Artist: BLIND GUARDIAN
Album: LIVE BEYOND THE SPHERES VINYL (4LP BOX)

Release date: 2017
EAN/UPS: 727361401313
Media type: LP

Absolute perfection:
BLIND GUARDIAN are one of those unique and special bands that stand for absolute perfection, creativity and passion since they formed in 1984. Delivering a fascinating mixture of opulent bombast, progressive complexity and symphonic beauty. BLIND GUARDIAN established their style a long time ago but  have never stagnated – always remaining open-minded and adventurous. This is why BLIND GUARDIAN are always ahead of the times!

»Live Beyond The Spheres«
Now, there is some big news coming from BLIND GUARDIAN: The Progressive Power Metal pioneers are incredibly pleased to announce the release of a new 3-CD package which will be entitled »Live Beyond The Spheres«! This release will include material from numerous shows recorded during their European tour in 2015 – it will include old classics, recent tracks as well as songs that are very rarely played live. “I’m completely satisfied with the songs we’ve chosen and with the way we’ve presented the album in sound and technique”, reflects vocalist Hansi Kürsch: “Even though we compiled »Live Beyond The Spheres« with songs from more than ten different shows, the result sounds really uniform. This has been a long journey but the effort was all worth it. Our fans will love it!”

Rough diamonds:
During the European tour in 2015, 30 shows were recorded in total, with an average length of 2 hours, 15 minutes per show. “In addition to that, there is also the same amount of concerts we recorded afterwards during the worldwide shows”, reflects Hansi. “This was a really hard task because we already had ten recordings from the European tour which you could release as high-quality bootlegs. Those recordings were all already nearly perfect. This high quality was the decisive reason for us to only use songs from this first part of the tour. Let’s see if we will also use the rest of the material in the future. We’ve got a lot of rough diamonds in our live archives!”.

"Sometimes there's something at a show, let's call it magic…”
Regardless of those challenges, the effort was all worth it because the final chosen songs have such an incredible energy, “Those small mistakes seemed to be unimportant in the final evaluation”, explains the charismatic vocalist. “As soon as you listen to the songs, you will know what I mean." Everyone who knows BLIND GUARDIAN knows that this band creates magical moments. "Sometimes there's something at a show, let's call it 'MAGIC', that gives us all a shiver up our spine. You can’t forecast such moments and they’re not restricted to certain songs”, reflects Hansi. In the end, he sums up: “We are really satisfied when people sing along with us, have a good time and go back home happy." So there’s nothing more to add except that one should look forward to the most monumental live experience of the whole year – to quote Hansi: “It sounds colossal!”


4LP BOX (33 RPM)

Side A
01. The Ninth Wave
02. Banish From Sanctuary
03. Nightfall

Side B
01. Prophecies
02. Tanelorn
03. The Last Candle

Side C
01. And Then There Was Silence
02. The Lord Of The Rings

Side D
01. Fly
02. Bright Eyes
03. Lost In The Twilight Hall

Side E
01. Imaginations From The Other Side
02. Into The Storm
03. Twilight Of The Gods

Side F
01. A Past And Future Secret
02. And The Story Ends
03. Sacred Worlds

Side G
01. The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)
02. Valhalla
03. Wheel Of Time

Side H
01. Majesty
02. Mirror Mirror


LINE-UP:

Hansi Kürsch | Vocals
André Olbrich | Guitar
Marcus Siepen | Guitar
Frederik Ehmke | Drums