Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror (REACTION!!)
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Everyone loves Power Metal...
They just don't know it yet.
Agreed. This is Middle Earth Inspired Album.
Been loving powermetal for decades and blind guardian is among the best.
But yeah didn't think youbwoukd praise "that" kind but truly show the concept of free thinkers.
Great review guys
So many great power metal bands. Many people don't give them their due because they are "geeky", but they have great melodies, and very well written music. Helloween is a great power metal band...many say they have the 2 greatest power metal albums ever...Keeper of the Seven Keys parts 1 and 2.
Chewies Army how many Helloween clone bands did those 2 keepers albums generate?? I can't even count.
This is so true - But basically everything Kai Hansen have touched - Gammaray, Helloween and all those he aided in the german market. Powermetal is however more than just the german part (like Manowar) but Powermetal in it self startes with Keeper of the Seven keys (which btw is insanely good)
"This sounds like a heavy metal fairytale." Says a lot about Blind Guardian's style that you can nail their essence in the first minute.
"Heavy metal fairytale" is EXACTLY what makes power metal, power metal. There's a reason there's a reason why it's also called "fantasy metal".
truth!
It's straight hard mithril
Brilliant description!
I love that they mentioned that before the chorus.
That ain't no choir, son. That is the one and only Hansi!
Saint hansi
Blind Guardian are from my home town.. we did an interview for our schools "newspaper" in 9th grade or so. That was back in the 90's. Really down-to-earth, friendly guys. Great to see they are not only still around doing their thing, but even made it to this channel.
That choir sound is primarily the lead singer multi-tracked. He has an insane vocal range and can record the whole choir himself.
Hansi Kürsch is great! If you see him in person or read his name you'd never guess he's the frontman of a metal-band and has such an insane voice!
Especially since he cut his hair. Hansi at least looked like someone you'd expect to play in a metalband before, now he's basically just a dude.
If he has such an amazing voice then why hide it behind all the multitracking? I really like Blinf Guardian before they lost all their creativity to that shit. Those multi-tracked choirs sound like cheap garbage to me. This record was the first one where it's obvious the put more time into mixing than actual song writing.
Freakhead X It's not like hansi only sings with the choir in the background, they are mostly used in the chorus to encourage the crowd to sing along. But in my opinion there are some sections of certain tracks that lose a lot of power since the choir is used so often, like mirror mirror itself. Hansi is still using his high notes to this day, just hear tanelorn, sacred worlds and wheel of time from at the edge time album if you think he doesn't, and a good example of well done choir is battlefield from a night at the opera, the chorus sounds really powerful
Did it sound like he was hiding? There was clearly a prominent lead vocal all the way through, and all of the other voices (which again are all him anyway) are much lower in the mix so the effect isn't to make one "stronger" vocal in the way most pop or commercial rock bands would use multitracked vocals but rather to create the impression of... a choir, as heard here. It's a deliberate textural effect that perfect evokes the kind of epic fantasy sound they're going for, if you're not into that then that's totally cool but to act like he's somehow doing it to cover for some lack of technical ability is absolutely ridiculous.
It's exactly a heavy metal fairy tale. The whole album this song is from is a concept album based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.
Blind Guardian is considered one of the principle forefathers of the European style of power metal along with Helloween, Stratovarius and a few others that started in the late 1980s. Dragonforce is associated with the European power metal scene, though they take it in more of an extreme technical direction, whereas Helloween and Stratovarius are a bit less noodling in their approach. You basically stumbled upon one of Blind Guardian's best songs here, off their 1998 album "Nightfall On Middle Earth", which I'd argue was their best album, though popular sentiment would argue that their 1995 album "Imaginations From The Other Side" was superior.
There is a distinct American power metal style that goes back a little further to the early to mid 1980s that is more focused on Sci-Fi, Horror and other themes that is a bit less choir-oriented and closer to the earlier heavy metal sound, best represented in bands like Agent Steel, Fates Warning's earlier 80s material, Helstar and Attacker. If you want to check out something that's radically different from Blind Guardian and in more of an American style but still in the broader power metal sub-genre, check out Agent Steel's "Unstoppable Force".
Hipster opinion: I think Opera was their best, followed by Somewhere, though I think they are in general one of the bands with the most consistently strong discographies.
I find that I enjoy every single one of their albums almost entirely equally. They're all so distinctly different from each other, and each one has amazing elements. I am personally a HUGE fan of Beyond the Red Mirror, mostly because of their thematic return to Imaginations.
