So anyone interested, a general idea/story in this video is this: ( as I understand it after reading the prequel book, album booklet, etc ) Some tiny minor spoilers for the ‘die dunklen lande’ book below. Hansi and Andre are the blind guardians/Chronicles, who are 'witnessing' the events that follow: The land is ravaged by the 30 years war. Nicolas ( the dude in white ) wakes up on the battle field - he is immortal, always has been, and although he was in many battles and terrible situations he always survives and he is not sure why that is. And he is having strange visions about some other ‘purpose’ he has, some other life. So the 4 glowing dudes are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse - Conquest, War, Famine and death. Dun Dun DUUunN the big reveal is that Nicolas is actually the first horseman of the apocalypse - Conquest, and he, together with his 3 brothers (other 3 horsemen) is supposed to destroy the world, that is already going to shit. But there is conflict, because Nicolas does not want to destroy the world. So when other horsemen decide to go down to earth and start apocalypsing he stands up to them and is like ‘ nah ah. I won’t let you do that ‘ So I am not sure who is the horns, red cloak guy who shows up at 2:40, Any clarification here would be welcome. And so the 3 horsemen fall to earth as comets - which is a historical fact, because during the 30 years war people did see comets in the skies and thought that for real, the end is coming, and that was the sign. And then we see the war, carnage, killing all the horror continue, and the horsemen are riding the earth, and Nicolas is standing against them, trying to defend humanity.
@Michaela eu observei uma coisa , que quando eles estão brilhante onde eles observam a terra , quando eles sentem a reação de Nicolas , sem saber o que foi naquele momento , ele percebe que vem da terra , e faz com que a terra gire voltando , até que chegue naquele tempo medieval , onde eles percebem que a ação foi através do Nicolas
Since this comment is very accurate, I'll add some details even though it's been over a year since it was posted, in case someone else is interested. The horned guy in the red cloak is Lucifer himself: Conquest seeks him hoping to find an ally against his brothers, the three other horsemen of the apocalypse. Lucifer doesn't want to be involved directly because he already rebelled once against God and failed, but he gives advices to Conquest on how to imprison his brothers. That's exactly what he does, but as he imprisons them, they in turn curse him to live on Earth among men, and erase his memory. He therefore ends wakes up on the battlefield and doesn't know of his "divine" (or whatever you want to call it) nature.
LYRICS This phantom thought divides us The fearsome warriors A god so jealous Obscures the great divine This pain is endless This world's insane This war is fed by war Since fate is in love with hate The seventh sign reveals the end Warrior When death aligns with mars, my friend Warrior There once was a time We rode side by side But now it's gone (War feeds war) Behold there's A pale horse The fourth appears Meet old father death Furthermore down They'll drag me down Furthermore down I'll bring them down And then for a moment It seemed They could survive Seven seals, we're all blind Will it ever be the same? Will I touch this final flame? Will I be on my own? Or is there anyone Who knows? Hope is there knowledge? How can I pass this gate? Be aware and now awake In oblivion Warrior Warrior They all come crawling The black swarm crawls in From beyond The ancient foe descends
This is like Beethoven feat. J.R.R. Tolkien, or at least Shostakovich feat. Gary Gygax. It's an awesome mixture that people didn't know was possible, until Blind Guardian did it.
Послушал новый альбом - прекрасная работа! Да, альбом явно не для всех, в основном для фанатов группы, но он очень крут! Атмосфера у альбома великолепная, подобной не было со времен Nightfall. Жаль не могу оценить тексты песен в силу незнания английского, но с ними, думаю, тоже все в порядке)
So much work went into this. Way above and beyond just releasing a new album. They always deliver. Hail blind guardian and never forget there is hope for everyone.
