just saying there is nothing americanized about this song, the orchastra dosent make it american, the orchastra originaly came from spain there is nothing american about it. sorry about the spelling i fail alot.
The guy is still right to a certain extent. Most european metal bands released albums recently featuring heavy epic Hollywood-style symphonic arrangements. Rhapsody were among the first ones to do this and they themselves referred to it as "Hollywood/trailer-like epic symphonic metal". This makes it somewhat americanized.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but that guy is still telling the truth. The song might not sound "american", but the symphonic metal trend is indeed influenced by america.
@TheWickedEnergy Now, I know that metal is rare to hear in the USA, but trust me, it is same everywhere (except in Finland, obviously ^^) and LMFAO is very popular in Europe as well.. But you guys have a great trash metal scene (or at least had it), metal core and hc also.. And don't forget about Kamelot ;) Don't lose your hope..
@TheWickedEnergy Seems like my destiny is to repeat myself over and over again.. If you look a few comments below, you will find my explanation of this statement. If you can't find it, I'll c/p: " I was referring to the influence Blind Guardian had from Hollywood epic blockbuster movies, not orchestral music in general, because it is obvious that they didn't like Chopin or Wagner before this type of music began to be fashionable and related to epic contexts."
Holywood productions use orchestra because they had complexes that they're not epic enough ;). Blind Guardian don't need more epicness. Their composing skills are good enough that classic composers wouldn't be ashamed when listening to this :). Using orchestral instruments is more than tribute to classical masters than desperate need to be more epic :). Well at least in my personal opinion.
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I can't understand why it's fashionable today for bands to make epic-movie-like music, with symphonic orchestras and similar effects.. Doesn't it sound a bit kitschy? BG for example, used to make beautiful and epic music before, without adding this stuff.. I just guess everything has to be americanized nowadays..
@JelenaKotlajic I dont think this song is americanized. Many metal bands in the past have used orchestra. Also this song was originally composed for german RPG game called Sacred2. I like the epicness of this song and dont really think its as low as trailer music.
@Gilthoniel1337 Yeah, I know all that. Still think it's kitschy... They're overdoing it, you know.. Some of their past albums were epic too, without symphonic sounds.. And very beautiful, if I may add.. Simple but powerful.
@JelenaKotlajic Well, it is the genre of music. They genre is Power Metal, and Power Metal is very close to Symphonic Metal. I think that Drums, and Guitar are fantastic with say, Violin and Cello. It sounds nice, doesn't it? And, now BG has more money to throw around so they can produce more amazing and higher quality music.
@robbie4233334 Yes, but there is a limit to everything.. And adding symphonic orchestra doesn't make your music more quality.. In this case, for example, they used it to cover up bad riffs.. If you try to play this song by yourself, you'll see that..
@JelenaKotlajic If I tried to play this song it would be absolute shit because I don't play any instruments. I didn't find the riffs that bad. This song isn't focused on the riffs anyways. It focused on the vocals and the orchestra. This song is amazing, in my eyes at least, along with every single song in this album.
@JelenaKotlajic I agree to an extent. BG managed to add depth to their previous work like ANATO without relying on strings.
It's definitely a bit pompous at times, but I also feel orchestrations here are moodier than with many power metal bands who just use strings like a formula to make songs sound catchier. BG's have a more progressive feel. More Therion than Rhapsody.
While BG is late to the orchestra thing, at least they waited to do it right instead of using cheap keyboard arrangements.
@15V31F Yeah. I agree. I'm glad they never tried that cheap keyboard sound :) The worst thing is that I always liked that symphonic sound, but now it's everywhere - music, movies, games.. and it's just boring now.. I don't know.. I think the Guardians and I just went in different directions :/
@JelenaKotlajic American metal bands scream into their mikes and slam on the drums, play the same bloody note a thousand times on the guitar and call it a song. They don't use orchestras. They hardly even play their instruments.
