Well, so many negative comments up here, that's strange for such an excellent album that is also, by the way, around #100 in the top 200 of the best albums of all time on Metal Storm.

Damn these guys love interludes.

Written by DeathMetal on 08.10.2017 at 23:32

Damn these guys love interludes.

Haha yeah you're right. I don't mind those but I can see how it might be a bit too much for someone elses taste.

Personally I think this is their second best album (after Imaginations From The Other Side).

The previous albums were better

Decent stuff. Better than Imaginations but not as good as their earlier ones. Into the Storm is a killer track.

Written by majormalfunction on 04.05.2020 at 21:31

Decent stuff. Better than Imaginations but not as good as their earlier ones. Into the Storm is a killer track.

Only good songs are Mirror Mirror, and time stands still...
Album where bg died

Written by Bad English on 05.05.2020 at 00:00

Only good songs are Mirror Mirror, and time stands still...
Album where bg died

I think most of the songs here are good, quite rarely it's anything extraordinary but solid. I don't think Blind Guardian ever "died" even if lost interest in them after A Twist in the Myth.

Written by majormalfunction on 05.05.2020 at 08:11

Written by Bad English on 05.05.2020 at 00:00

Only good songs are Mirror Mirror, and time stands still...
Album where bg died

I think most of the songs here are good, quite rarely it's anything extraordinary but solid. I don't think Blind Guardian ever "died" even if lost interest in them after A Twist in the Myth.

I throw away all albums after this, later checked on Spotify, and understod, that after this, band is shit to me

For me, this is one of the best power metal record ever.

If you like their previous albums, this is surely a disappointment and probably worth a 6-7. If you like traditional and direct power metal, then this is probably too convoluted and boring with a dozen interludes, worth at most 7-8. If you like epic, symphonic power metal, and you know the story of the Silmarillion, this is the best album ever made. 11/10

I Didn't like the album at first, I couldn't get passed all them short songs, between the tracks, I know some people wouldnt find them a problem, and I'm sure they are there to fit in the album story somehow, but I found they disrupted the album and felt unnecessary to me, this would of been a perfect 10 by me if it wasn't for that.

So I created a play list and took out the short in between songs, and the album then was brilliant, almost on par with Imaginations, apart from a few tracks I enjoyed the majority of the album, highlights for me are obviously the classic Mirror Mirror, Nightfall, As time stands still and Into the Storm.

I slightly prefer Imaginations but this album has grown on me, and I might see me liking this one more eventually.

As a fan of Tolkien this has to me my favorite Guardian album.

One of the best metal albums ever made on this planet!

Too long, after 13th track there isn't anything interesting to me. I'm more of a fan of first 3 albums anyway, but second 3 are also not bad. After that it went downhill.

Written by GrimReaper85 on 13.09.2021 at 16:34

Too long, after 13th track there isn't anything interesting to me. I'm more of a fan of first 3 albums anyway, but second 3 are also not bad. After that it went downhill.

Only 2 songs are worth to mention Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill), and mirror mirror

Written by Bad English on 13.09.2021 at 20:30

Written by GrimReaper85 on 13.09.2021 at 16:34

Too long, after 13th track there isn't anything interesting to me. I'm more of a fan of first 3 albums anyway, but second 3 are also not bad. After that it went downhill.

Only 2 songs are worth to mention Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill), and mirror mirror

Yes, indeed, these two tracks, plus Nightfall.
And, yes, overall too long, of course.

It's strange, the melodic content is similar to ANATO which is one of my favourites but I can't seem to enjoy this record as much. The interludes are boring. The rhythm guitar and the bass are too low in the mix and it's still sounding muddy. Many of the choruses became convoluted or weird. Into The Storm, Mirror Mirror and Blood Tears are definitely highlights for me, maybe even Thorn. The rest could've used some reduction in melodies, solos...

Maybe a full album remix would makes sense here.

Listening to this after rather long time, I forgot how good this was.

Their best

I'm not a big fan of interludes, especially when they are tied to actual songs, like in The Privilege Of Power. Here interludes were done right, they separate, actually working for the story and didn't slow down the flow of the album. Well, back to the point. I adore conceptual albums and fantasy. Silmarillion is awesome (some day I will read it in English, some day...). Guardian here is in the top form both from performance and songwriting standpoints. So yeah, this album is a masterpiece for me, the third in a row. My most beloved songs here are "Mirror Mirror", "Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)", "Into The Storm" and "Blood Tears". I still love Somewhere Far Beyond and Imaginations From The Other Side just a bit more, but it's a "Nightfall", which is considered by many fans as the most famous and beloved BG album and rightfully so!