Release Date: 02 September 2022
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Nuclear Blast
£27.99
Blind Guardian The God Machine Limited Gatefold Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
Blind Guardian and producer Charlie Bauerfeind wanted to emphasize the band in its essence and the result is absolutely rewarding. “The God Machine” is a compact, aggressive, dynamic album, refined with cinematic moments, archetypal melodies and epic grandeur. It also closes the ranks between past and present by not ignoring their recordings of late, but consciously rebalancing complexity and impact in favour of the latter. It is the "Imaginations From The Other Side" of 2022, composed, and, above all, unleashed by a band that has had 27 years to perfect its style. "We didn't want to rehash our qualities from back in 1995, but didn't want to continue down this complex path forever either. 'The God Machine' is a new beginning for us. We've set a new course and gone back to certain things that we've neglected a bit on the last few albums."
“The God Machine” fully embraces evolution while honouring the roots of a band that started humbly in Krefeld, Germany as speed metal act Lucifer’s Heritage in 1984. After renaming to Blind Guardian in 1987, they constantly kept honing their craft and released legit metal classics like “Tales From The Twilight World” (1990), “Somewhere Far Beyond” (1992), “Imaginations From The Other Side” (1995), and “Nightfall in Middle-Earth” (1998), albums that formed a strong bond between metal and fantasy that is second to none.
"The God Machine" marks another pinnacle in Blind Guardian’s impressive discography by not attempting to pretend it is still the nineties yet instead successfully relying on the muscle memory of this period. It is a gripping, addictive and brilliantly arranged album in the tradition of records with which Blind Guardian reached for the stars in the 90’s yet by no means a throwback. “The God Machine” represents the heart and soul of Blind Guardian’s timeless metal in the here and now, unifying the bards’ past, present and future secrets in one consistent, well thought out masterpiece.
Featured Tracks:
Side: 1
1 Deliver Us From Evil
2 Damnation
3 Secrets Of The American Gods
Side: 2
1 Violent Shadows
2 Life Beyond The Spheres
3 Architects Of Doom
Side: 3
1 Let It Be No More
2 Blood Of The Elves
3 Destiny
Side: 4
1 Life Beyond The Spheres (Cyber Mix)
2 Destiny (Lead Guitar Version)
3 Let It Be No More (Heavy Vocals)
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
£27.99
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
£27.99
Release Date: 20 October 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
£34.99
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Nuclear Blast
£32.99
