One of the kings of power metal have returned and better than ever to me! Blind Guardian’s newest serving, “Beyond the Red Mirror”, absolutely blew me away as being their best album in my opinion. My only true lament is that the track that I find the best, “Distant Memories”, is the bonus track so anyone who buys the standard edition won’t hear this track that I love in every single way that there is. But other than that one track alone, “Beyond the Red Mirror” is an amazing album as I’ve already said with the vocals being as enchanting and wondrous as they’ve ever been without losing a single iota of their charm, the guitars are still melodic and keep their great sound for the entire album whether it be a slow part or a faster part, and the same exact thing goes for the drums that have a marvelous (there’s a word I don’t use often) beat that literally hypnotizes you into almost gluing yourself to your seat pretty much immediately after hearing its magnificence. Now I know several of you think “A Twist in the Myth” is their best album, but I firmly believe that this album tops that as I’ve said, and if you don’t believe me then I highly suggest going down to listen to “Beyond the Red Mirror” via YouTube right below and then buying the album on iTunes here if you so desire as I did.
Just a metal head who loves just about all metal. I want to spread the word about the REALLY great bands out there, well known and underground. I do this for fun and don’t want any sort of money from doing reviews. It’s its own reward. I also do daily reviews for my own review site, Head-Banger Reviews, where the reviews are longer and daily as mentioned. No bullshit, just here to have some fun, listen to cool music and meet cool people.