I have hopes one day LUCA TURILLI of good old Rhapsody be called in to do the written part of the orchestra, he's a genius at that. He + Hansi and André on solos (adapted to the orchestra) would look magnificent
Another awesome song!!! I can't wait to hear the whole thing!! (I'm waiting until my physical copy gets here lol). Also this video might be cheesy but I love it!!! I adore it!!! Completely and unironically. (I wasn't expecting Hansi to be in it in costume??? Whaaat?? ❤)
After a few listens I'm ready to say that I love the album. It's definitely not a straightforward folkish stuff (see Mirror Mirror or say Turn the Page), nor "orchestra, because we can afford it, otherwise it would have been keyboards". No, in terms of music it's a complex, multilayered piece, which definitely borrows some elements from metal, but is not "metal parts played by the orchestra" at all. And me sure to listen on right gear, even in AptX Bluetooth headphones you simply won't hear some details.
Indeed, Bluetooth is not yet able to transmit uncompressed audio. We're getting close, but it still damages the audio fidelity. Really expensive wireless-only headsets are kinda shooting themselves in the foot.
Respekt! da habt ihr ja wieder was rausgehauen! Album ist da aber mehr als reinhören war noch nicht... aber das Reinhören macht schon lust auf mehr.... Danke!
Listening to the CD right now... Had it on my wishlist for this New Year's Eve and have been dropping very, very unsubtle hints about how much I wanted that specific present. Thank you for a great performance.
We were waiting for a orchestral album so many years. And now it's released ! Strange video. It's difficult to understand the idea of the story without reading the book "Die dunklen Lande". Is Hansi's character blind guardian here?))
I was about to write the same exact comment. It helps to appreciate the music they make when you read the literature it's based on. While everything is amazing I have vague ideas and concepts in my mind while watching this. Hopefully it is something that will be solved with time. For me it is quite frustrating and hopefully the album garners enough demand to get the books translated into other languages.
@@ohdannyboy4727 " It helps to appreciate the music they make when you read the literature it's based on." - I completely agree. That's why i started reading books like "wheel of time" and "silmarillion")
Blind Guardian ist immer eine Empfehlung wert. So auch dieses Album. Ich warte allerdings seit 20 Jahren auf ein Unplugged Album mit Lagerfeuermusik (eine Scheibe mit Songs im Stile von Bard's Song). Die 20 Jahre sind um! Ich warte..... >wait you wait. time passes...
Hüte ab !!!! Es ist toll geworden,ohne jeglichen Zweifel :) !!!! Eure Umsetzung hat mich schier umgehauen. Ich hoffe,das es allen anderen "Blind Guardian-Fans" genauso ergeht wie mir,das man sich auf die Geschichten einlassen kann und eure harte Arbeit belohnt werden wird. Gruß aus Bonn....macht weiter so :D !!!
I listened to about an hour of the album today. Amazing stuff. I had hope that the video would clear up what the story is. Nope! Still love the album though. No clue what the story is. :D
This is definitely not some standard modern day metal song! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Completely different domain of music, should be chewed and digested for long, before it will get its appreciation.
Weird because idk if modern day metal exists. But if it did it would be rock and roll. Because all of our sad brothers forgot that rock created metal.......
I want to know if this album will be available as an electronic download for purchase. I refuse to download the MP3s for free unless there is no other way. I want to support my favourite band!
I wish they would go ontour with their regular music again. I want so hear bards song and valhalla one more time! At least demons and wizards played valhalla in wacken.
Now that I've been listening again and again to the album, read the booklet and the notes by Heitz, this video makes definitely more sense; I could appreciate it much better. Wondrous story, btw, I literally loved it.
@@emilyrattini8462 in the album (I've bought the CD), altogether with the booklet with lyrics, there is a smaller two-pages booklet with notes by Heitz, explainin' what is happenin' in each song :)
@@emilyrattini8462 Oh, I see! :( Yeah, this may be the problem with digital music (that's why I always like to buy real CD's or vinyls ;) I love having the booklet and all the rest ^^).
