Blind Guardian - The Quest For Tanelorn

[geggs13]

Kai Hansen plays lead guitar in this song!!!!

[DavidSatyr12]

4 people die in the quest for tanelorn...

[Alexiosbutcher]

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[ricardoabdo19]

One of the most underrated albuns in the history of heavy metal.

[Caldwelhax]

Spiritus sanctus, vita aeterna

[kroemme]

sorry... midgard! XD

[kroemme]

reminds me of my old days....playing midarg and shadow run...those were the days my friends! :)

[LadyJancine]

Truly fantastic!

[WORMRIDERfedaykin]

blood and souls for my Master Arioch!!!

[WORMRIDERfedaykin]

awesome band!!!

[thefutureisthepast]

cool song..

[unholyalliance90]

Great that you add the lyrics.

[Jorm83]

It's a fantasy book series

[Jorm83]

Isn't this song based on Elric of Melnibone?

[marcusanddoom]

@Jorm83 WAZ DAT?

[Peterellermann]

@marcusanddoom

Elric is a fantasy character created by Michael Moorcock. The authors book, called Elric, is a part of the paperback series Fantasy Masterworks (#17), and I think it's a really great collection of stories.

[Pdemelious]

@Jorm83 The song is based off of all Michael Moorcock's main story characters I guess since they all come to Tanelorn in one way or another.

[shadowyashatoura]

alli komataraaa!!!!!!!!

[ShikaIQ200]

Jhary-a-Conel!!!

[DARKVAN06]

espiritu santo vida eterna ??



[EvieShotgunSinner]

@DARKVAN06 I think it's 'holy spirit, eternal life' in Latin. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[InAGaddaDaVida29]

Love that chorus!

[MrLordoffantasy]

what an absolutely amazing solo by kai!!

It blasts me away!!

[WORMRIDERfedaykin]

The BEST band EVER...

[NoFaceLeft]

its being a long that i know blind G. but right i listen to it for my first time.. its good as jesus lol

[THETRUEVOICEOFROCK]

4th best unknown band ever

[rednek316]

@THETRUEVOICEOFROCK Who are the 3 above them? Because I can see no other... Unless Iced Earth is considered "unknown".

[zingote]

@rednek316

Blind Guardian is definitely amongst the top of power metal. As of right now the only two runner ups to me are Virgin Steele and Running Wild (if you consider them as power metal).

[Daxelfackelfuchs]

@THETRUEVOICEOFROCK your mother is unknown

[NexusSetlment]

@Daxelfackelfuchs

yusomad?

[deanmasterbass]

It makes me feel like im walking in an ancestral forest alone....

[anattakarma]

There's another song about Tanelorn on the new album, but I still prefer this one for the sheer epicness of the chorus!

[leifericson923]

what are they chanting around 2:14?

[griesergram]

@leifericson923

spiritus sanctus vita aeterna

[leifericson923]

@griesergram thank you very much.

[xd20chickx]

Also, anyone who like the Elric saga will want to hear Tanelorn (Into the Void) from the new BG album.

[MrKimjerry82]

..und Hansi Kürsch..die geiste stimme!!!

hört sich komisch an,aber dieser band hab ich viel zu verdanken..haha,wenn andere sowas sagen,muss ich meistens lachen,weil es sich merkwürdig anhört..aber es ist wirklich so,blind guardian hat meinen bruder gerettet u uns wieder zusammen gebracht..

[MrKimjerry82]

geilste metal band überhaupt!!!!!!!

[juliocezar14]

spiritus sanctus, vita aeterna!

spiritus sanctus, vita aeterna!

spiritus sanctus, vita aeterna!

I just can't stop repeating this!

[RocknKylie0428]

One of the best metal bands ever. I always listen to Blind Guardian while playing Final Fantasy VII, my favorite FF game.

[Edgecrusher10]

@RocknKylie0428 i did the same thing.. funny they both work out well together!

[RocknKylie0428]

@Edgecrusher10 Yeah I know!

[sasman888]

Kai Hansen Rules Forever!

[LadyAryun]

:) I truly wonder how many people know of Tanelorn and the poor Eternal Champion. To be honest, I had never even heard of Blind Guardian until someone tipped me off from Moorcock's Miscellany forum that Blind Guardian had done a song about Tanelorn and the Eternal Champion. I can say, they didn't let me down. I really love this song, and for years, until I got a new phone, this was my ringtone. Thank you for posting it!

