Somewhere Far Beyond Remastered 2007 - Album
Somewhere Far Beyond Remastered 2007 (Album) by Blind Guardian
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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 The God Machine 2022
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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 The God Machine 2022 read less
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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 The God Machine 2022 read less
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