Search found 2439 matches
- 20 Dec 2018 15:12
- Forum: Imaginations from the Other Side
- Topic: Hansi @ Avantasia first released song
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1325
Re: Hansi @ Avantasia first released song
Honestly, I think this is the first thing I've heard by Tobias Sammet that I actually quite enjoyed.
- 19 Dec 2018 17:51
- Forum: Imaginations from the Other Side
- Topic: Hansi @ Avantasia first released song
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1325
Re: Hansi @ Avantasia first released song
Damn, you almost never hear him pull out vibrato like that. Sounds great. Nice to hear another side of his voice.
- 23 Oct 2018 18:22
- Forum: Otherland
- Topic: The Last Movie You Watch.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 61306
Re: The Last Movie You Watch.
Pretty Woman(1990) I was forced to watch this movie for the second time (first was in 1990) in an uncle/aunt visit and noticed some things that are not typical of a light-romantic movie. First, the too much obvious suggestion of a porn movie facial. Then, the scene in which Julia Roberts and Richar...
- 14 Oct 2018 17:44
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: "The Tides of War", an unreleased NIME song, coming September 26th
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6739
Re: "The Tides of War", an unreleased NIME song, coming September 26th
Hard to make some of those things out, but here are the differences I hear: There's no escape And there's no return The blood it's (?) behind us [(?) sounds kind of like "both" to me. I think it's a "b" word.] It's the (?) of sight [Actually sounds like "It's the world I've (signed?)" to me, even th...
- 11 Oct 2018 17:06
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: The Blind Guardian Myths and Twists
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2640
Re: The Blind Guardian Myths and Twists
God, Felipe Machado is such a bad artist. His art looks like it was made by a college freshman who just discovered that blending modes exist in Photoshop.
That documentary would have been cool though.
That documentary would have been cool though.
- 27 Sep 2018 07:30
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Blind Guardian's 11th studio album - THE ORCHESTRAL PROJECT
- Replies: 126
- Views: 37851
Re: Blind Guardian's 11th studio album - THE ORCHESTRAL PROJECT
The Bard appears yet again!. Quick, how's my hair look?



- 17 Sep 2018 06:37
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Blind Guardian LP 12(?) Speculation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9989
Re: Blind Guardian LP 12(?) Speculation
You don’t wanna know my playtime! 😉 But for example, when World of Warcraft was released, I set my alarmclock, slept 3 hours and played 21hours every day for more than 3 month in a row! Ok you can discount 20 minutes for the pizza service of course. ;))) I think we just learned why it takes so long...
- 17 Sep 2018 06:34
- Forum: Otherland
- Topic: The Last Movie You Watch.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 61306
Re: The Last Movie You Watch.
1990 - I Guerrieri Del Bronx (1982) I didn't understand the conversations because it hadn't subtitles. I read that the plot is a copy of a Shakespeare tragedy named Troillo and Kressyda. Dawn Of The Dead (1978) Two hours and half watching a game of shooting zombies. I don't recommend. Whaaaat? Dawn...
- 17 Sep 2018 06:32
- Forum: Otherland
- Topic: What book are you reading?
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 603286
- 07 Jun 2018 21:09
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Blind Guardian LP 12(?) Speculation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9989
Re: Blind Guardian LP 12(?) Speculation
You don’t wanna know my playtime! 😉 But for example, when World of Warcraft was released, I set my alarmclock, slept 3 hours and played 21hours every day for more than 3 month in a row! Ok you can discount 20 minutes for the pizza service of course. ;))) I think we just learned why it takes so long...
- 06 Apr 2018 18:01
- Forum: Site and Forum
- Topic: The latest spam flood.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14215
Re: The latest spam flood.
I haven't checked the forum in a while, and holy shit. That was almost 3000 spam posts. If you can delete all posts by a user, I'm not aware of how, but mods can delete an entire 50-topic page at a time.
And thus have I reclaimed The Coffee Shop at last, after many months of occupation.
And thus have I reclaimed The Coffee Shop at last, after many months of occupation.
- 29 Oct 2017 05:50
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Dead Sound of Misery is about?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5667
Re: Dead Sound of Misery is about?