But when I was a kid, Opera was my favorite. Far Beyond is also fantastic for the acoustics, and I'd say it's their first album that really, really incorporated the very best that all of them had to give. Especially Hansi.
RODisGOD
I don't think A Night At The Opera was bad at all (Thomen Stauch, their original drummer, hated it and cited it as his reason for leaving the band and forming Savage Circus), it was just a tad over-produced. A lot of older school fans of Blind Guardian who remember their late 80s speed metal days will often cite Somewhere Far Beyond as the best album, it's a good stylistic bridge to their later power metal bridge while still maintaining the fast-paced, impact-driven character of the first 3 albums. But yeah, they have a very consistent discography, no doubt.
I discovered them around 1999, just after Nightfall came out, and that probably influenced my opinion on this a bit as that was around the time that I fully took the plunge into power metal as a style, it's been my favorite metal sub-genre ever since.
I am one of those who prefers Imaginations to Nightfall, but to my experience mine is the unpopular opinion. Every BG fan I've met says Nightfall hands down. Nightfall is a more immersive experience with all the narrations and stuff and the music is a bit more emotional, but Imaginations is just a beast of an album and speaks volumes to me personally.
Lord Baktor
You're not the first to tell me this, in my experience Imaginations is regarded as better based on the circles I run in, which are of a more purist metalhead variety (I review regularly for Encyclopaedia Metallum, which is largely considered one of the most elitist sites for metal on the internet) and Imaginations has a higher cumulative rating there than Nightfall.
I would tend to agree with you that Nightfall is a bit more theatrical and dramatic, largely due to the heavy symphonic tendencies and massive vocal production, but I wouldn't necessarily say it is more emotional. There is definitely a lot of emotion at play on Imaginations, and I think it is a bit more aggressive and metallic in character, though I do tend to go for bombast in my power metal a bit more than raw, riff-driven bite.
The Tolkien angle in Nightfall's lyrics is probably the main reason for its present popularity given the success of the Peter Jackson movies, but I still remember that brief time prior to 2001 when Tolkien had more of a mystique to it, and that played heavily into me gravitating towards Nightfall when I first heard it back in the late 1990s.
Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song
Now you all know...
The bards and their songs
When hours have gone by
I'll close my eyes
In a world far away
A B O U T T I M E Y O U D I D B L I N D G U A R D I A N!
About time someone used big letters with space in between!
I A M T H E P R O G E N I T O R O F O R I G I N A L I T Y
HeyHeyDoYouLikeTacos should do Bards song.
Sadly you picked the wrong track. I'm a huge BG fan and for me the 3 must hear songs are: Banished from Sanctuary, Valhalla and The Bard's Song.
And Then There Was Silence, Somewhere Far Beyond, Thorns, Sacred Worlds, The Grand Parade, Into The Storm and so many more
The album is a concept album telling the story of "The Silmarillion" by J.R.R. Tolkien, aka early Lord of the Rings lore. It's epic and bombastic and fantastical, like you keyed on.
Nice pfp
Blind Guardian is one of the heaviest bands of the genre, maybe the heaviest. But they have some soft songs as well, such as "The Bard's Song: In The Forest". You guys would enjoy that, too. They're called "The Bards of the Middle Earth" for a reason.
Blind Guardian albums always went on repeat when 14 year old me played World of Warcraft.
Thorn is an awesome song(especially if you're into choirs).
Nightfall in Middle Earth blew my mind when I was a kid. My dad came home with a hard drive full of music. And being into Fantasy and Tolkien as a kid the title of the album catched my eye and I put it on.
It was like a musical nuclear blast for a geeky little kid like myself. I couldn't believe how good it was. And how different it was from that crap you always heard on the radio. Like "why didn't anyone tell me rock music could be this good and also be about a subject matter I cared about!?"
ahahaha, I put "Turn the Page" on repeat endlessly in Duskwood. To this day that song makes me see Worgens and shit.
"musical nuclear blast" - pun intended? Nuclear Blast is the name of their label! :D
I'm playing WoW and watching this video at 29 years old, I don't think I'll ever change.
lol, i gotta throw this album on when i play WoW now!
I'm not a die-hard Blind Guardian fan, but Thorn will never, ever be removed from my every day playlist!
For some reason I found myself tearing up a few times during this reaction. George hit the nail on the head when he used the word "uplifting." On the surface, power metal can be very cheesy (lyrics about slaying dragons and whatnot), but at it's very core the sub-genre is about freedom, overcoming your fears, self-actualization, and just having the confidence to grab life by the balls and achieve your goals. And the music goes along with it so well. You'll notice in many power metal choruses that the drummer will hit the snare on every "up" beat, which really gives it the "upbeat" sound. For me, that along with the blistering speed, soaring guitars, and over the top vocals are what make the music so great. Great reaction guys. I can't wait for the next power metal song you react to!
