I thought this band might deserve its own thread in this forum. So here it is!

There should be a new album of them within a year (but don't pin me down on that). And I'm very interested in their orchestral project, with music for Lord of the Rings, with Hansi on vocals.

Also worth mentioning: Hansi is one of the few vocalists using sort of harsh vocals that I like. So they can't be bad

I love Blind Guardian. Otherland was one of the three songs that got me hooked to metal.

I'm one of the few who see Nightfall as their absolute masterpiece. It is also one of this albums I can always listen too. But my "holiest" album is Somewhere Far Beyond because it is signed by all band members and it is the second best BG album

You're not alone in your opinion about "Nightfall" That album brought me to BG.

It all went like this: a few years ago one of my brothers was looking for drawings of the Silmarillion-stories. He came accross a nice drawing of Morgoth with Luthien dancing in front of him, he liked it very much.
At the beginning of this year, I was looking around a bit on wikipedia, looking for new bands, and I was looking at a list of concept albums. Then I saw an album with a Silmarillion-theme, and it happened to be Blind Guardian. And when I saw the cover, I just had to show it to my brother (who isn't the biggest fan of metal). A few days later, I bought the CD when I found it in a store. I liked it instantly, but not nearly as much as I like it now.

Since May this year, I also got interested in their other albums, and I bought A Night at the Opera, Imaginations... and Somewhere Far Beyond. I love them all, but Nightfall remains my favourite

To be honest I'm no big fan of the other albums apart from NIME and SFB and maybe ANATO (which I really despised at first listening, but later changed my mind). I can't put a finger on what I don't like, but it's not really my cup. But NIME being Tolkien-based was what got me hooked. That I don't like the whole BG discography is definitely not the fault of Hansi Kürsch, who has an amazing voice. But somehow I prefer him on the Ayreon releases.

(Did I already mention I'm a huge Ayreon fan? )

"Quietly crept in and changed us all"........damn I LOVE that tune. It is a masterpiece no doubt about that. The Bard Song live was great too. To hear the crowd singing the song was priceless. Those two sold me on BG

Blind Guardian is one of my favorite bands. I love their music.

And Then There Was Silence <3

Yes, you'll have to wait more than 14 minutes to hear that silence.

I can't get the song ripped from my CD by the way

One of my favorites bands is Blind Guardian and my best 5 songs are:
01. The Script for my Requiem
02. The Bard's Song (In te forest)
03. Mirror Mirror
04. Lord of the Rings
05. The Soulforged