@@brianalandorfcomposer and here we see both the advantage and disadvantage of music streaming ;). Do you know if theres anywhere online I can find the booklets?
This song is awesome! That said: Is it just me or does the production/sound quality here sound messy compared to the videos for "This Storm" and "Point of No Return"?
Hi Blind Guardian and Nuclear Blast Crew!!! It's me again sorry I've been trying to buy through the web page of nuclear blast, but I don't have PayPal. There's another possibility to buy Nightfall in middle Earth? Thank u guys!!!! PD : first concert in my life was Blind Guardian here in Barcelona!!! You're awesome and fucking unique!!!
So Hansi is blind ... guardian. Now we all know who was that mysterious stranger in all their album cover artworks.
HAIL BLIND GUARDIAN!
Good point :) HAIL BLIND GUARDIAN !!! Greetings from Poland :)
So you suppose, he perfoming role of himself? Doubt it... Do you really think, Hamlet (for example) is Shakespear?
@@metalsiwy miło wiedzieć, że jest więcej fanów BG w naszym kraju :D
@@magdachlebicka3895 dokładnie 🇵🇱🤘
So anyone interested, a general idea/story in this video is this: ( as I understand it after reading the prequel book, album booklet, etc )
Some tiny minor spoilers for the ‘die dunklen lande’ book below.
Hansi and Andre are the blind guardians/Chronicles, who are 'witnessing' the events that follow:
The land is ravaged by the 30 years war. Nicolas ( the dude in white ) wakes up on the battle field - he is immortal, always has been, and although he was in many battles and terrible situations he always survives and he is not sure why that is. And he is having strange visions about some other ‘purpose’ he has, some other life.
So the 4 glowing dudes are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse - Conquest, War, Famine and death. Dun Dun DUUunN the big reveal is that Nicolas is actually the first horseman of the apocalypse - Conquest, and he, together with his 3 brothers (other 3 horsemen) is supposed to destroy the world, that is already going to shit.
But there is conflict, because Nicolas does not want to destroy the world. So when other horsemen decide to go down to earth and start apocalypsing he stands up to them and is like ‘ nah ah. I won’t let you do that ‘
So I am not sure who is the horns, red cloak guy who shows up at 2:40, Any clarification here would be welcome.
And so the 3 horsemen fall to earth as comets - which is a historical fact, because during the 30 years war people did see comets in the skies and thought that for real, the end is coming, and that was the sign.
And then we see the war, carnage, killing all the horror continue, and the horsemen are riding the earth, and Nicolas is standing against them, trying to defend humanity.
@Michaela eu observei uma coisa , que quando eles estão brilhante onde eles observam a terra , quando eles sentem a reação de Nicolas , sem saber o que foi naquele momento , ele percebe que vem da terra , e faz com que a terra gire voltando , até que chegue naquele tempo medieval , onde eles percebem que a ação foi através do Nicolas
Since this comment is very accurate, I'll add some details even though it's been over a year since it was posted, in case someone else is interested.
The horned guy in the red cloak is Lucifer himself: Conquest seeks him hoping to find an ally against his brothers, the three other horsemen of the apocalypse. Lucifer doesn't want to be involved directly because he already rebelled once against God and failed, but he gives advices to Conquest on how to imprison his brothers.
That's exactly what he does, but as he imprisons them, they in turn curse him to live on Earth among men, and erase his memory.
He therefore ends wakes up on the battlefield and doesn't know of his "divine" (or whatever you want to call it) nature.
LYRICS
This phantom thought divides us
The fearsome warriors
A god so jealous
Obscures the great divine
This pain is endless
This world's insane
This war is fed by war
Since fate is in love with hate
The seventh sign reveals the end
Warrior
When death aligns with mars, my friend
Warrior
There once was a time
We rode side by side
But now it's gone
(War feeds war)
Behold there's
A pale horse
The fourth appears
Meet old father death
Furthermore down
They'll drag me down
Furthermore down
I'll bring them down
And then for a moment
It seemed
They could survive
Seven seals, we're all blind
Will it ever be the same?