And then like magic the OP transformed into Vietnamese spam for watches and had to be removed. Huh.
- 06 Sep 2017 05:53
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Your Top 5 Favorite Blind Guardian Albums
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36771
Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Blind Guardian Albums
I'm going to violate the topic title and just list them all, since I just ran through their discog again for the first time in years. Nightfall in Middle-Earth - While the top 3 are all close for me, I think this album still edges (no pun intended) out my no. 2. Great songs, great melodies, pacing, ...
- 19 Aug 2017 06:21
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Ultra high beeping on "Curse My Name" 2:50 - 3:33
- Replies: 72
- Views: 39595
Re: Ultra high beeping on "Curse My Name" 2:50 - 3:33
Oh good, turns out it was just the headphones I was using. Guess they don't really produce frequencies that high. Turns out the beep is just as horrible as I remember. 

- 18 Aug 2017 06:36
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Ultra high beeping on "Curse My Name" 2:50 - 3:33
- Replies: 72
- Views: 39595
Re: Ultra high beeping on "Curse My Name" 2:50 - 3:33
You know what's even worse than the beep in Curse My Name? Hearing it clearly enough in 2010 that that part of the song was nearly unlistenable, and then re-ripping the song 7 years later and realizing you're not sure if you're even hearing it at all. :cry: :cry: Apparently I've managed to kill the ...
- 26 Jul 2017 17:26
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Interview 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6124
Re: Interview 2017
Cool interview. Some interesting questions about Marcus' past. I bet his parents feel good about supporting him and letting him take that time off to record albums, since 30 years later he's still at it. 

- 19 Jul 2017 22:47
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22542
Re: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
Sorry for double Post, Nuclear Blast told me, that they do not know about the locations. BUT the colleages from the production did forward the request directly to the band. This means, it's up to the bards to answer (or not) ;-) I wouldn't count on it. I just read an interview with Marcus where the...
- 06 Jul 2017 17:52
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22542
Re: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
Oh, I mean to say, he is legitimately hitting the note in this recording. In some live bootlegs I've heard, it sounds ... off? Heady, falsetto-y. Whereas this one sounds like it's coming from his chest. I'm terrible at describing things Suffice to say he sounds as good or better than he did on Live...
- 06 Jul 2017 04:14
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22542
Re: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
The mixing seems more solid on the actual album and the backing vocals do seem more noticeable, oddly on some songs way more than others. Could be overdubs. Wheel of Time sounds absolutely incredible, to my surprise somewhat. Another highlight: no awkward falsetto during Tanelorn. Somehow. That's k...
- 05 Jul 2017 18:09
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22542
Re: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
I'll post this interview/trailer here, on the small chance that there is a person who comes here but isn't connected to BG's Facebook page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41YoDamAJE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41YoDamAJE
- 29 Jun 2017 02:46
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22542
Re: Live Beyond The Spheres New Live Album
The recordings themselves sound good, but yeah, the lack of crowd noise has been rather disappointing, especially in comparison to Live.
- 27 Jun 2017 17:46
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
What I can tell you about the concept is to a certain extent it is connected to the Czech Republic, so it will play an essential role I the story telling as well. It's going to be a fictional story connected to history too. Does this mean that the collaboration with Markus Heitz is off? Have I miss...
- 27 Jun 2017 06:51
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
Here ya go! http://www.truemetal.it/news/intervista-blind-guardian-marcus-siepen-90490-p2 Sounds good! I can still hope to hear live versions of Holy Grail, Curse of Feanor, and Miracle Machine some day! And they've actually recorded most of the music for the OP, so them saying it'll come out 2018/...
- 24 Jun 2017 04:49
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
Ask them about the orchestral project, pleaseee 😀 I should be able to publish the interview next week (Nuclear Blast asked us to publish it not earlier than the last week of June), there are some interesting info on the orchestral album :mrgreen: As soon as it'll be online I'll post the link here ;...
- 16 May 2017 03:54
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
So, tell me, what songs would be on a new live album that haven't been on previous live albums or DVDs? Keep in mind that some songs have never been played live at all, so those don't count. I'd say that we're a very atypical crowd since we own everything and enjoy hearing "different" songs than th...
