05/28/2022 09:59

Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian's new album 'The God Machine' released in September

A distant mechanical sound is getting louder from afar and heralds the arrival of exciting happenings - throwing their shadows on this fateful day of September 2nd. It's the day that the metal legend Blind Guardian will release their eleventh studio album 'The God Machine' via Nuclear Blast and erects a new monument of their outstanding career.

Track listing:
1. Deliver Us from Evil (05:22)
2. Damnation (05:21)
3. Secrets of the American Gods (07:29)
4. Violent Shadows (04:18)
5. Life beyond the Spheres (06:03)
6. Architects of Doom (06:21)
7. Let It Be no more (04:49)
8. Blood of the Elves (04:38)
9. Destiny (06:47)
Bonus tracks on some editions:
10. Life Beyond the Spheres (Cyber Mix)
11. Destiny (lead guitar version)
12. Let It Be No More (heavy vocals)

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch about the new album: "We didn't want to rehash our qualities from 1995, but didn't want to continue down this complex path forever either. 'The God Machine' is a new beginning for us. We've set a new course and gone back to certain things that we've neglected a bit on the last few albums."

'The God Machine' marks another pinnacle in Blind Guardian's impressive discography by not attempting to pretend it is still the nineties yet instead successfully relying on the muscle memory of this period. It is a gripping, addictive and brilliantly arranged album in the tradition of records with which Blind Guardian reached for the stars in the 90’s; yet, by no means, is it a throwback. 'The God Machine' represents the heart and soul of Blind Guardian's timeless metal in the here and now, unifying the bards' past, present and future secrets in one consistent, well thought out masterpiece.

Editions:
- CD
- CD digipak
- CD longbox (USA, limited to 1000)
- earbook double CD (instrumental versions on 2nd disc)
- cassette
vinyl editions (double vinyl in gatefold sleeve incl. 24-page booklet):
- black
- clear with black marbled, limited to 3000
- crystal clear with red marbled, limited to 300 (exclusive to EMP)
- glow in the dark, limited to 300 (exclusive to Levykauppa Äx)
- gold, limited to 300
- picture vinyl, limited to 2500
- red, limited to 300
- red with black splatter, limited to 300 (exclusive to the band store)
- silver, limited to 300 (exclusive to Napalm Records store)
- silver with black marbled, limited to 500
- transparent red/black marbled, limited to 500
- white and black corona, limited to 300
- white/red/black splatter, limited to 200 (exclusive to the band store)

Together with the announcement, the band shares a video for their new raging single 'Blood of the Elves', a galloping anthem that is destined to become a live staple.

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)