Ryan Bowers cant agree more with you.
True. The song DOES have an uplifting sound to it, which is ironic, considering that the story it's telling is rather dark and dire. Hell, the last (actual song) on the album takes that the furthest. It sounds super triumphant and uplifting, but it's the villain's perspective, celebrating his defeat of Elves and Men.
Indeed.
The fall of Gondolin
There's a description for this song in a Turkish community dictionary which says if you play this song in the background while playing RPG, it will make the mage give up on waiting for turns to cast a spell and charge with his staff
Makes me want to roll a D20.
Jeremy Bro
Ok, that comment won the Internet.
iiXeno ha!
This comment was a critical success.
"Metal Fairy Tale" is head on.
Blind Guardian writes songs about all sorts of fantasy/fiction or legends, from the classic Fantasy novel "Elric of Melniboné" (Tanelorn), the battle for Troy (And Then There Was Silence), to folklore like Tristan & Isolde (The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight) and "Nightfall in Middle Earth" is an entire album dedicated to the legends of Middle Earth.
They also made songs for games ("Sacred Worlds" for the game "Sacred 2" and "Children of the Smith" for "The Dwarves"), although the games themselves are rather on the meh-side of things.
So yeah, if you're looking for a metal version of stories at the camp fire, Blind Guardian is certainly the group to go.
Excerpt of personal recommendations would be:
The Bard's Song - In the Forest - Basically the evergreen-singalong song of BG. Not to be confused with the underrated "The Bard's Song - The Hobbit"
And Then There Was Silence - A bombastic 14-minute (!) epic about the war of Troy
Punishment Divine - A song about Friedrich Nietzsche's descent into madness
The Soulforged - A song about the D&D character Raistlin Majere
When Sorrow Song - Behind the heavy speed metal melody you have the retelling of one of the most moving romances in Tolkien's universe
Curse My Name - Tackles John Milton's justification for the execution of King Charles I.
War of the Thrones and A Voice in the Dark - Because people are still likely to gush about Game of Thrones for years
Wheel of Time - Song about the fantasy series of the same name. This one has a "orchestral version" without Hansi Kürsch's singing which is just as epic as the original song. Well, almost.
Again, just an excerpt, left out many great songs especially from the more recent albums but should serve for quite a bit of enjoyment.
The part of Game of Thrones show that was written before the finale hehe. Still those songs are awesome, and the boos are still better than the show
Very cool list thanks
@@giljensen1132 Anytime.
Metal is definitely not for those with low stamina.
Metal will rise your stamina, anyway.
listen to something by Eyehategod.
Yes! I'm a big r&b, hip-hop fan....but I've always loved power and thrash metal, and Blind Guardian is one of my favorites!
DSTkunn dope!!!
DSTkunn - Favorite thrash band?
Mustangguy *formerly Chelsea Schear* Still very new to a lot of it and trying get a more clear understanding of the terms. My friends introduced me to a lot of bands like Slayer, Judas Priest, and Metallica. I haven't really picked a favorite just yet, but as casual as it may sound, I do like a lot of the earlier Metallica songs.
DSTkunn - Nice, man. That's badass! Hope you enjoy the ride.
DSTkunn My advice...ditch thrash and get into some death and black metal like Deeds of Flesh, Suffocation, Incantation, Exhumed, Blasphemy, Beherit, Profanatica, Antaneus and Conqueror.
This song is from an album based on J. R. R. Tolkein's Silmarillion - Hence, the fantasy themes. Blind Guardian are the kings of Fantasy metal!
I was a little shocked by how they went for Disney in the reaction. 😁
I always felt Tolkien the natural background for BGs music. But then, I'm a hardcore fan of both Tolkien and the Guardians for more than 25 years by now.
These guys don't seem like Tolkien aficionados. :P
Blind Guardian is influenced by Queen...They actually have an album called A Night at the Opera (named after the Queen album).
That's where the epic multi-tracked vocals come from.
Hansi once said so many people were pissed and thought they wer insulting Queen or something that they considered naming their followup "A Day At The Races".
I would never guess Queen influences listening to Blindguardian. Thanks for the info though.
It pains me to this day that they didn't name the album "A Knight at the Opera"
lucromel that’d be the Final Fantay 6 version lol, now suddenly I’m sad the black mages didn’t call an album that lol
Ok, now you are ready for "And Then There Was Silence"
Actually i believe no one is ever really ready for "And Then There Was Silence" ;)
@@michaelkister7575 true
14 minutes, 7 seconds of just... Amazing.