- 13 May 2017 21:10
- Forum: Imaginations from the Other Side
- Topic: Ayreon live in concert 013 Tilburg
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9246
Re: Ayreon live in concert 013 Tilburg
Nope. I'm just going to sit around being sad that things like this and The Theater Equation never happen in the US. 

- 13 May 2017 05:44
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 201
"Fly" is from Warsaw and "Imaginations from the Other Side" is from Hamburg. :wink: Need to listen to all three CDs again to find out more. :roll: Any chance you could talk the band into releasing less-played songs that aren't on the album online as part of a media campaign for the live album? :win...
- 13 May 2017 05:42
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
The lack of Curse of Feanor is really disappointing. As is the general lack of songs they haven't had on a live album before. I love Blind Guardian, but why are they so obsessed with releasing the same songs over and over?
- 13 May 2017 05:38
- Forum: Imaginations from the Other Side
- Topic: "I'm a snob bastard and listen to non-Metal stuff"
- Replies: 966
- Views: 419268
Re: "I'm a snob bastard and listen to non-Metal stuff"
Run the Jewels - RTJ3
Killer Mike and El-P nailing it again
Killer Mike and El-P nailing it again
- 13 May 2017 05:35
- Forum: Site and Forum
- Topic: New phpBB version
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3450
- 01 May 2017 18:10
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Nightfall in Middle-Earth liner notes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6432
Re: Nightfall in Middle-Earth liner notes
I'll do you one better. The English edition has the story section too, so I took pics of the pages for you.






- 11 Sep 2016 07:25
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: 2016 North American Tour with Grave Digger
- Replies: 80
- Views: 29607
Re: 2016 North American Tour with Grave Digger
Really? I would have loved to have seen Holy Grail live. And they're already playing all of Imaginations, why add in more old material?blindgfan wrote:That's pretty disappointing. My only hope is they will play Journey through the dark or Traveller in Time instead of Holy Grail.
- 29 Aug 2016 06:06
- Forum: Coffee Shop
- Topic: Can you hear the compressed ones?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5880
Re: Can you hear the compressed ones?
I got 5/6, but this just confirms my opinion that it doesn't really matter. If I weren't really paying close attention, I think the first voice only track is the only one I'd really notice. Funny you picked that out as one of the most difficult. The moment the uncompressed one started I was positive...
- 17 Aug 2016 21:31
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2017 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 2018!!
- Replies: 106
- Views: 61439
Re: NEW DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN 2018 AND ORCHESTRA ALBUM IN 201
Now be fair, I'm sure they'll spread IFTOS songs out across both discs.JazzJackrabbit wrote:I'm guessing for the double live album that one disc will be just all IFTOS and the second disc will be all other songs.

- 03 Apr 2016 22:53
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Forgotten Bard Songs ---- Most underrated/overlooked songs?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9433
Re: Forgotten Bard Songs ---- Most underrated/overlooked son
I feel like half the discussions on this board now are about whether At the Edge of Time is fantastic or terrible. :P I've listened to it probably 30 times or so by now, and still think it's incredibly overrated by people on this forum (don't know about listeners overall). I finally decided it's act...
- 03 Apr 2016 09:44
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Update orchestral project
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6082
Re: Update orchestral project
I can't imagine what it would be if I was a really old BG fan and I had to wait about this album... thanks, God, I'm not... It's not so bad. I'm pretty sure they've been planning it since I started listening, and that's probably almost exactly 9 years now. About half the time since they first conce...
- 23 Mar 2016 01:24
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Themes for BG songs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30723
Re: Themes for BG songs
From interviews with Hansi when BtRM was coming out
- 22 Mar 2016 22:16
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Themes for BG songs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30723
Re: Themes for BG songs
Did the Bard's never have a story that spanned multiple songs and albums (like Sonata's Caleb saga for example)? I would kind of expect them to do such a thing, somehow :O Yep, and an entire album even. :P Imaginations from the Other Side/Bright Eyes/And the Story Ends/all of Beyond the Red Mirror
- 22 Mar 2016 21:59
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Themes for BG songs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30723
Re: Themes for BG songs
Apparently, after years, my brain is still holding onto its Middle-Earth knowledge. :P Lucifer's Heritage: Symphonies Of Doom (1985) Halloween Brian - The film Monty Python's Life of Brian. Dead Of The Night Symphonies Of Doom Lucifer's Heritage - instrumental Battalions Of Fear (1988) - Refers spec...