@JelenaKotlajic My point is, is that movies made around the world make use of orchestral soundtracks, not just ones made in America. Hell I'm not even American and I know this.
@MrStaghare Yes, there are numerous movies around the world that include orchestral music, but please, count the blockbusters and tell me where are they filmed, please? Could you do that and then tell me that Sweden is leading in producing epic blockbusting movies with lots of epicness and epic orchestral music? And that swedish movies are in fact, the most influential in this genre?
@Dinos86Senior Ok, I am 24 y.o. female from Serbia. I finished music school (a four-year, kind of elementary school for music) and I play flute. I am well educated when it comes to classical music, and until I entered high school, classical music was the only for me.. Baroque especially was my favorite hmm.. direction, if you could say that.. Romanticism also.. But nvm.. Yes, Wagner was quite epic too I guess, but here you go: watch?v=LANHWwEjOAU if you want to know what I'm talking about..
@Dinos86Senior That's not all.. if you want to hear more epic soundtracks, just say it, I'll get you some examples ;) Just don't talk about Blind Guardian doing this the right way if you have no idea how the others do it. watch?v=jSqw9Yn_RMQ this is also nice, AND Schwartzenegger related. Oh, and this one: watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 how could I forget about this? Additionally, I warmly recommend you not to be rude when talking to someone you don't know.
@JelenaKotlajic Americanized? hmmm well concidering this band is german and europe had orchestral music before america did i think you might find that you are an idiot!
@Technobanana Omg, seems like I'm talking to retards -.- I was referring to the influence Blind Guardian had from Hollywood epic blockbuster movies, not orchestral music in general, because it is obvious that they didn't like Chopin or Wagner before this type of music began to be fashionable and related to epic contexts. And this fashion was created in the USA, trust me.
@JelenaKotlajic Blind Guardian has always loved orchestra, they have been working 8 years already on a orchestral project about LOTR, they even wanted to have it as the soundtrack for the LOTR trilogie. There is absolutely nothing americanized, this is pure Blind Guardian.
@JelenaKotlajic Their music is still amazing, if it isn't what you like then whatever, but don't say it isn't epic, or not good music, because it is some of the most amazing music out there, musicianship is great and they actually write great music.
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All of the lyrics talk about war, corruption, fighting... And chorus just yell "This world is saaaacred!".
Lol? What's sacred about it.
I know this was made for the game Sacred II, but they couldn't have made that line feel more forced if they yelled it during the my little ponies theme song.
Yeah this is going to get a lot of down votes. But you know it's true.
PS: This is a good song. But that line just sticks out to me like a swollen, discolored, rotting thumb.
@RadGH Well you may be right about that. But cant corrupted world in war still be sacred ? I think it can. Its only people doing those bad things, the world is still beautiful.
@Gilthoniel1337 Yeah, that is what I thought. The wars is maybe because he belives the world is sacred but falling in corruption and wants to change the way it is, as oppose to the other party who is "denying the truth".
@Gilthoniel1337 I agree with this. It is my impression of the song as well. The last few guardians, who fight to preserve the sanctity of their world that is, well, like they say, old wounded.
This song is a fucking MASTERPIECE. We can really see how classical music heavily influenced metal from the very beginning. These guys just blow our mind by making it even more obvious in this genious song. LONG LIVE BLIND GUARDIAN !
The New Age of Symphonic Power Metal. BEST album of 2010. If this piece would have been structured into a symphony form, the difference would not have been so big between this song and a classical masterpiece
@ciorapipedos1 you should here the symphonic version on the edge of time deluxe album. it's sssoooooooooooooo good. if it where food i'd only eat that. :)
just saying there is nothing americanized about this song, the orchastra dosent make it american, the orchastra originaly came from spain there is nothing american about it. sorry about the spelling i fail alot.
davidgraves93 4 weeks ago
The guy is still right to a certain extent. Most european metal bands released albums recently featuring heavy epic Hollywood-style symphonic arrangements. Rhapsody were among the first ones to do this and they themselves referred to it as "Hollywood/trailer-like epic symphonic metal". This makes it somewhat americanized.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but that guy is still telling the truth. The song might not sound "american", but the symphonic metal trend is indeed influenced by america.