[SergeantDrall]

@LadyAryun Just started reading one of the books, but they suck like Hell in dutch :(

[LadyAryun]

@SergeantDrall Hah! The Elric saga is pretty droll until things start picking up half way through the book. I think it took me a good year to get through it because I just couldn't read it. It does get better, though! I promise! I throughly enjoyed Corum's tales which are intertwined with the Elric Saga. I never read Hawkwind. That's one that I could never find in a bookstore.

[roas2]

@LadyAryun im lucky enough to have the full hawkwind book as well as elric of melniboné and they're BRILLIANT! hawkwind is much easier to read but is no less original and genius, and its the story and characters are awesome. i managed to read all of the elric of melniboné book i have and i actually preferred the first half of the book as when he started going through the dream stuff it was pretty 'far out' lol

[xd20chickx]

@SergeantDrall They kinda suck in any language. I'm only in The Sleeping Sorceress right now, so I hope it picks up.

[Szodomma]

my favourite is the "tales from the twilight world" album

[metalpsips]

if you like these Latin lyrics,then listen to Rhapsody.their songs are full of Latin.i mean it.try Ira Tenax,Triumph or Agony,or Reign of Terror(with the lyrics)these are just some of these songs.oh and Lux Triumphans and In Tenebris too

[Inimaginativo]

alguien puede darme un top 10 de canciones de Blind Guardian? k aparte de la de "this will never end" no encuentro otra k sea asi de pegajora

[alekos02]

its "spiritus sactus vita aeterna" can anyone translate? love that part 2 :D

[kaymanklynman]

@alekos02 holy spirit eternal life

[xxAtlantianKnightxx]

Very nice it reaches almost perfection.

[RoyaldGuard]

spiritu sanctus vita eterna.. OMFG love this part!

[Northorseman]

Holy spirit - infinite life ... Sumthin' like that.

[Vennificus]

Spiritus sanctus vitae aeterna? is that what they're saying in the background?

[TheBaskerman]

espiritu hansen

[Pups19191919]

Thats good...no, perfect music!

[guilemaster147]

blind guardians got the best intros EVER. no one tops them. New album is coming out soon!

[Sygorian]

You gotta love these mystical intros!

[davidcattoor]

Elric Rules!

[IcedPhoenix666]

Delirious!!!

[Tomgrandelf]

3:42 - 4:17 i love that harmony part

[DioandMaiden]

Kai Hansen on the first solo! noticed it right away.

[katakalon2007]

epic!!!!

[Possesssed666]

If there could be a "perfect song", this would surely come close to it

[dadesanga]

FANTASTIC SONG! Blind Guardian rules

[GusNightshadeBand]

Blind Guardian is the best power metal band! And this album also the best of Blind Guardian! So let's travel in the past!

[Arautosoturno]

marvelous song,its magic!!!!

[bacon685]

The breakdown at 2:12 somehow fits perfectly into the song....

All hail Blind Guardian and this great masterpiece!

[HeartofTheWarrior555]

This is Real music!!!! HAIL THE MASTERS OF SPEED METAL!!!!!

[GisleAune]

While there are many great power metal bands from Germany, BG is "somewhere far beyond".

[Northorseman]

heheh ... yeah ... Shit, I'd give you 10 thumbsup for that one! :D

[kotzebrecher]

at least...

[swordtaker1]

@GisleAune hell yeah it is. I can't believe I only found out about this great band only two days ago...

[ZephTheEpic]

DIVINE!!!

[juanigri]

BG is possible de better band than I ever heard, and this song is incredible.

[LENIN990]

legendzz

[sergiopsy69]

Great song

[FromZetaReticuli]

This song sound much better on Tokyo Tales

[sprepleze]

Tanelorn the Eternal City!!!!

[hellojimmypage]

we lose our wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyy!

[JuhhFalaschi]

LOVELOVELOVE this song

[AWorldsCreator]

...I'm just a mortal illusion !

BG is such a great, GREAT BAND!!

[electromusikman]

Precioso tema!

[Irrintzi666]

My favourite BG song!!!

[jakesawer]

Dont forget Iron Savior Rydude1010

[kubaDBWA]

how mighty! love it:D

[Rydude1010]

Can Kai Hansen do no wrong? I just found out about this band, but I already loved Hammerfall, Avantasia, Gamma Ray and Helloween!! Now i have another band to love :)

[PennyDreadful1]

Kai Hansen was in four of BG's albums

[auralstream]

@Rydude1010 Hammerfall and Blind Guardian shits on them all. Hammerfall is like epic medieval themed power metal and Blind Guardian deals with fantasy. I like both themes. I'd say HF and BG are the biggest power metal powerhouses IMO.