Definitely one of my favorite songs by them. God, I used to listen to that song on repeat, it's so amazing!
No way. The're not prepared yet my young padawan. Too Much Powah....
Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song Live
Bring some tissues cause that's a tearjerking experience
Valhalla, Live. Another great song with an Epic moment.
It is a crime to review the studio version of that song, versus the live version.
Yeah, but you have to go for the live version.
Valhalla man, probably the best power metal live moment
Yeah, both are awesome!
This is actually the best possible pick for a first on Blind Guardian. This is Power Metal perfection to the maximum. Came to say this just because you always mention people complaining about the choice ;)
And Then There Was Silence😂
Nah. Blind are interesting but meh to enjoy. And the better song from them is Noldor ;)... I love that song. In their context
I'd say something from Imaginations would be even better, it's their best imo
@@caex TFTTW I am awesome, much overlooked album. It's up there for me
Nah bruh, the best pick would be Time stands still at the Iron Hill, Mirror Mirror is fucking awesome tho
The first Metal band I started listening non-stop was Blind Guardian. I already had a love for the stories of old and fantasy. This group just blew my mind when I was a little kid. Later I found out they were not just a good metal band, but one of the most iconic, important and big european-style Power Metal Bands. They got me into that world, and I found more bands like Rhapsody, Eluveitie, Alestorm, Manowar, and so on. Thanks Blind Guardian, you'll always be my first and my truest love of all the music I've ever heard.
Are you me?
I’m so glad you guys liked this. I’m a long time fan of Blind Guardian.
They have many songs based around books, movies and various stories. Oxford University declared them “Bards” Smart people and history buffs as well as nerds adore them. As for operatic voices some just pierce your brain with shrillness . the singer of this band is a fantastic multi octave singer. His passion and strength seemingly effortless. The band is always spot on and play a wide and vast range of musical types . Iced Earth is also a terrific band and their former singer Mat Barlow is another fantastic multi octave singer. Their guitarist Jon Schafer and Blind Guardians singer Hansi did some side work together as Demons and Wizards. They are my personal equivalent of a “dream team” from the wicked witch to king Arthur to StevenKing to the pied piper they are great. Blind guardian. Has songs about several books from Homers Iliad to lord of the rings, King Arthur and . If you read or like fantasy reading you’ll come to truly love blind guardians music. I love watching you two thank you for doing this I hope it continues to entertain you and you come to discover a wealth of greT music
Love & Well Wishes from Ruth in Battle Ground WA
So you have finally reviewed my personal favorite band of all time. So happy.
Next, I’d love for you to check out “Imaginations From the Other Side” by Blind Guardian. It’s the opening track from their 1995 album of the same name. Every single song on that album is worth checking out, but let’s start there.
One of the best albums ever made. Amazing song after amazing song.
I agree, had hoped that was their first BG song, because they would be able to follow the lyrics :)
I'm curious, what is your take on A night at the opera?
Blind Guardian (and Demons and Wizards) are heavily inspired by Lord of the Rings and Dark Tower series'. Both are beyond godlike.
Not to mention Wheel of Time and Elric of Melniboné.
Demons and wizards seemed more dark tower style. Also that’s only hans(?), and a dude from iced earth....who they should also review hahahahaha
Hansi* and THE dude from Iced Earth.
Jon Schaffer
Blind Guardian is my favorite band ever! Your reaction made me really happy about this! This song is from de album "nightfall in middle earth" 1998.. it's about Tolkien's fantasy world ( lord of the rings) wich i'm also a big fan!
Mirror Mirror is like Guardian's second phase. Earlier albums have less choir but vocals are insane too. Hansi the lead singer really set the bar up there back in the day. I havent heard any other band in the genre as good as them. Old fan here.
Yeah! Blind Guardian.
You have got to do:
The Bard's Song
Valhalla
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes! Such an underrated Blind Guardian song.
Let's not forget Curse my name. Wheel of Time, Imagination from the Other Side, Time Stands Still, and Ashes to Ashes.
I'd also add Valkyries, Sacred worlds, Under the Ice, Mordred's song, Trial by the Archon... the list goes on, Whelp I just might name all the songs that's how awesome they are.
Especially the bard song live.
Well of course Bard Song Goes without saying.
