The ‘Twilight Of The Gods’ gleams at the horizon and Germany-based progressive power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN release another great classic off their first live record in 14 years! The magical “Live Beyond The Spheres”, a package filled with 22 songs and available as a 3CD-DIGI or 4LP-BOX, will be released on July 7th and guides the fans not only through BLIND GUARDIAN‘s all-time classics such as ‘The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)’ or ‘Mirror Mirror’, but also presents rarely performed songs like ‘And Then There Was Silence’.
The band have just unveiled a live video to their mighty ‘Twilight Of The Gods’:
The song is also available as digital single, that you can purchase here.
“Live Beyond The Spheres” – Track Listing:
CD1
01. The Ninth Wave
02. Banish From Sanctuary
03. Nightfall
04. Prophecies
05. Tanelorn
06. The Last Candle
07. And Then There Was Silence
CD2
01. The Lord Of The Rings
02. Fly
03. Bright Eyes
04. Lost In The Twilight Hall
05. Imaginations From The Other Side
06. Into The Storm
07. Twilight Of The Gods
08. A Past And Future Secret
09. And The Story Ends
CD3
01. Sacred Worlds
02. The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)
03. Valhalla
04. Wheel Of Time
05. Majesty
06. Mirror Mirror
BLIND GUARDIAN live:
16.06. D St. Goarshausen – RockFels
28.06. IL Tel Aviv – Reading 3
30.06. GR Chania – Chania Rock Festival
02.07. I Milan – Battlefield Metal Fest
08.07. D Ballenstedt – Rockharz Open Air
02.08. H Székesfehérvár – Fezen Fesztivál
03.08. SK Bratislava – Majestic Club
05.08. S Rejmyre – Skogsröjet Festival
10.08. E Villena – Leyendas del Rock
11.08. UK Derby – Bloodstock Open Air
12.08. A Graz – Metal on the Hill
25.08. PL Straszecin – Czad Festival
26.08. D Dresden – Alter Schlachthof
Today metal’s most epic storytellers BLIND GUARDIAN have released ‘Twilight Of The Gods’, the first single from their highly-anticipated tenth studio release, »Beyond The Red Mirror«, due out in Europe on January 30th, 2015, February 2nd in the UK and February 3rd, 2015 in North America, via Nuclear Blast.
Additionally, BLIND GUARDIAN just unveiled the official lyric video on ‘Twilight Of The Gods’. Check out the clip at the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel, check it out below:
Digi-pak
01. Twilight Of The Gods
02. Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill) – Live at Wacken 2011
03. The Bard’s Song (In The Forest) – Live at Wacken 2011
7’’
Side A
01. Twilight Of The Gods
Side B
01. Time Stands Still – At The Iron Hill (Live @ Wacken 2011)
Digital
01. Twilight Of The Gods
Left (blue): Standard Artwork Right (red): Earbook/ Digi-Pak & Digi-Book Artwork
“It is impossible for us to choose a song that represents the whole album. The new 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 BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist & lyricist Hansi Kürsch.
Four-and-a-half years in the making, »Beyond The Red Mirror« was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio in Grefrath, Germany and produced byCharlie 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, and 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.
»Beyond The Red Mirror« features artwork by long-time collaborator Felipe Machado »Beyond The Red Mirror« is now available for pre-order in the following formats:
• Jewel Case (10 songs)
• Limited Edition Digi-Pak / Digi-Book (11 songs)
• Double LP gatefold vinyl (11 songs)
• EarBook (12 songs plus illustrations, photos, and liner notes)
• Exclusive Limited Edition NB Mail-Order Earbook (12 songs plus illustrations, photos, liner notes + bonus 10”)
BLUE: Standard Artwork
RED: Earbook / Digi-Pak & Digi-Book Artwork
The track listing for »Beyond The Red Mirror« is 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
BLIND GUARDIAN will be performing on this year’s 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise in January 2015 before launching their headlining tour through 22 European countries this upcoming April and May. A very special hometown show at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany will take place on April 25th; four dates in the Russian Federation are planned for June.
All confirmed BLIND GUARDIAN dates are listed below:
