Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror

Band:Blind Guardian

 

Album:Beyond The Red Mirror

 

Date Released:Jan 30 2015

 

Tracks:

The Ninth Wave
Twilight Of The Gods
Prophecies
At The Edge Of Time
Ashes Of Eternity
The Holy Grail
The Throne
Sacred Mind
Miracle Machine
Grand Parade
 

Band Members:

Hansi Kürsch
André Olbrich
Marcus Siepen
Frederik Ehmke
Barend Courbois 

 

Formed:Mid 80's

Genre:Prog/Power Metal/Symphonic Metal

 

Label:Nuclear Blast

 

Quality & Originality:Blind Guardian has really put some serious time and effort keeping up there signature sound and song writing on ''Beyond The Red Mirror''. Hansi Kürsch & André Olbrich wrote a huge chunk of this release with Hansi Kürsch writing the lyrics. For this sound to reach the heights that it has on this album the band had Hungarian Studio Orchestra Budapest, FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague, Hungarian Studio Choir Budapest, FILMharmonic Choir Prague and Vox Futura Choir Boston all help get the magic of the backing vocals and amazing orchestra that is rich and damn vibrant. This is kinda a part two or a continuation of ''Imaginations from the other side'' released in 1995. Blind Guardian really did put one of there most significant albums to date with the sound, production and song writing as strong if not stronger then anything they have done to date!!!!!

 

My Opinion:This is the German metal mad men's tenth studio album. This is also the longest in between albums I can remember from Blind Guardian. It is no surprise they have flown to the top of there genre with great releases one right after another all resulting in a powerful presence. I think BTRM is or at least should be considered one of the best if not the best release the band has done to date with impressive production and song writing. Hansi never does a bad job with his returning magical voice that can do the roughest to the silky smooth all in the same second. This really is the best album that has come across my desk this year. I do not care if you are a Prog/Power fan or not you will rock this album out at a volume not meant for mortals ears!!!!

 

Overall & Favorites:The Ninth Wave, The Holy Grail, The Throne. The Red Mirror rocked my socks off to the tune of a 9.9/10 on such a brilliant freaking album!!!!!!

 

Contact:http://www.blind-guardian.com/

 

 

Sinbreed-Shadows

Reviewed By: Jon Hernandez 

Band:

Sinbreed

Album & Release Date:

Shadows-April 15, 2014

Label: 

AFM Records

Year Established:
2008

Band Members:
Herbie Langhans-Vocals, Flo Laruin-Guitars, Marcus Siepen-Guitars, Alexander Schulz-Bass, Frederik Ehmke-Drums

Music Genre:
Melodic Power/Speed Metal

Promotion:

AFM Records

Artists/Bands album mission/message:

Since the release of our debut almost 4 years ago we’ve grown as a team and became a real band.

Track Listing

1.Bleed

2.Shadows
3.Call To Arms
4.Reborn
5.Leaving The Road
6.Far Too Long
7.Black Death
8.Standing Tall
9.London Moon
10.Broken Wings

Quality of original music including song writing and message:
The songs are almost in a genre of there own that drips originality. I love how the songs mix Thrash, Metal, Prog all in 10 songs that will open your mind to a different way of looking at Prog and Power Metal.

 

 

Production value:
The tracks are layered and mixed to give the album such a huge almost out of this world sound. Flo and Marcus's guitar playing is so tight with each other that they have built up such a massive sound that hit you from multiple directions. The mixing, mastering and over all recording is perfect from all angles.

My Opinion:
Shadows is a remarkable Prog/Power Metal album with over the top guitars, Powerful keys, thundering drums and bass. Herbie Langhans vocals are earth shattering on every song. If you are a Metal fan of any kind you will find something to love about this album. This is ten songs of pure sinfully sweet shadow. This band has come so far in the past four years that puts this album on top of the metal world!! Every song on this album is pure guitar fueled energetic metal!

Rate:
9/10

Personal Favorites:
Bleed, Broken Wings

Artist Contact Info:
Sinbreed.com 

facebook.com/Sinbreed