Blind Guardian

Artist:  Blind Guardian
Origin:  Krefeld, Germany.
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Speed Metal

Original line-up:

Hansi Kursch:  Lead Vocals, Bass
Andre Olbrich:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Markus Dork:  Guitar
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch:  Drums, Percussion

Blind Guardian is a German Power Metal Band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany by Hansi Kursch (Lead Vocals, Bass), Andre Olbrich  (Lead Guitar), Markus Dork (Guitar) and Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (Drums) under the name Lucifer's Heritage, after signed a contract with No Remorse Records, and the band changed their name to Blind Guardian.  In 1991 the band signed with Virgin Records.  The band released 9 studio albums, 2 Live albums and 2 Compilation albums.

Title:  Beyond The Red Mirror (Limited Edition Digibook) (2015)
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Speed Metal
Label:  Nuclear Blast Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:  

 1.  The Ninth Wave  (9:30)
 2.  Twilight Of The Gods  (4:51)
 3.  Prophecies  (5:27)
 4.  At The Edge Of Time  (6:55)
 5.  Ashes Of Eternity  (5:41)
 6.  Distant Memories  (5:53)
 7.  The Holy Grail  (6:02)
 8.  The Throne  (7:56)
 9.  Sacred Mind  (6:25)
10. Miracle Machine  (3:04)
11. Grand Parade  (9:29)

Personnel:


Hansi Kursch:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Andre Olbrich;  Lead & Rhythm & Acoustic Guitars
Marcus Siepen:  Rhythm Guitar
Frederik Ehmke:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Personnel:

Barend Courbois:  Bass
Michael Schuren:  Piano
Mattias Ulmer:  Keyboards, Piano

Orchestras:

Hungarian Studio Orchestra Budapest:  
Peter Pejtsik:  Conductor
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague:
Adam Klemens:  Conductor

Choirs:

Hungarian Studio Choir Budapest:
Peter Pejtsik:  Conductor
FILMharmonic Choir Prague:
Stanislav Mistr:  Conductor
Vox Futura Choir Boston:  
Andrew Shenton:  Conductor

Beyond The Red Mirror is the tenth studio album by Blind Guardian, was released on January 30, 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records, and "Twilight Of The Gods" was released a single to promote this album.