10:36, hit the nail on the head. Power Metal and good Metal in general pulls you into their world temporarily. You go on a little journey with them. You are there in that world for a while. Its like any good fiction really, be it a book or a movie or even a tv show. You lose yourself in their story for a while. Power Metal is just fun.
"I can't wait to BUMP this shit at a RED LIGHT!" -George 2018
3:04 hasnt heard this band for 5 minutes and already singing along, yep that is the power of Blind Guardian. ^^
Most of Blind Guardian songs are based on Fantasy tales, mainly Tolkien stuff, this entire album (from where Mirror Mirro is extrapolated) is a concept based on the Silmarillion from Tolkien, it is one of my favourite albums of all time !!
Came to post this, while writing i think... it is imposible that there isn't another nerd that knows this.
Same here. Great book, great band, great song, great album.
YES TO EVERYTHING
Actually I have never read the book.....but I don't care, I am not a great fan of the fantasy stuff, but I LOVE the music from this band first and foremost.
@@davideleardi3894
I think you're missing out. You should definitely read "The Silmarillion" at some point in your life. It puts this song and the entire album on a higher & much different "shelf" & gives a better perspective about each song (as well as understanding those little interludes in-between the songs).
Also, standing on its own, it's an awesome book/creation. It's a prequel to both "LOTR" & "The Hobbit". I didn't read it for the longest time, but once I finally did, I immediately wished I had done so sooner. And not (just) because of Blind Guardian, but because I now consider it one of those rare masterpieces of writing, which we don't often have the pleasure of finding/reading. Cheers! 🤘
YES!! Next Blind Guardian song gotta be Nightfall guys
Tycerax Yes, Punishment Divine!!!
Igor Sarukhanov that's what I hoped theyd do first.
Truthfully George, I was not surprised. You have a sixth sense for sniffing out greatness, and Blind Guardian is great.
If you guys listen/react to more Blind Guardian, you'll quickly learn that EVERY song by them is a journey with them. I'm glad you guys used that word, because it's such a joy to experience each of their songs.
Alright, so interesting to hear you say it sounds like a fairy tail. Power metal has the tendency have lyrics about literature. Mirror Mirror and the album it's from "Nightfall on Middle Earth" is all about the Lord of the Rings universe.
This is one of my favorite bands and it's great to see you guys listen to it and enjoy it.
If you want more blind guardian to listen to, I suggest "Imaginations from the Other Side", more old school power. If you want more orchestral sound though like this one, maybe "Wheel of Time" or "And Then there was Silence" which is a 14 minute epic.
More specifically the album is based on the book "The Silmarillion", which tells the events that occurred thousand years before The Lord of the Rings. This song particularly told the story about the foundation of the hidden kingdom of Gondolin
They can basically choose any song from Imaginations From the Other Side and it will be EPIC
Imaginations!
THe choir is the lead singer recording multiple tracks, the violin is also the guitars overlayed, and the drummer is a beast, thomas is a monster, saw them live and is a full experience. A thing of theyr own. you will never listen to nothing similar.
Guys Blind Guardian shared the link to your reaction on their Instagram profile! It looks like they liked it
Ryan and George, Blind Guardian are one of the most awesome, amazing, lethal and influential bands ever.
Ever.
The bard's song live please
vaggelis papadopoulos PLEASE
So much YES to this suggestion! 🤘
This song is from their album inspired in J.R.R Tolkien book called Silmarilion, it's a concept album that tells a big story from Lord of The Rings universe :)
Now do "time stands still (at the ironhill)" from Blind Guardian
That video made me so happy. Blind Guardian is one of my all time fav bands and it is indeed uplifting music. It’s inspiring and it makes people happy .... well it certainly makes me happy.
Iced Earth-A Question of Heaven
Helloween - Eagle Fly Free
Alexandre this!
I would love if y'all did "curse of Feanor."
Halfway through the first chorus and George is already singing along.
That's Blind Guardian for you.
I think you are ready to listen to Symphony X. Prog+Power Metal. You'll love them.
I have been asking that for ages, the song Egypt would probably blew them away.
Egypt is THE song to introduce anyone to Symphony X
Agree! Egypt is a great option! I'd really love to see them reacting to SX.
Nah guys, it’s gotta be more modern and brutal, I don’t want them to say Sym X is fairy tale metal hahaha
Matt Berger haha! That's true! Maybe something from Paradise Lost, or Underworld.
blind guardian - imaginations from the other side
*otter slide
Without doubt their best track.
