Legacy of the dark lands

Description

One of the most ambitious projects in Metal history! The idea of recording an orchestral album came to the minds of the band’s two leaders, guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch, in the 90s. Legacy Of The Dark Lands is an opus unlike any other, an opus different from what the German quartet has achieved so far. The concept for this record takes its source from the new book by German bestselling author Markus Heitz, titled Die Dunklen Lande, recently released. A gigantic project for Blind Guardian, a unique work for the fans! Some things just need time. Rome, for example, was not built in a day. A certain Professor Tolkien did not write “The Lord of the Rings” over a weekend in Oxford either. BLIND GUARDIAN is very aware of this fact. Known for their tendency to brood over their refined concept albums like a dragon over its treasure, they manage to outdo themselves every time in terms of scope, depth and grandeur. So when such an icon of fantasy metal announces a gigantic project of unseen proportions, it’s best to be ready for a storm. At last, "Legacy Of The Dark Lands" has arrived and leaves the world completely speechless. Recorded with the unleashed omnipotence of the experienced Prague Filmharmonic orchestra at Prague’s Rudolfinum, BLIND GUARDIAN unleashes a hurricane that has nothing to envy from the greatest fantasy soundtracks. Created and conceptualized with the overlord of German fantasy Markus Heitz, this album is the direct sequel to his bestseller "Die dunklen Lande" ("The Dark Lands"), which tells the story of an apocalyptic secret in the dark era of the Thirty Years’ War... Monumental, saturnine, moving, full of anthems and unforgettable choruses: this is pure BLIND GUARDIAN, without electric guitar.