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uu Tracklists:DIGI:CD101. The Ninth Wave02. Banish From Sanctuary03. Nightfall04. Prophecies05. Tanelorn06. The Last Candle07. And Then There Was SilenceCD201. The Lord Of The Rings02. Fly03. Bright Eyes04. Lost In The Twilight Hall05. Imaginations From The Other Side06. Into The Storm07. Twilight Of The Gods08. A Past And Future Secret09. And The Story EndsCD301. Sacred Worlds02. The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)03. Valhalla04. Wheel Of Time05. Majesty06. Mirror Mirror

4LP BOX (33 RPM)Side A01. The Ninth Wave02. Banish From Sanctuary03. NightfallSide B01. Prophecies02. Tanelorn03. The Last CandleSide C01. And Then There Was Silence02. The Lord Of The RingsSide D01. Fly02. Bright Eyes03. Lost In The Twilight HallSide E01. Imaginations From The Other Side02. Into The Storm03. Twilight Of The GodsSide F01. A Past And Future Secret02. And The Story Ends03. Sacred WorldsSide G01. The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)02. Valhalla03. Wheel Of TimeSide H01. Majesty02. Mirror Mirror

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ABSOLUTEPERFECTIONto quote Hansi: “It sounds colossal!”

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 op-ulent bombast, progressive complexity and symphonic beau-ty. 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 Europe-an 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 diamondsDuring the European tour in 2015, 30 shows were record-ed 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 de-cisive 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!”.

An endless storyAbove all, Hansi is still a perfectionist: “In general I would say that we’ve had a really good run throughout this tour and that nearly every show was perfect. But when you listen to the live-recordings in the studio you realise that almost every evening, at least one member of the band had a bad day. We switched constantly”, laughs Hansi. “At the end of the day, after every one of us had checked through every single song and concert of those 30 shows again and again, there was only something like two or three versions of each song that were suitable to be used for an album. We then had to decide between those final versions; which one the most impressive one was. This was a nearly endless task!”

“Sometimes there’s something at a show, let’s call it magic…”Regardless of those challenges, the effort was all worth it be-cause 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 monu-mental live experience of the whole year – to quote Hansi: “It sounds colossal!”

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BLIND GUARDIANLive Beyond The Spheres

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Release Dateuu07/07/2017

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LIVE16.06.........D ..... St. Goarshausen - RockFels28.06......... IL .... Tel Aviv - Reading 330.06.........GR ... Chania - Chania Rock Festival02.07......... I ......Milano - Battlefield Metal Fest08.07.........D ..... Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air02.08.........H ..... Székesfehérvár - Fezen Fesztivál03.08......... SK ... Bratislava - Majestic Club

05.08......... S ..... Rejmyre - Skogsröjet Festival10.08......... E ..... Villena - Leyendas Del Rock11.08.........UK ...Derby - Bloodstock Open Air12.08......... A .....Graz - Metal On The Hill25.08......... PL .... Straszecin - Czad Festival26.08.........D .....Dresden - Alter Schlachthof

Line up: Hansi Kürsch | VocalsAndré Olbrich | GuitarMarcus Siepen | GuitarFrederik Ehmke | Drums

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