I LOVE this band. Hands down THE most fun I've ever had at a concert. Musicianship, dedication to putting themselves in character they take seriously, but they don't take themselves seriously and they're hilarious. I saw them once on Halloween and the band was dressed as jesters, complete with hats, but wearing skull masks, and then the singer came out dressed as Fat, white jump suit, Elvis. The King and his Court Jesters! Just imagine seeing this song played live by Elvis. It was amazing and one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Yo!!! Worcester @ the Palladium?
@@tylertoon2 Yes! 😃 🤘
you have to see them LIVE!!!!! :)
Primus-John the Fisherman, Jerry Was a Racecar Driver, My Name is Mud
Fear Factory - Replica or Self bias resistor. Fear Factory are among the pioneers of industrial metal
I've seen this at least 5 times now and I smile every time how much George is enjoying this.
"The Nightfall in Midlle Earth" is a power metal album inspired by Tolkien's Masterpiece "The Silmarilion", also they played a lot songs from "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" and other Tolkien's stories. The whole band has educated themselves to make a tribute symphony to the Father of all Epic Fantasy! And they are trully Unique! Just to know that guys ;)
Blind Guardian is what Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer and other bands of that era is to Power Metal
The creme de la creme
My pores rose because of my boy Hansi
George already starting to sing along to the chorus. Power Metal is also known as "singalong metal" because the melodies and choruses lend themselves to singing. Watch some live performances of power metal songs and you'll see thousands of people chanting along. If you're going to listen to more power metal (which is my FAVORITE genre of metal, personally) you'll also get well acquainted with the "woah ohs"
If you like Mirror Mirror, try a relatively new and modern power metal song called Awakening by Unleash the Archers. It captures the same uplifting feelings that are in this, but it doesn't sound so "dated".
I've mentioned them in a few posts. Good to see you guys cover this.
An old metalhead myself, I don't break up metal in fifty different categories. It's all Metal! You either like a group or you don't.
Blind Guardian is such a unique experience, such a different sound it's hard; if at all, to find anything to complain about.
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
I'd agree but then....Elements is like, right there...
definitely more power metal, one of the most important bands of the whole genre: Helloween and if you want some other kind of power metal then Stratovarius
Actually the 'violin' is an electric guitar but I really love that song. But OK, Blind Guardian is my favorite band for about 15 years now so that's no wonder.
One of the greatest bands OF ALL TIME! Top 3 imo.
I dislike that they are being called "power metal" . to me Blind Guardian created a completely new metal genre for themselves! Blind Guardian is not like ANYTHING ELSE!
Btw, for your information this albums tells the story of The Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien, who wrote Lord of the rings and the Hobbit.
I was really amazed when I saw the call to a Blind Guardian review on the channel, just because it was so contrasting with the style of music from where you guys came from. And it was a breakthrough since it started with a right foot being BG as one of the premier and most venerated bands of the Power Metal genre.
The drumer Thomas ("The Omen") Stauch was a founding member of the band, playing drums on their 1985 demo, Symphonies of Doom. He remained with the band until April 2005, with his last release from the band being the live album "Imaginations Through the Looking Glass", and his last studio album being the 2002 release "A Night at the Opera". Stauch is known for his fast and technical drumming skill
I've found it cool the the comparison with Mulin.
But in fact BG has a habit on using scenarios created by J. R. R. Tolkien from "Lord of the Rings" and those are profusely covered throughout the band's catalog. It would definetelly be the best soundtrack for such Epic movies.
The anthemic, epic melodies are mostly copied from ancient traditional trovas, ministrel and bard songs.
Very natural for them since they come from Germany
Now please do Accept's "Balls to Walls" or Helloween's "Sole Survivor" please!
Cheers! YOU guys are freakin' EPIC
Blind guardian - the bard's song
This definitely needs more votes. It's their best song.
Blind Guardian are epic - period
Savatage - ...anything from them really... so hard to choose.. the most consistent band ever, literally cannot go wrong with any song from them. Lets see, - "Taunting Cobras" , "Handful of Rain", "Hall of the Mountain King", "Morphine Child", "Commissar" are exellent but also many, many others. Pretty much any song you pick up from them is a MASTERPIECE. You HAVE to check out Savatage.
Good call. I suggest When The Crowds Are Gone.
Absolutely!! I am huge on the Gutter Ballet album and Edge of Thorns album. Honestly, I really love all of the albums. But those have some of the best examples of what they are all about.
"most consistent band ever" are you fucking kidding me?
They put out a decent debut, a mediocre second album and then they sold out on their 3rd album "Fight for the Rock", an album so bad that it killed the band and even years later the band themselves admit to hating that album, they refer to it now as "Fight for the Nightmare". 🙄
Absolutely, just play a song randomly on their compilation album Still the Orchestra Plays. it's rare to see bands making that quality music and still being such an overlooked band.
