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Metal’s most epic storytellers BLIND GUARDIAN released their latest album ‘Beyond The Red Mirror’, out via Nuclear Blast, and last week the band kicked off their epic world tour to support the new release. To celebrate hitting the road, the band has put together a trailer covering how they prepare for a tour, what happens behind the scenes, how they pick what tracks to play and much more – watch here:

Four-and-a-half years in the making, Beyond The Red Mirror was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio in Grefrath, Germany and produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (SAXON, HAMMERFALL, HELLOWEEN). The album’s spellbinding tracks showcase BLIND GUARDIAN’s long-awaited collaborative work with three different classical choirs from Prague, Budapest and Boston, plus two grand orchestras – each featuring 90 musicians!  An endeavour demanding that attention be paid to the lyrics as much as to the music, Beyond The Red Mirror is a desperate search for truth, an exploration of the relativities of good and evil, a testimony of the consequences of lost opportunities, a glimpse into a distant universe’s dystopian society, a story about a prophecy, a promise of revolution, a plot for revenge and a miracle machine with powers far beyond what mere mortals could have dreamed possible.

The album features artwork by long-time collaborator Felipe Machado and is available to order in the following formats:

‘BEYOND THE RED MIRROR’ ON CD:

Base.com:  http://bit.ly/blindguardianbase
Amazon:  http://smarturl.it/BLIND-GUARDIAN-Red

‘BEYOND THE RED MIRROR’ ON LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL:
Order exclusively from the Nuclear Blast UK webstore:  http://bit.ly/BTRMvinyl

The album track list reads as follows:

01. Ninth Wave
02. Twilight Of The Gods
03. Prophecies
04. At The Edge Of Time
05. Ashes Of Eternity
06. Distant Memories (bonus track on limited editions + vinyl)
07. Holy Grail
08. The Throne
09. Sacred Mind
10. Miracle Machine
11. Grand Parade

Listen ‘Twilight Of the Gods’ on YouTube:

“It is impossible for us to choose a song that represents the whole album. The upcoming single needs to be seen as an appetizer- ‘Twilight Of The Gods’ is perfect, because it reveals incredible dynamic and contains great melody lines”, shares vocalist & lyricist Hansi Kürsch.