WAR OF THE THRONES
Blind
Guardian se formó en 1984 en Alemania,
bajo el nombre de Lucifer's Heritage, con el que funcionaron hasta
1986, en que cambian a Blind Guardian. Los miembros fundadores fueron
Hansi Kursch y Andre Olbrich, incorporándose al poco tiempo Thomen
Stauch y Marcus Siepen. De ellos solo Thomen Stauch ha dejado la banda
en 2005. Algunos otros músicos han pasado por el grupo y grandes
colaboraciones como la de Kai Hansen, pero en general Blind Guardian han
tenido mucha estabilidad en su formación. Influenciados por la
literatura, (sobre todo Tolkien y Stephen King) y el cine, sus letras
hacen referencia a esos temas y en ocasiones ayudan a la linea
argumental de canciones de la banda o incluso de discos enteros. Tienen
ya 10
discos de estudio, a cual mejor, lo que les ha creado un nombre entre
los grupos internacionales más respetados dentro de nuestro mundillo.
Hoy vamos hacia la parte más reciente de su producción musical al hablar
de un disco que a mi personalmente me gusta mucho, se trata de su "At
the edge of time", noveno larga duración de la banda y penúltimo disco
de estudio hasta la fecha de esta reseña, una obra con todos los
ingredientes de Blind Guardian, los de su era gloriosa, uno de sus últimas obras que para mi gusto más se acerca al sonido de sus obras míticas de los 90, un poco más alejado del casi speed metal de los 80 y más cercano al sonido sinfónico del siglo XXI, un buen equilibrio conseguido aquí por la banda alemana, un disco del que quiero hoy dejar otro tema, en esta ocasión "War of The Thrones", con ese toque folk - medieval tan alucinante de los Blind Guardian clásicos de los 90 sobre todo, un temazo medio tiempo de esos que no te cansan y del que quiero dejar hoy un enlace a youtube. Una canción que tiene una versión diferente en el single, "A voice in the dark".
A sense of denial
Come witness my trial
The crow has turned into a liar
I’ll live, I may die
I’ve failed though I’ve tried
But finally I fly
It is the fool
Who puts faith in false saviors
The innocent understands
He’s still falling
And furthermore
He’s now aware
“Come spread your wings
Awake now”
The enemy within
Will soon appear
You’re trapped in my mind
Ask for the key
Don’t search for fine lines
There’s no release
Though I can feel its presence
There’s a sign to reveal
Then after all
I’m sure I’ll keep on falling
They send a sign
When dead winter will come again
There from the ruins I will rise
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
It will never be the same
And nothing remains
I can’t find a way
But I’m facing it
Oh there will be no savior
I can foresee all the pain
They are about to creep in
“Curse me, hate me, hurt me, kill me”
Oh they will rest no longer
“Paralyzed and frozen
Free your mind
You’re broken
Paralyzed and frozen
Learn to roam
Don’t look back”
On stunning fields of mayhem
I will find no relief
It’s just a dream
I wish that I could tell you
The vision fades
There is no sanctuary
What will go up
Surely comes down
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
In vain
Still I don’t understand
So talk to me again
Why do I fear these words?
What keeps holding me back?
I hear a voice
It comes from everywhere
“Now find a way
Cause you’re the key
Begin to understand”
The descending ends
Now I know I won’t fly again
On through the mist, I’m facing ground
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
Come witness my trial
The crow has turned into a liar
I’ll live, I may die
I’ve failed though I’ve tried
But finally I fly
It is the fool
Who puts faith in false saviors
The innocent understands
He’s still falling
And furthermore
He’s now aware
“Come spread your wings
Awake now”
The enemy within
Will soon appear
You’re trapped in my mind
Ask for the key
Don’t search for fine lines
There’s no release
Though I can feel its presence
There’s a sign to reveal
Then after all
I’m sure I’ll keep on falling
They send a sign
When dead winter will come again
There from the ruins I will rise
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
It will never be the same
And nothing remains
I can’t find a way
But I’m facing it
Oh there will be no savior
I can foresee all the pain
They are about to creep in
“Curse me, hate me, hurt me, kill me”
Oh they will rest no longer
“Paralyzed and frozen
Free your mind
You’re broken
Paralyzed and frozen
Learn to roam
Don’t look back”
On stunning fields of mayhem
I will find no relief
It’s just a dream
I wish that I could tell you
The vision fades
There is no sanctuary
What will go up
Surely comes down
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
In vain
Still I don’t understand
So talk to me again
Why do I fear these words?
What keeps holding me back?
I hear a voice
It comes from everywhere
“Now find a way
Cause you’re the key
Begin to understand”
The descending ends
Now I know I won’t fly again
On through the mist, I’m facing ground
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Believe in dark wings and dark words
The shadow returns
Fear the voice in the dark
Be aware now
Black shadows they hide and they wait
But they soon will return
By Nash
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