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Blind Guardian return in 1998, with not only their most progressive release but a power metal classic, Nightfall in Middle Earth, based upon The Siimarillion by Tolkien, Nightfall perfectly embodies that epic fantasy within their sound and as a fan of all of Tolkien's books it is such a magnificent feeling hearing a story told in the form of music which you adore, with interludes which although do slow the pace of the record tells the tale well and every song here is great with some classic and ... read more
It's time for me to come out as *gasps* a nerd. Nightfall in Middle-Earth is the first album that I've ever been into, even before I really started listening to music. I came across it on some fandom space about The Silmarillion (that's what this album is lyrically about). Heh, we all find our way to music somehow.
I've now relistened to this to see how well it holds up, now that I am familiar with more stuff, looking at things more objectively. Screw that, though; none of my reviews are ... read more
Great album, but not my favorite of Blind Guardian's catalogue. To me it features a lot of classic songs, but the album feels a bit long despite being around the same length as most of their albums and less consistant than what I would consider their masterpieces(Imaginations, Opera, etc).
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Track List
- War of Wrath
- Into the Storm
- Lammoth
- Nightfall
- The Minstrel
- The Curse of Feanor
- Captured
- Blood Tears
- Mirror Mirror
- Face the Truth
- Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
- Battle of Sudden Flame
- Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)
- The Dark Elf
- Thorn
- The Eldar
- Nom the Wise
- When Sorrow Sang
- Out on the Water
- The Steadfast
- A Dark Passage
- Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)
By Dalton
Added on: January 4, 2015