Elidhan 1 month ago
@TheWickedEnergy Now, I know that metal is rare to hear in the USA, but trust me, it is same everywhere (except in Finland, obviously ^^) and LMFAO is very popular in Europe as well.. But you guys have a great trash metal scene (or at least had it), metal core and hc also.. And don't forget about Kamelot ;) Don't lose your hope..
JelenaKotlajic 1 month ago
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@TheWickedEnergy Seems like my destiny is to repeat myself over and over again.. If you look a few comments below, you will find my explanation of this statement. If you can't find it, I'll c/p: " I was referring to the influence Blind Guardian had from Hollywood epic blockbuster movies, not orchestral music in general, because it is obvious that they didn't like Chopin or Wagner before this type of music began to be fashionable and related to epic contexts."
JelenaKotlajic 1 month ago
@JelenaKotlajic
Holywood productions use orchestra because they had complexes that they're not epic enough ;). Blind Guardian don't need more epicness. Their composing skills are good enough that classic composers wouldn't be ashamed when listening to this :). Using orchestral instruments is more than tribute to classical masters than desperate need to be more epic :). Well at least in my personal opinion.
Fartuess 2 months ago
The instruments they used to play this song were forged by gods
Shadowfire74 3 months ago 4
KEEP THE 0 DISLIKES!!!
KUDboyVSmilo 3 months ago
i thought it was funny when i made faces at Hansi and he screwed up the songs when i saw them in sydney. That is all.
louismills87 4 months ago
No dislikes!
Metal666Blade 5 months ago
for me, blind guardian and this world are sacred.
missghotica 6 months ago 4
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I can't understand why it's fashionable today for bands to make epic-movie-like music, with symphonic orchestras and similar effects.. Doesn't it sound a bit kitschy? BG for example, used to make beautiful and epic music before, without adding this stuff.. I just guess everything has to be americanized nowadays..
JelenaKotlajic 6 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic I dont think this song is americanized. Many metal bands in the past have used orchestra. Also this song was originally composed for german RPG game called Sacred2. I like the epicness of this song and dont really think its as low as trailer music.
Gilthoniel1337 6 months ago 19
@Gilthoniel1337 Yeah, I know all that. Still think it's kitschy... They're overdoing it, you know.. Some of their past albums were epic too, without symphonic sounds.. And very beautiful, if I may add.. Simple but powerful.
JelenaKotlajic 6 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic Well, it is the genre of music. They genre is Power Metal, and Power Metal is very close to Symphonic Metal. I think that Drums, and Guitar are fantastic with say, Violin and Cello. It sounds nice, doesn't it? And, now BG has more money to throw around so they can produce more amazing and higher quality music.
robbie4233334 4 months ago
@robbie4233334 Yes, but there is a limit to everything.. And adding symphonic orchestra doesn't make your music more quality.. In this case, for example, they used it to cover up bad riffs.. If you try to play this song by yourself, you'll see that..
JelenaKotlajic 4 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic If I tried to play this song it would be absolute shit because I don't play any instruments. I didn't find the riffs that bad. This song isn't focused on the riffs anyways. It focused on the vocals and the orchestra. This song is amazing, in my eyes at least, along with every single song in this album.
robbie4233334 4 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic I agree to an extent. BG managed to add depth to their previous work like ANATO without relying on strings.
It's definitely a bit pompous at times, but I also feel orchestrations here are moodier than with many power metal bands who just use strings like a formula to make songs sound catchier. BG's have a more progressive feel. More Therion than Rhapsody.
While BG is late to the orchestra thing, at least they waited to do it right instead of using cheap keyboard arrangements.