22.-26-01 USA Caribbean Sea – 70.000 Tons of Metal
10.04. NL Eindhoven – Effenaar
11.04. BE Antwerps-Borgerhout – Trix Zall
12.04. UK London – The Forum
14.04. FR Paris – Bataclan
15.04. FR Strasburg – La Laiterie
17.04. ESP Bilbao – Santana 27
18.04. ESP Barcelona – St Jordi Club
19.04. ESP Madrid – La Riviera
21.04. CH Pratteln – Z7
23.04. D Trier – Europa Halle
24.04. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp
25.04. D Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
26.04. D Bamberg – Brose Arena
28.04. D München – Zenith
30.04. D Leipzig – Haus Auensee
01.05. D Stuttgart – Liederhalle Beethoven Saal
02.05. D Hamburg – O2 Arena
05.05. I Milan – Alcatraz
06.05. I Rome – Atlantico
08.05. GR Thessaloniki – Principal Club
09.05. GR Athens – Gagarin 205
10.05. GR Athens – Gagarin 205
13.05. TR Ankara – Jolly Joker Ankara
14.05. TR Istanbul – KüçükÇiftlik Park
15.05. RO Bucharest – tba
16.05. BG Sofia – UNIVERSIADA HALL
19.05. RS Belgrade – Belexpocentar Beograd.
21.05. SLO Ljubjana – Kino Siska
22.05. AT Graz – Explosiv
23.05. AT Vienna – Gaswerk
24.05. CZ Zlin – Masters of Rock Café
26.05. PL Warsaw – Progresja Music Zone
27.05 D Berlin – Huxley´s Neue Welt
29.05. S Gothenburg – Trädgårn
30.05. S Örebro – Metallsvenskan Festival
31.05. NOR Oslo – Rockefeller
02.06. FIN Helsinki – Nosturi
04.06. RUS St.Petersburg – A2 Club
05.06. RUS Moscow – Ray Just Arena
07.06. RUS Ekaterinburg – Tele Club
09.06. RUS Samara – Metelitsa
11.06. BY Minsk – Republic Club
Brazlian SCELERATA is one of the bands that will participate in Brazilian tribute for the 30 years of HELLOWEEN, organized by the band’s fan club in Brazil.
The chosen song was ‘Twilight Of The Gods’, the fourth track of ‘Keeper Of The Seven Keys – Part I’. This release also marks the official debut of the new lineup, check out below the video:
‘Twilight Of The Gods’ is also available for download on the band’s official website http://www.scelerata.com and for streaming HERE.
SCELERATA could not miss to pay this tribute to the Germans. After all, the relation between the band and HELLOWEEN is old. The singer Andi Deris himself composed the song ‘Must Be Dreaming’ for the group and participated on the same track on the disc ‘The Sniper’. But this close contact does not stop there. The drummer Francis Cassol recorded the disc ‘The Sniper’ using Dani Löeble’s drums and Scelerata already worked with Helloween producer, Charlie Bauerfeind, in two albums.
Here is the final European tour date schedule of Greek gods ROTTING CHRIST! Many countries are missing in the tour schedule but we have a good news for you – a second part of the tour (to take place in 2014) will cover mostly Eastern Europe. The autumn tour of ROTTING CHRIST will host TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, NEGURA BUNGET and supports whose names will be given soon.
2013 European Tournee ROTTING CHRIST TWILIGHT OF THE GODS NEGURA BUNGET + supports
“Fire On The Mountain (1683)”, the first song from the heavy metal “supergroup” TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, can be streamed below. The track comes off the band’s debut album, “Fire On The Mountain”, which will be released on September 27 in Europe and October 1 in North America via Season Of Mist.
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS is: Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL, DEAD SOVEREIGN, BLOOD REVOLT) on vocals, Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS) on drums, guitarists Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-AVA INFERI, ex-MAYHEM) and Patrik Lindgren (THYRFING), and Frode Glesnes (EINHERJER) on bass.
“Fire On The Mountain” track listing:
01. Destiny Forged In Blood
02. Children Of Cain
03. Fire On The Mountain (1683)
04. Preacher Man
05. Sword Of Damocles
06. The End Of History
07. At Dawn We Ride
The effort will be made available as a CD digipack and a limited-edition LP via the Season Of Mist e-shop.
In a recent interview with Metal Hammer magazine, Averill stated about “Fire On The Mountain”: “We grew up with and through most of our reference points. This is just what just came out when we play. We didn’t need to go, ‘We need to write songs that sound like MANOWAR,’ but we all love MANOWAR. There’s a fine line to walk between pastiche, parody and putting of the old gonzoid heavy metal charm into it, but not being too self-knowing in that sense.”
Asked if it was weird to switch over to singing classic metal lyrics, and finding out how he related to those lyrics, Averill said: “Definitely. The thing is that it’s full of the gonzoid heavy metal idioms — the swords and the steel and the blood and the fire. It was a difficult balance to find, to strike between being full of a certain glory and beauty and charm of old heavy metal, without it being too wink-wink, nod-nod, self-parody, but really genuinely meaning it because that’s what we all love, and treating it with the sort of kid gloves and respect that it deserves.”
He continued: “But yeah, it was difficult trying to find a different voice, another kind of lyric but at the same time, if you take, say, the title track, ‘Fire On The Mountain’, that’s my Dio tribute and it sounds like a RAINBOW songtitle. But yeah, the song is about the siege of Vienna by the Ottoman empire in 1683 where King Leopold I and the Holy Roman See defeated the Turks, and those, I think, had a lot to do with saving the European culture and the Enlightenment and all sorts of stuff. So if you were to actually look at it, you’d go, ‘Actually, there’s something being said here, but it’s written in heavy metal vernacular, which was handed down to us from IRON MAIDEN and whoever. But it’s a challenge, for sure, and it’s also a challenge to write a chorus that people could sing. You’re sitting there for the first time thinking, actually, how could I write this in such a way for people at a show or at a festival to get behind it, you know? It’s just a traditional, hard-rock structure, which is a breath of fresh air for all of us, because we’ve all, for the past 20 years, been playing extreme music and darker music to some degree, so it’s a bit like something fresh for all of us, despite the fact that it’s all old.”
ROTTING CHRIST announce that their fans can expect a European Tour in mid-October! Sakis and his band will promote their newest piece of art “Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy”(Season Of Mist) in the company of their special guests, TWILIGHT OF THE GODS and NEGURA BUNGET. The tour will be supported by a few more bands. It will be the first tour promoting this album and the new line-up of the band in Europe. Sakis announces many surprises, also visual ones, and guarantees a new show quality! We will reveal the tour schedule and the names of supporting bands in the nearest future.
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