VALKYRIES
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 "Valkyries", un tema con todos los ingredientes "Blind Guardian" esperables, un tema del que dejo un enlace a youtube.
To the gods of the north I pray
And raise my cup for the fallen ones
Then I cry
In Valhalla they sing
[Lead: Andre]
Rain
Red blood keeps pouring down
Come Valkyries, join me on that final ride
Here I lie bleeding
Odin, I await thee
The battle rages on
New lines they're weaving
The future, the past and the present
They're one
They will reveal their mask
To show me a way to survive
This bitter war
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
[Lead: Andre]
Destiny
A spinning wheel
The path of glory
Round and round
Come join us
On your final ride to Asgard
Let's move on fast
Allfather awaits
So let's heed the final call
For now
We leave this world behind
It's over
All glory to the brave
Still blood will rain
Through storm and fire
Let war winds reign
It's the feast for the crows
Follow the light, the light
Just follow the light, the light
Or fade away
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
[Solo: Andre]
We'll keep on weaving
We're crushing through lines
With our battering swords
We're marching on
Assign the brave
To survive
This bitter war
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
The Valkyries will guide us home
We'll heed the final call
A call to arms
The Valkyries will guide us home
Then finally I hear them say
Carry on
For Valhalla awaits you
And raise my cup for the fallen ones
Then I cry
In Valhalla they sing
[Lead: Andre]
Rain
Red blood keeps pouring down
Come Valkyries, join me on that final ride
Here I lie bleeding
Odin, I await thee
The battle rages on
New lines they're weaving
The future, the past and the present
They're one
They will reveal their mask
To show me a way to survive
This bitter war
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
[Lead: Andre]
Destiny
A spinning wheel
The path of glory
Round and round
Come join us
On your final ride to Asgard
Let's move on fast
Allfather awaits
So let's heed the final call
For now
We leave this world behind
It's over
All glory to the brave
Still blood will rain
Through storm and fire
Let war winds reign
It's the feast for the crows
Follow the light, the light
Just follow the light, the light
Or fade away
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
[Solo: Andre]
We'll keep on weaving
We're crushing through lines
With our battering swords
We're marching on
Assign the brave
To survive
This bitter war
[Bridge]
Soon it will be over
He will be the one
We'll weave in
And terror will now rule these lands
[Chorus]
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
Valkyries will guide us home
When the battle is lost
And the slain ones are chosen
The Valkyries will guide us home
We'll heed the final call
A call to arms
The Valkyries will guide us home
Then finally I hear them say
Carry on
For Valhalla awaits you
By Nash
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