15V31F 4 months ago
@15V31F Yeah. I agree. I'm glad they never tried that cheap keyboard sound :) The worst thing is that I always liked that symphonic sound, but now it's everywhere - music, movies, games.. and it's just boring now.. I don't know.. I think the Guardians and I just went in different directions :/
JelenaKotlajic 4 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic American metal bands scream into their mikes and slam on the drums, play the same bloody note a thousand times on the guitar and call it a song. They don't use orchestras. They hardly even play their instruments.
MrStaghare 4 months ago
@MrStaghare I didn't refer to American metal bands, brainiac.. I was talking about the movies.
JelenaKotlajic 4 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic Then how is specifically American? Are movies and their sound tracks now only made in America.
MrStaghare 4 months ago
@MrStaghare Hollywood production, brother. Is Hollywood in Japan, maybe?
JelenaKotlajic 4 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic My point is, is that movies made around the world make use of orchestral soundtracks, not just ones made in America. Hell I'm not even American and I know this.
MrStaghare 3 months ago 2
@MrStaghare Yes, there are numerous movies around the world that include orchestral music, but please, count the blockbusters and tell me where are they filmed, please? Could you do that and then tell me that Sweden is leading in producing epic blockbusting movies with lots of epicness and epic orchestral music? And that swedish movies are in fact, the most influential in this genre?
JelenaKotlajic 3 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic
I would just say that bands like Blind Guardian use that "orchestral music" like you say in the RIGHT WAY. That's it.
And seriously, where the fuck did you ever heard something like this? In a movie?
Seriously? You compare this masterpiece with that fake synth shit they do for rated +3yo movies?
Did somebody fuck your ears in the last 10 years or what? Nah seriously I dont mean to be rude but, I'm just asking... Really?
Dinos86Senior 2 months ago
@Dinos86Senior Ok, I am 24 y.o. female from Serbia. I finished music school (a four-year, kind of elementary school for music) and I play flute. I am well educated when it comes to classical music, and until I entered high school, classical music was the only for me.. Baroque especially was my favorite hmm.. direction, if you could say that.. Romanticism also.. But nvm.. Yes, Wagner was quite epic too I guess, but here you go: watch?v=LANHWwEjOAU if you want to know what I'm talking about..
JelenaKotlajic 2 months ago
@Dinos86Senior That's not all.. if you want to hear more epic soundtracks, just say it, I'll get you some examples ;) Just don't talk about Blind Guardian doing this the right way if you have no idea how the others do it. watch?v=jSqw9Yn_RMQ this is also nice, AND Schwartzenegger related. Oh, and this one: watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 how could I forget about this? Additionally, I warmly recommend you not to be rude when talking to someone you don't know.
JelenaKotlajic 2 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic Americanized? hmmm well concidering this band is german and europe had orchestral music before america did i think you might find that you are an idiot!
Technobanana 2 months ago
@Technobanana Omg, seems like I'm talking to retards -.- I was referring to the influence Blind Guardian had from Hollywood epic blockbuster movies, not orchestral music in general, because it is obvious that they didn't like Chopin or Wagner before this type of music began to be fashionable and related to epic contexts. And this fashion was created in the USA, trust me.
JelenaKotlajic 2 months ago
@JelenaKotlajic Blind Guardian has always loved orchestra, they have been working 8 years already on a orchestral project about LOTR, they even wanted to have it as the soundtrack for the LOTR trilogie. There is absolutely nothing americanized, this is pure Blind Guardian.
Duncon1981 1 month ago
@JelenaKotlajic Their music is still amazing, if it isn't what you like then whatever, but don't say it isn't epic, or not good music, because it is some of the most amazing music out there, musicianship is great and they actually write great music.
DemonizedAlucard 4 days ago
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All of the lyrics talk about war, corruption, fighting... And chorus just yell "This world is saaaacred!".
Lol? What's sacred about it.
I know this was made for the game Sacred II, but they couldn't have made that line feel more forced if they yelled it during the my little ponies theme song.
Yeah this is going to get a lot of down votes. But you know it's true.