Will I touch this final flame?
Will I be on my own?
Or is there anyone
Who knows?
Hope is there knowledge?
How can I pass this gate?
Be aware and now awake
In oblivion
Warrior
Warrior
They all come crawling
The black swarm crawls in
From beyond
The ancient foe descends
Great song!
I feel like Andrés was born to wear this outfit ....
I agree he looks very atmospheric for some reason.
Der Winter kann kommen ich bin bereit, mit Blind Guardian hat eine Winter Depression keine chance!! ❤
Epic!!! My spotify will only know this album for a while.
II KNEW IT! Hansi is the Blind Guardian!
Miguel de Lys aquí tienes material para tus videos, un trabajo como el que hiciste con “night fall in middle earth “, genial ...
At first, I was slightly disappointed at the lack of power metal, but after a few listen throughs of the album I'm 100% on board. This is wonderful.
This is like Beethoven feat. J.R.R. Tolkien, or at least Shostakovich feat. Gary Gygax.
It's an awesome mixture that people didn't know was possible, until Blind Guardian did it.
Ребята, это круто! В России Вас любят!! I Respect You!!!
Hansi "the bard" Kursche.
I find skald a more fitting title for him, especially people associate "the bard" with shakespeare
@@MalkavianPaladin Eli Cohen the bard.
Cade os Brasileiros Que Amam o Blind Guardian ?
Hail Guardian of the blind!
ruclips.net/video/R4hYMD1FbHo/видео.html
Aee galera br, vão no link, legendei um som muito bom do Blind Guardian!
Up. Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco.
👐♥
Opaa
The VST plugin festival.
OH MY GOD HANSI IS THE BLIND GUARDIAN THE WHOLE TIME
Послушал новый альбом - прекрасная работа! Да, альбом явно не для всех, в основном для фанатов группы, но он очень крут! Атмосфера у альбома великолепная, подобной не было со времен Nightfall. Жаль не могу оценить тексты песен в силу незнания английского, но с ними, думаю, тоже все в порядке)
Почитай перевод лирики, когда сделают. Я обязательно этим потом займусь после первых прослушиваний) Всё таки альбом то литературно-концептуальный.
@@applecofe778 само собой)
Amazing album! I think it's the best album of the decade by far. Epic, fantastic, extraordinary...
O meu espírito se acalmou depois dessa espetacular apresentação!👐♥💀
I truly love this album
So much work went into this. Way above and beyond just releasing a new album. They always deliver. Hail blind guardian and never forget there is hope for everyone.
I have hopes one day LUCA TURILLI of good old Rhapsody be called in to do the written part of the orchestra, he's a genius at that. He + Hansi and André on solos (adapted to the orchestra) would look magnificent
I agree
Another awesome song!!! I can't wait to hear the whole thing!! (I'm waiting until my physical copy gets here lol).
Also this video might be cheesy but I love it!!! I adore it!!! Completely and unironically. (I wasn't expecting Hansi to be in it in costume??? Whaaat?? ❤)
After a few listens I'm ready to say that I love the album. It's definitely not a straightforward folkish stuff (see Mirror Mirror or say Turn the Page), nor "orchestra, because we can afford it, otherwise it would have been keyboards". No, in terms of music it's a complex, multilayered piece, which definitely borrows some elements from metal, but is not "metal parts played by the orchestra" at all. And me sure to listen on right gear, even in AptX Bluetooth headphones you simply won't hear some details.
I'm getting distinct vibes from "And Then There was Silence" from A Night at the Opera.
Indeed, Bluetooth is not yet able to transmit uncompressed audio. We're getting close, but it still damages the audio fidelity. Really expensive wireless-only headsets are kinda shooting themselves in the foot.
Yeah I've got this cranked on some Sennheiser HD650's and I can tell I need a better amp to tell all of what's going on... it's brilliant.