"Gutter Ballet" is hands down their best song.
This album is about the Silmarillion, a Tolkien book (creator of Lord of The Rings).
The next chorus driven song you have to check out by Blind Guardian is Valhalla! But the Live at Wacken Open Air 2016. Just so you can see how much of an impact this band has made in the metal realm and how the crowd goes crazy singing the chorus with them. It is truly amazing. :)
Wacken 2016 was great, a better recording maybe, but I'm more partial to Valhalla from Imaginations Through the Looking Glass. I just went back and rewatched both, if you want to focus on the crowd the Imaginations recording is definitely the one to go with.
Metaljonus4020 they should also check out sacred from the game Sacred 2.
I love Imaginations For th Other Side and Nightfall along with The Ninth Wave.
Definitely. The Imaginations crowd is the really amazing one.
Imaginations is the perfect crowd interaction versions of Valhalla, And the Bard's Song. The two songs I was telling Ryan and George to listen to.
i was told about this from Blind Guardians instagram Page, and i really enjoyed this review!
The drum wizard is called Thomen "The Omen" Stauch. A great drummer, the guy who brought the essence of all this destruction called Blind Guardian. Unfortunately he left the band claiming that the band had different ideas. Between you, me, and that guy who doesn't know how could a Blind man be a Guardian (all the puns allowed), Thomen took 75% of all the creativity and greatness of the band. My opinion, only.
Keep up the amazing work, guys!
Power Metal is always a guilty pleasure for me. It can be super cheesy, but if you let go and get into it it is super triumphant and a "power fantasy". Metal tends to be dark and pessimistic, so power metal is definitely a very different direction in that it is meant to be uplifting and to pump you up.
Iced Earth - Dracula
Live Metal Camp
Dracula / Damien / Wolf. The Horror Show album i'ts crazy.
These dudes are fucking legends in the genre, not just in power metal, but all metal over all.
They may not be the very best technically, but they definitely have done a lot to keep this genre going over the years.
Fantastic band!
Mirror Mirror is from the album "Nightfall in Middle Earth" which is a concept album based on the Silmarillion. This song references the fact that the Noldor elves, after being banished from Valinor had fallen from their state of grace and were cursed to suffer. "The water Lord" is mentioned and this as a reference to one of the gods of Tolkien's world as well.
Yes! Blind Guardian! I can finally stop requesting them ;P. Awesome reaction, and indeed, the point of this is to let yourself get carried away by the songs into the fantasy (in this case, the whole album is telling parts of The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien).
Oh, and by the way? Those were n't violins, but a guitar ;)
no, we will never stop requesting bg ! WE NEED MORE!
ICED EARTH!
Hey guys!!! Amazing video, it's really good to see other people enjoying the same songs that you like!! 'Mirror Mirror' seems like a fairy tale because it's inspired in the tale 'The Fall of Gondolin', a tale from J.R.R's book 'The Silmarillion'!!! Thanks for the video and I'm sorry for my terrible english lol
Two songs I *have to* suggest by Blind Guardian, either for a video or off camera listening. They are very unusual for metal in their own way.
The Eldar, from the same album, this song will make you sincerely mourn, it will make you weep for a fictional race.
The Ninth Wave, from the album Beyond the Red Mirror. This is the perfect "We're gonna go fight some demons and shit, you coming?" song.
youre right
The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight is such an incredible song that I think y'all would enjoy from Blind Guardian. Hansi is a beast of a singer. Next should be Iced Earth and then Demons and Wizards after that featuring the 2 masterminds behind Blind Guardian and Iced Earth.
Mark M yes Iced Earth..the whole Wicked album
Rick Holder - And anything from the Dark Saga album ( really anything with Matt on vocals)
Dude. Yes. The maiden is so good
Nah, that song is not bad...but come on, these guys like more metal-trash-fast songs. Majesty, Ashes to Ashes, Somewhere, Journey through the dark, Imaginatios, Im Alive, Goodbye my friend, Lost in the twightlight hall, The curse of feanor, Script for my requiem, ect. Im sure you pick one of those and they'll enjoy it much more, and those albums are the trully great ones of BG.
Guys, not Mulan, not Disney. This is based on the Silmarillion by J R R Tolkien. (the whole album is)
It's a first impression, chill.
This is a top notch heavy metal song, guys. One of the best that this genre has ever crafted.