PS: This is a good song. But that line just sticks out to me like a swollen, discolored, rotting thumb.
RadGH 7 months ago
@RadGH Well you may be right about that. But cant corrupted world in war still be sacred ? I think it can. Its only people doing those bad things, the world is still beautiful.
Gilthoniel1337 7 months ago 18
@Gilthoniel1337 Yeah, that is what I thought. The wars is maybe because he belives the world is sacred but falling in corruption and wants to change the way it is, as oppose to the other party who is "denying the truth".
FRMmega 6 months ago
@Gilthoniel1337 I agree with this. It is my impression of the song as well. The last few guardians, who fight to preserve the sanctity of their world that is, well, like they say, old wounded.
BNik92 3 months ago
@RadGH
Why do you think there is a war being fought for the world? Because it's SAAACRED! ...Okay that was a stupid pun-ish-thing, but true!
TheDayspring777 7 months ago
@RadGH How fucked up is Earth? And yet I'll bet you that most people you talk to would agree that this planet is sacred to them.
Same concept. You don't fight for something you treasure when everything is bright and shiny. You fight for it when it's threatened.
shadowstorm1989 5 months ago
@shadowstorm1989 Except the song portrays nothing about the good of the world, or anything sacred about it. That was my point.
RadGH 5 months ago
@RadGH someone didn't pay attention in freshman english
Kolidem 5 months ago
@Kolidem Penis.
RadGH 5 months ago
@RadGH don't tell me about your lunch
Kolidem 5 months ago
@RadGH
I agree with you there; Equestria IS sacred, it wouldn't stick out at all
KingSevault 5 months ago
zero bieberfans have seen this video XD
HaknoAndBrovring20 7 months ago
Hansi,you will live forever.
stanger963 8 months ago
zero dislikes! thats nothing but right!:D
BoatGirl96 9 months ago
@BoatGirl96 and now i made it so it has 69 likes so now it is more awesome then it was before :P
salvation1095 8 months ago in playlist music
I vigorously Fisted my self, Listening to this.
GlovedFury 10 months ago
Awsome song. Nuff said.
failbreak599 10 months ago
This song will play at my funeral when my body is pushed out to the ocean and lit on fire with a fire arrow.
JuJitsuJames911 1 year ago
I didn't think it was possible for music to sound this god like.....
ColonelCuban6419 1 year ago
Thank you.
TheLastAverageJoe 1 year ago
LINDO DEMAIS, PORRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
gutembergveloso 1 year ago
EARGASM!! I CAME like 5 times...
Bowsinator92 1 year ago
Blind Guardian + orchestral work together I approve
mitsuhide122 1 year ago
i dont think words can beign to describe the EPICOSITY! of this song
MegaBlah24 1 year ago
@jojeez it has to bee more than the game version ;)
Zor0h 1 year ago
This song is a fucking MASTERPIECE. We can really see how classical music heavily influenced metal from the very beginning. These guys just blow our mind by making it even more obvious in this genious song. LONG LIVE BLIND GUARDIAN !
HRRAX 1 year ago 2
this song almost made me cry, long live blind guardian
shinobibeaver 1 year ago
The New Age of Symphonic Power Metal. BEST album of 2010. If this piece would have been structured into a symphony form, the difference would not have been so big between this song and a classical masterpiece
ciorapipedos1 1 year ago 26
@ciorapipedos1 It depends on the composer ... It would be more like 'filmic' music if it was to be 'translated'...
Northorseman 1 year ago
@ciorapipedos1 you should here the symphonic version on the edge of time deluxe album. it's sssoooooooooooooo good. if it where food i'd only eat that. :)
ircriket 10 months ago
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ciorapipedos1 1 year ago
THIS IS BLIND GUARDIAN! \,,/
EduIceHell 1 year ago 2
My ass has been blown out.
scrumtralescent4 1 year ago 14
fucking amazing intro
dedespot 1 year ago 2
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WekBen 1 year ago
wow that was alot more then the game version
jojjeez 1 year ago