BLIND GUARDIAN

Release Year: 2022
Artist Origin: GER
Style: dynamic intense speed heavy metal

now, let us face it - this thunderous and energetic kind of return by BG was expected not since 2019's orchestral album, and not since the previous studio 2015's release, but far far longer, as German legend in heavy metal was not as intense and dynamic in decades, so for admirers of their classic nineties era these nine cuts sound as pure revelation, nailed in old fashioned speedy power metal way with crushing riffs as a dominant feature, certainly backed up by intricate arrangements, giving way to remarkable harmonies that go hand in hand with hypnotizing voice of Hansi and engaging rhythm section, heating the atmosphere to the max, while lyrics explore themes of existential struggles, inner turmoil, and the loss of will in a technology-dominated world; limited German gatefold sleeve double picture disk edition with a sleeve sized twenty four page booklet and three bonuses in form of alternative versions of album tracks on side D is strictly limited to 2500 units