- 07 Dec 2015 04:09
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Interviews 2015
- Replies: 41
- Views: 20287
Re: Interviews 2015
If I get another show on this tour, the live album, the orchestral album, and another regular album by 2020, I'll call it a good deal whatever the finer details of that schedule are.
- 01 Dec 2015 02:25
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Setlist discussion for 2015
- Replies: 232
- Views: 89551
Re: Setlist discussion for 2015
Orlando setlist http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blind-guardian/2015/the-plaza-theatre-orlando-fl-7bf2ae90.html Maybe we'll all hear Curse of Feanor if they do a NIME anniversary tour. ;) I'm hoping we hear it often now. The cat's been let out of the bag. They can't stuff it back in now that everyone ...
- 30 Nov 2015 10:33
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Setlist discussion for 2015
- Replies: 232
- Views: 89551
Re: Setlist discussion for 2015
Orlando setlist http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blind-guardian/2015/the-plaza-theatre-orlando-fl-7bf2ae90.html Maybe we'll all hear Curse of Feanor if they do a NIME anniversary tour. ;) I'm hoping we hear it often now. The cat's been let out of the bag. They can't stuff it back in now that everyone ...
- 29 Nov 2015 12:01
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Setlist discussion for 2015
- Replies: 232
- Views: 89551
Re: Setlist discussion for 2015
I'm shocked. And they played ATTWS before that, and then IFTOS right after? That takes some endurance, especially so late in the tour! Just one more reason Blind Guardian is the best band in the world. I was surprised they brought back ATTWS so late in the US tour, on just the last few tour dates. ...
- 29 Nov 2015 01:56
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Setlist discussion for 2015
- Replies: 232
- Views: 89551
Re: Setlist discussion for 2015
WHAT THE FUCK THEY PLAYED CURSE OF FEANOR. ATLANTA IS MY MORTAL ENEMY NOW
- 02 Nov 2015 05:09
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Setlist discussion for 2015
- Replies: 232
- Views: 89551
Re: Setlist discussion for 2015
Your setlist is spot on, except that Imaginations was played at the end of the first set. What a unique night it was! I guess the Bards wanted to say "thank you" for spending our Halloween with them. Turns out Hansi is not elvish, but is in fact Elvis! I still can't believe they played the whole se...
- 24 Aug 2015 03:06
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Favorite Songs From Each Album
- Replies: 63
- Views: 36744
Re: Favorite Songs From Each Album
Confirmed: Gandalf is actually Marcus' secret forum account.Gandalf de Grijze wrote:The only song I ever tend to skip when listening to BG is The Last Candle
- 22 Aug 2015 23:58
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Favorite Songs From Each Album
- Replies: 63
- Views: 36744
Re: Favorite Songs From Each Album
Nah, DAMNED! FOR ALL TIME!Ryu wrote:ALTAIR 4JazzJackrabbit wrote:That's....a unique list for sure. But really, Lionheart? It's probably my candidate for worst BG song ever.
ALTAIR 4
- 22 Aug 2015 08:43
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Favorite Songs From Each Album
- Replies: 63
- Views: 36744
Re: Favorite Songs From Each Album
Hmm, I never posted here before. I'm going to have to put some songs into parentheses for some, because they're just too close to be certain. BOF - Majesty FTB - Valhalla (overplayed they both may be, but I do think it's because they're the best from those albums) TFTTW - Lost in the Twilight Hall S...
- 22 Aug 2015 08:27
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: Favorite Songs From Each Album
- Replies: 63
- Views: 36744
Re: Favorite Songs From Each Album
It's definitely in my top half for ATITM. Love the solo.
- 21 Aug 2015 18:59
- Forum: Guardian of the Blind
- Topic: What BG song are you listening to this moment?
- Replies: 3042
- Views: 920981
Re: What BG song are you listening to this moment?
The spambots are developing good tastelukejeans wrote:"And Then There Was Silence"