Oh, Blind Guardian: the sound of Queen being mugged by Metallica. :)
😂😂😂😂😂
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword. Another amaaazing power metal song
robertma4171 yes! Or Holy Thunderforce
I'd love for them to listen to Rain of a Thousand Flames, but I'd hate for them to come across the video.
Oh definitely +1 to Emerald Sword, quintessential power metal.
robertma4171 Dawn of Victory Will be great also
That song is so cheesy. I hate it.
SAVATAGE - When the Crowds are Gone
Literally anything by Savatage. Gutter Ballet, Agony and Ecstacy, the hall of the mountain king.... anything
I'd have to go with something off of Streets. Probably Believe.
9:00 That fist! That's what power metal is about. Uplifting. George gets it. It's your type of shit now!
How amazed are you gonna be when you learn the “choir” is all the same guy and he’s not just layering the same track over and over again?
Finally!!! Thank you guys so much for doing Blind Guardian! I've been following you guys for a long time now and have been waiting for this moment. I was filled with goosebumps during this. Blind Guardian is by far one of my favorite metal bands. Big fan of your channel. Thanks, again!
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
always their best, every song is beyond amazing, The Script For my Requiem was the most epic ever
Blind Guardian has the best choruses, all of their songs have and epic chorus.
What I like about Blind Guardian is that they are so varied (pace, melody, intensity...) and have such a great singer.
I'm glad you guys liked this one! They really do carry you on their journey in each and every Blind Guardian song. And they are the KINGS of Power Metal epic chorus's that you cant get out of your head. It makes me really happy you guys appreciated this for what it was, being its not exactly your thing. Free Thinkers for sure! Haha.
You mentioned Symphonic Metal for a sec there, and I have a GREAT suggestion for that - one may even say the DEFINITIVE symphonic metal band and song. And that is Nightwish - Ghost Love Score. Definitely check that one out for another, albeit more orchestral/operatic journey. =D
Keep the great unbiased reactions coming!
Cheers
Orion5141987 I am definitely seconding the Ghost Love Score suggestion. Maybe a recent live version? This way you could see the guys playing - seeing people play is a part of the Metal experience - plus you would benefit from the awesome ending Nightwish current singer added to the song. The iconic live version of this song is Buenos Aires 2012, available on their official RUclips channel.
Ghost Love Score is good, but it's a very LONG song for a first time listener. Dream Theatre exhausted them the first time they listened, so for Nightwish they might want something more like Nemo or Ever Dream as a FIRST song.
That being said, Nightwish also has a song called Fantasmic which is an homage to Disney and it's longer than Ghost Love Score... so if George is in a Disney mood....
EDIT: I just listened to Ghost Love Score again and I take it all back, THEY SHOULD ABSOLUTELY DO THIS ONE
I was going to say Nemo too as a first Nightwish song. That song still resonates strongly for me as a powerful example of the band.
That song played live and the crowed goes berserk :)
Ghost Love Score is awesome
Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth
boringandy86 Greatest song ever!!! Not sure if they're ready for that yet, though. Everything else after that will feel like a letdown.
Buckeyes Bengals Reds yeah it's a beast, would definitley be the longest video they've done
The whole album is about The Simarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, which was a prequel novel of The Lord Of The Rings. So all songs play in the fictional Tolkien universe of Middleearth.
And almost all choruses of Blind Guardian are very catchy and great!
I am no drummer but I guess you can say half-time, yes.
Guys! "Sacred Worlds" will blow your mind... Trust me.
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Recently discovered this band, couldn't believe what I've been missing...
Alexander Becker great band man, all albums are great but the Streets is the BEST.
Glad you finally gave Blind Guardian a shot! One of my favorite Power Metal/Heavy Metal bands. Top tier in their genre, there's a reason why they've been going strong for 30 years now. I pretty much enjoy everything by them, from their early more straightforward stuff to their later choir/orchestral influenced technically advanced work. The song Mirror Mirror is off the album Nightfall In Middle Earth, which is based on Tolkien's The Hobbit. It's basically the soundtrack so in your own time you should listen to the whole album. Worth it! Songs I recommend for reacting to next are Imaginations From The Other Side, Somewhere Far Beyond, Fly & Sacred Worlds
Nightfall is about "The Silmarillion", compiled by Tolkien's son.
Yes you are correct, my bad. I somehow came up with the wrong book.
It was delightful to see people step out of their norms, and give something new a chance. You boys chose a great song to react to. Blind Guardian were one of the pioneers. And I really enjoyed the enthusiasm and appreciation granted in the vid.
Hey Guys... I know this band and i never thought you could pick this Song. Keep diggin into the heavy metal universe. Peace!