blind guardian a night at the opera download

Whereas on earlier albums, the drums did their job, but were pretty repetive, Thomen Stauch does a good, but most importantly, varied job on A Night At The Opera. Then there are the drums, which feature the best drumwork in Blind Guardian's career to date. There's the very solid lead guitar work from André Olbrich, who supports the vocal lines whenever needed, as in the powerful opener Precious Jerusalem or in the melodic beast The Soulforged, provides great, though sometimes not very audible riffs, such as in Sadly Sings Destiny, or adds fitting solos to the mix, which actually add to the song instead of distracting from it. This together with incredible song-writing adds together to one album, which stays, once it has unfolded. The most striking weakness of the album, the inablity to grasp the music at the first listen, is also a strength in the long run, as one can stumble upon new details in songs you've thought you knew inside-out even months/years later. So, is all this work worth it? Is it worth to take the time to make this album 'listenable'?įor me, it has been well worth it, as I consider this album the masterpiece of the band nowadays. It takes a lot of time to notice each song's own properties and it is very hard to sit through the album in one go if you're not too familarized with it. This leaves the listener with a load to digest, too much for the first listen, too much for the fifth listen, probably even too much for the tenth listen.įrom the opening notes of Precious Jerusalem to the fading outtro of And Then There Was Silence, the band never takes a break, leading to the listener being overstrained easily. However, on A Night At The Opera, they've outdone themselves in this regard: Multiple guitar layers, choirs singing the majority of text lines, synth lines everywhere and a synthed orchestra added to the mix on top of all.

For Blind Guardian, a (Power) Metal-Band from Germany, over the top has already become synonymous with their more recent works.

Blind guardian a night at the opera download