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Nightfall in Middle Earth (Remastered 2007)

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Complete with anthemic choruses, spoken word story lines, and plenty of bombastic power metal punctuating every dramatic turn, Nightfall in Middle-Earth is perhaps Blind Guardian's most triumphant effort. After spending ten years and numerous releases building a large following in Europe and Japan, Blind Guardian took on the task of creating this progressive concept record based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Silmarillion. The story recounts events from the first age of Middle-Earth, Tolkien's parallel world that serves as the mythological backdrop for his classic Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Blind Guardian interpretation features bassist/vocalist Hansi Kürsch's first-person character portrayals and narrations of the medieval quest for truth and glory. It's really quite grandiose. Except for a couple of quick-paced numbers, Blind Guardian favors an operatic prog rock approach on Nightfall in Middle-Earth, suggesting comparisons to Queen, with dense choir-like vocal harmonies set against swirling multi-part guitar lines. Kürsch lacks the technical abilities of metal's most theatrical frontmen, but his conviction and craftiness make up for these limitations as the vocalist stretches and twists his voice to create that rarest of metal attributes, a genuine sonic signature. Plainly, this music is not for everyone. Listeners who can't take the theatricality of Manowar, Hammerfall, or Helloween probably won't be able to stomach Nightfall in Middle-Earth either. However, power metal aficionados and prog fans with a taste for Celtic minstrel counterpoint, shredding guitar solos, thousand-voice marching choruses, and just about everything in between should have more than a passing interest is this hyper-ambitious release.

© Vincent Jeffries /TiVo

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Nightfall in Middle Earth (Remastered 2007)

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1
War of Wrath (Remastered 2007)
00:01:50

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

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2
Into the Storm (Remastered 2007)
00:04:24

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

3
Lammoth (Remastered 2007)
00:00:28

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

4
Nightfall (Remastered 2007)
00:05:34

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

5
The Minstrel (Remastered 2007)
00:00:32

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

6
The Curse of Feanor (Remastered 2007)
00:05:41

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Marcus Siepen, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist - Thomas Stauch, Composer

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

7
Captured (Remastered 2007)
00:00:26

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

8
Blood Tears (Remastered 2007)
00:05:23

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

9
Mirror Mirror (Remastered 2007)
00:05:06

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

10
Face the Truth (Remastered 2007)
00:00:24

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

11
Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) (Remastered 2007)
00:06:52

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

12
Battle of Sudden Flames (Remastered 2007)
00:00:43

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

13
Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill) (Remastered 2007)
00:04:54

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

14
The Dark Elf (Remastered 2007)
00:00:23

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

15
Thorn (Remastered 2007)
00:06:18

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

16
The Eldar (Remastered 2007)
00:03:38

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist - Michael Schüren, Composer

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

17
Nom the Wise (Remastered 2007)
00:00:34

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

18
When Sorrow Sang (Remastered 2007)
00:04:25

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

19
Out on the Water (Remastered 2007)
00:00:43

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

20
The Steadfast (Remastered 2007)
00:00:21

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

21
A Dark Passage (Remastered 2007)
00:06:00

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

22
Final Chapter: Thus Ends... (Remastered 2007)
00:00:51

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

23
Harvest of Sorrow (Remastered 2007)
00:03:39

HANSI KURSCH, Composer, Author - André Olbrich, Composer - Blind Guardian, Artist, MainArtist

2017 Nuclear Blast 2017 Nuclear Blast

Album review

Complete with anthemic choruses, spoken word story lines, and plenty of bombastic power metal punctuating every dramatic turn, Nightfall in Middle-Earth is perhaps Blind Guardian's most triumphant effort. After spending ten years and numerous releases building a large following in Europe and Japan, Blind Guardian took on the task of creating this progressive concept record based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Silmarillion. The story recounts events from the first age of Middle-Earth, Tolkien's parallel world that serves as the mythological backdrop for his classic Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Blind Guardian interpretation features bassist/vocalist Hansi Kürsch's first-person character portrayals and narrations of the medieval quest for truth and glory. It's really quite grandiose. Except for a couple of quick-paced numbers, Blind Guardian favors an operatic prog rock approach on Nightfall in Middle-Earth, suggesting comparisons to Queen, with dense choir-like vocal harmonies set against swirling multi-part guitar lines. Kürsch lacks the technical abilities of metal's most theatrical frontmen, but his conviction and craftiness make up for these limitations as the vocalist stretches and twists his voice to create that rarest of metal attributes, a genuine sonic signature. Plainly, this music is not for everyone. Listeners who can't take the theatricality of Manowar, Hammerfall, or Helloween probably won't be able to stomach Nightfall in Middle-Earth either. However, power metal aficionados and prog fans with a taste for Celtic minstrel counterpoint, shredding guitar solos, thousand-voice marching choruses, and just about everything in between should have more than a passing interest is this hyper-ambitious release.

© Vincent Jeffries /TiVo

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