[robbie4233334]

@Rydude1010 Stratovarius is good too.

[whoopdycrapusernames]

@Rydude1010

Are you daft? AFAIK, there is no connection between Kai Hansen and Hansi Kursch other than nationality.

Beyond that, I have to say that I like the work of Andi Deris over that of Hansen

[grujahh]

@whoopdycrapusernames

Kai Hansen sings vocals in Valhalla, the "So many centuries, so many gods..." bridge.

[grujahh]

@whoopdycrapusernames

Kai Hansen is lead guitar in this song, also sings vocals in Valhalla ("So many centuries, so many gods" bridge) and appears in other songs as well.

[sonofsparda135]

@Rydude1010 KAI HANSEN? WTF? THIS IS HANSI KURSCH

[ComrnanderShepard]

@sonofsparda135 Kai Hansen played the Lead Guitar for this song :)

[LolEpicFailGuy]

I really dig the guitars in this song. BG and Kai Hansen kick loads of ass.

[hex725]

is kai hansen the lead guitar?

[Valgrindar]

Yes

[wurgsmurks]

Okay, I thought they were from USA...

Dont really hear them, but they are good.

[DrizztDoUrden1234567]

hey man come on. Hansi's voice is great. so don't tell us that it's not

[Truthseeker1412]

Look kid. If you don't know about what are you talking about (Blind Guardian right now) don't post a comment.

[matt4045]

rofl what an insecure person u are, i made a non offensive comment and u come charging at me, lol at u son, lol at u

[wurgsmurks]

Non offensive comment? Haha, good one.

Please, tell me a good English metal band. I don't know any English metal bands, so this is not ment offensive, but I want to have something to compare. And with English is ment: from England

[matt4045]

easy, iron maiden

[TomorrowDreamer]

How can you say you dont know any english metal bands? I mean cummon even people who dont listen to metal could probably name judas priest and black sabbath

[PennyDreadful1]

Metal was practically invented in england....

[PennyDreadful1]

But german accents=metal

[matt4045]

well not to me. metal to me is BD tbh

[PennyDreadful1]

"BD"?

Ohh you mean british dialect?

[matt4045]

... bruce dickinson

[PennyDreadful1]

Still a british dialect

[matt4045]

who gives a shit, i gave an opinion which is what the comment box is made for an ur havin some kinda offended german cry

yeh well i dont giv a shit

[PennyDreadful1]

Wha!?

Why do you think im angry?

[PennyDreadful1]

No seriously im not pissed!

I never were.

And im swedish by the way...pretty different from being german.

[PennyDreadful1]

Okay sry what I meant was

"German accents=metal :)"

Notice the smiley?

I only wrote that because germanic (as in both scandinavian and german) symbols like umlauts, vikings and stuff are considered "brutal".

It was humourous ok?

[buhahahamuhahahahaha]

this voice is awesome!!

[HellBoyDestiny]

In the Tokyo Tales Live, during this one, the keyboardist made an excellent solo...a excellent solo for a excellent song!Blind Guardian rules!

[earthwolf82]

Fuck yes!

[metallicaamanetta]

spiritus santus vita eterna

valhalla-deliverance why've you ever forgotten me?

[wurgsmurks]

Isnt it 'spiritus sanctus vita (a)eterna' ? - English 'holy ghost eternal live' ?

[razzero666]

spiritus means soul not ghost...

[wurgsmurks]

Sorry, I made a mistake: it is "Geist", "Seele" in German and I forgot that "Geist" is meant like soul in this case and not as ghost.

[MetalHeadBang90]

I think the album was : Somewhere Far "Beyond" not Somewhere Far "Away"

[MetalMajestie]

Hum...Must have been tired when I wrote than ha ha...

[MetalHeadBang90]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG and all the Far Beyond album ... HAIL BLIND GUARDIAN FOR EVER ...

[Hank4real]

Yes I am the 666 viewer ;-))

[Headshotted]

It's great if your a fan of the Moorcock stuff, He's an Excellent Writer.

[thuderclese]

Everyone should own this ablum

[pApA0LeGBa]

finally this is on youtube, BG just own hardcore.

[Ribbon7]

Mega good

[Drzevos]

Awesome! BG rocks!