If only Beyond the Red Mirror was mixed this well on the CD version.
4:40 mais perdido do que cego em tiroteio (like a goose in a snowstorm)
Great album! Thank you, guys.
I've waited SO LONG for this. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
So episch. Ich liebe eure Musik.
Einfach nur hammer
the album is so damn perfect
The simple Idea of they as blind Guardian is fucking amazing ...
Come to Brazil !!!!!!!
Incredible. What a composition. I cannot wait to hear more!!
Какие же вы крутые, я вас просто обожаю)
wow, what an amazing video and song. Congratulations
So awesome😲
Like the performance SO much!
Got the album earlier today and listened to it. It's so epic!
who else love this band since 1991?
I was 6 in the 91, I've started in 98 :)
Respekt! da habt ihr ja wieder was rausgehauen! Album ist da aber mehr als reinhören war noch nicht... aber das Reinhören macht schon lust auf mehr.... Danke!
Listening to the CD right now... Had it on my wishlist for this New Year's Eve and have been dropping very, very unsubtle hints about how much I wanted that specific present. Thank you for a great performance.
Great, complex, epic music with a beautiful cheesy video:D
So friggin epic! Buying this right now. It'll sound amazing in the car!
Damn might have to actually read the book (or at least find a summary) to understand what the hell is going on. Sounds great tho
Elder Scrolls Album in need for you guys.
I just listened to the whole album. Marvellous!
We were waiting for a orchestral album so many years. And now it's released !
Strange video. It's difficult to understand the idea of the story without reading the book "Die dunklen Lande".
Is Hansi's character blind guardian here?))
Согласен, клип как всегда довольно странный, но, как по мне, это лучший их клип
I was about to write the same exact comment. It helps to appreciate the music they make when you read the literature it's based on. While everything is amazing I have vague ideas and concepts in my mind while watching this. Hopefully it is something that will be solved with time. For me it is quite frustrating and hopefully the album garners enough demand to get the books translated into other languages.
@@ohdannyboy4727 " It helps to appreciate the music they make when you read the literature it's based on." - I completely agree. That's why i started reading books like "wheel of time" and "silmarillion")
@@exerdverser1616 lol same. Bl8nd guardian's song is what made me read Wheel of time
Is Die dunke lande going to be translated to English at least? I need to read it, but it is impissible without knowing German...
Blind Guardian ist immer eine Empfehlung wert. So auch dieses Album.
Ich warte allerdings seit 20 Jahren auf ein Unplugged Album mit Lagerfeuermusik (eine Scheibe mit Songs im Stile von Bard's Song).
Die 20 Jahre sind um! Ich warte.....
>wait
you wait. time passes...
Come to Braziiiiiiiiiiiiiil!!!
Night of the Opera vibes
HAHAHA Andre is so funny I love it. Good job guys you're truly amazing.
I don't know what I just watched, but it was awesome!
Yes. Thank you for this album!!!!!
Now please, come to Ireland ❤️❤️❤️❤️
EPPPIIICCC My favorite song from the album!!! This time you reached your highest!!!! Everything in the music world is pale now compared to this!
Very cool, utterly incredible!
Wow! Finally the orchestral album is released! 😁
Hüte ab !!!! Es ist toll geworden,ohne jeglichen Zweifel :) !!!! Eure Umsetzung hat mich schier umgehauen. Ich hoffe,das es allen anderen "Blind Guardian-Fans" genauso ergeht wie mir,das man sich auf die Geschichten einlassen kann und eure harte Arbeit belohnt werden wird. Gruß aus Bonn....macht weiter so :D !!!
Anno spielen und Blind Guardian hören. 2020 ist halb so schlimm.
Sounds like Disney villian song😅 like it
Holy War....20 years are over......
this is my Valhalla
A big proyect with a big result
Fantastic 😱❤👏
Blind Guardián forever❤️
OMG This is BEAUTIFUL !!!!! * *flies through the roof* * YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING
Decisamente troppe poche visualizzazioni! Grandissimi.
