un viernes que cumplió todas las expectativas, el sábado volvíamos a la zona del festival -recordemos que Tuska nunca ha tenido área de acampada- con la esperanza de disfrutar de un día tan completo como el anterior. De hecho, y no sólo para mi sino para muchos, el sábado era el día fuerte , con grupos realmente interesantes y con el récord de asistencia al festival en esta decimocuarta edición. MyGrain Para abrir boca comenzamos con MyGrain , locales de Helsinki que realizaron [...]

German power metal favourites Blind Guardian has announced that they have teamed up with author Markus Heitz, known for his "The Dwarves" books, to create the concept for the band's next album. A mesage from frontman Hansi Kürsch reads as follows: "Busy seasons are usually harbingers of great things to come. Festivals, regular studio work and, a... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

News Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "Busy seasons are usually harbingers of great things to come.

88.1 WKNC's Pick of the Week 10/22 By Jonathan Newman, WKNC Chainsaw Music Director How does one define epic? I believe, in my humble opinion, that if you were to look up the word epic in the dictionary you would see a picture of Blind Guardian's latest magnum opus, At The Edge of Time . This album is pure magic. From the opening strings and orchestra, to the closing guitar riff, this album is absolutely flawless. All of the songs on the album are [...]

News Brazilian metallers SCELERATA are working on material for their third album, to be recorded in Brazil and Germany.

Hansi Kürsch, the frontman of German power metal outfit Blind Guardian has posted a message online discussing the band's recent tour. He also discusses the future of his side project, Demonds & Wizards. His message reads as follows: "Another year, another message. Here, as promised a little while ago, the ultimate report about what we were deali... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

News The world's first-ever film festival dedicated to heavy metal music will take place at the Downtown Independent Cinema in Los Angeles, California this coming March 31 through April 3, 2011.

News After a late 2010 BLIND GUARDIAN concert in Osnabrück, Germany, bass player Oliver Holzwarth, who is also well known for his work with TARJA and SIEGES EVEN, sat down with Maik Reishaus of BassTheWorld.com to speak about BLIND GUARDIAN's current tour; how he joined the band in 1997; his deep love for Sandberg basses from Braunschweig, Germany); and about the clinics and workshops he's doing with

Preparate i fazzoletti perché, purtroppo, siamo arrivati all'ultima serata del nostro Contro-Sanremo metallaro di questo 2011! Ma non vi lasceremo a "orecchie vuote" perché, stasera, abbiamo intenzione di "donarvi" tre perle che hanno fatto grandi gli anni novanta del metal mondiale! Il menù della serata prevede un primo "energetico" a base di Pantera (con la meravigliosa This Love dell'album culto Vulgar Display Of Power ), un secondo "raffinato" offertoci dai Blind Guardian (con una versione "powerissima" del classico Mirror Mirror ) e un dolce che, ovviamente, non poteva che essere [...]

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By Ben Apatoff Like most fanatical music dorks, I spend the holiday season listening to my favorite records of the year, in vain hopes of creating the impeccable top ten list. High in rotation right now is BLIND GUARDIAN's At the Edge of Time, which I gained a drastic new appreciation for after seeing Germany's ...

Freelance Whales at MHOW (03/01/10) Photo : Jon Klemm Here are some more details on the John Lennon tribute/benefit: 30th John Lennon Tribute: A Benefit For Playing For Change (Nov 12, 2010) Talent lineup: Jackson Brown, Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Keb' Mo', Joan Osborne, Martin Sexton, Shelby Lynne, Taj Mahal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Alejandro Escovedo, The Kennedys, Vusi Mahlasela, Rich Pagano of the Fab Faux, Chris Bliss, Wendy Osserman Dance and Joe Raiola. [...]

Before the holiday weekend I sent this email out to Team Orchard, and, as we settle back into our fall groove I figured I'd share our excitement with you. Hey all – I've got great news to share about 2 albums that came out last week on our digital side: Ra Ra Riot's album "The Orchard" (Barsuk [...]