Their even cheesier German counterparts Helloween just pulled off their biggest success in decades thanks to a reunion and a self-titled album. And it seems even Blind Guardian realized that reaching for more heights can make you fall to the pits.īut where to take the next step? How about to the past? Seemed to have worked out quite well for some other famous metal bands. Certainly an achievement, but for most fans a self-indulgent misfire that served no real purpose. These tendencies reached their culmination point with 2019’s “Legacy of the Dark Lands”, a 75-minute concept album with no metal, no other band members beside singer Hansi Kürsch performing and only orchestras. Huge musical ambition and technical proficiency which at times came at the expense of the six-string instruments and the powerful riffs (but the occasional bangers were always present to remind us that they not turned into a folk band). The long, sweeping epics full of symphonic elements, orchestras, and multi-layered soundscapes, where the runtime has no problem closing to the ten-minute mark. Nevertheless, the last 20 years marked a clear, noticeable shift in the band’s musical dynamic, where the songwriting focus moved away from the straightforward, aggressive, guitar-driven material and give bigger and bigger space to the cinematic side of Blind Guardian. From the early days of raw, 80’s speed metal and the glorious mid 90’s (which in general can been seen as the high-water mark of the Europower genre), all the way to the new millennium. German power metal master Blind Guardian have been walking this tightrope for more than 30 years now which is not only impressive on its own right but multiplied by the consistency and high quality they retained throughout the decades. While also maintaining that careful balance of staying loyal your established style while also finding the right amount of progression to not become stale or self-repeating. One of the hardest tasks for any long-running heavy metal band is maintaining that burning sense of passion and fiery delivery that comes with being young and full of confidence. Review Summary: Gazing back to the past to find new drive for the future, Blind Guardian stays strong as ever.
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