Thank you, bards!
wish more musicals was like this because i would go see
Fantastic!!! Going to be a masterpiece album!
That ending was kick ass.
sehr genial
This is fucking amazing. Thank you bards.
I listened to about an hour of the album today. Amazing stuff. I had hope that the video would clear up what the story is. Nope! Still love the album though. No clue what the story is. :D
OH MEOW GOD!! Its a videoclip!!!
You have good music taste, cat.
Anyone else getting a Halo / Destiny vibe in the intro? Damn I love Blind Guardian.
Feels like I'm in the 90's.
uma obra prima dessa com menos de 100 mil view?
Finally welcome back 😍
Odlicno!!!
I have no clue what i just watched but the song is great :)
wow! nothin´more to add
Viajando com essa obra-prima!
Today is a magical day
This is one hell of a great video! 🤘🏽
Muito Top esse som o clipe é perfeito.
André looks like evil witch from Snow white by Disney
Well, I'm here for the music anyway, and the music's great.
This is definitely not some standard modern day metal song! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Completely different domain of music, should be chewed and digested for long, before it will get its appreciation.
It's always been clear that this isn't metal.
Dominic Wolfgang but still it is strange to hear Hansi and Andre and yet not metal.
@@yuggothfungi it still definitely feels metal IMO, even though it isn't.
Blasphem you say, this is a next step. Metal as F**k 🤘
Weird because idk if modern day metal exists. But if it did it would be rock and roll. Because all of our sad brothers forgot that rock created metal.......
😯😯😯😍😍😍👏👏👏awesone!!!!!!
Hansi "I am the senate" Kürsch, everyone!
I want to know if this album will be available as an electronic download for purchase. I refuse to download the MP3s for free unless there is no other way. I want to support my favourite band!
iTunes has it. Just bought it, myself
@@godlyb0b Just got mine from Google Play. Thank you for letting me know it was out!
I wish they would go ontour with their regular music again. I want so hear bards song and valhalla one more time! At least demons and wizards played valhalla in wacken.
Amazing!
Now that I've been listening again and again to the album, read the booklet and the notes by Heitz, this video makes definitely more sense; I could appreciate it much better. Wondrous story, btw, I literally loved it.
where can I find said notes by Heitz?
@@emilyrattini8462 in the album (I've bought the CD), altogether with the booklet with lyrics, there is a smaller two-pages booklet with notes by Heitz, explainin' what is happenin' in each song :)
@@brianalandorfcomposer well, I just downloaded the album on Amazon Music. No such insight provided there. :(
@@emilyrattini8462 Oh, I see! :( Yeah, this may be the problem with digital music (that's why I always like to buy real CD's or vinyls ;) I love having the booklet and all the rest ^^).
@@brianalandorfcomposer and here we see both the advantage and disadvantage of music streaming ;). Do you know if theres anywhere online I can find the booklets?
Espetacular
Hansi is the Blind Guardian!
excelente video sobre los arcontes /m/
This song is awesome!
That said: Is it just me or does the production/sound quality here sound messy compared to the videos for "This Storm" and "Point of No Return"?
Orchestral audio often gets mangled by the whole analog-to-digital-to-analog process.
It sounds better on the CD. I guess this video just has low sound quality.
Quero logo esse álbum
Great, now you guys gonna made me read another book...
Awesome
Hi Blind Guardian and Nuclear Blast Crew!!! It's me again sorry I've been trying to buy through the web page of nuclear blast, but I don't have PayPal. There's another possibility to buy Nightfall in middle Earth? Thank u guys!!!! PD : first concert in my life was Blind Guardian here in Barcelona!!! You're awesome and fucking unique!!!
Γειά σου Hansi με τη φωνάρα σου
Blind Guardian: Rudolf? Is that you?