BLIND GUARDIAN - "The sacred wheel of time cannot erase the medieval song" Session Part 1

[Celshonar]

The drumming on its own sounds so badass.

[gogoteca]

I want your voice, Hansi.

[Krzychuckpl]

I could drink vodka with Frederik, he looks very sympathetic : )

[darkreaver2004]

HAIL THE BARDS OF METAL \m/ \m/

[DanielRinerMusic]

That is a big water bottle.

[EndlessM2]

Die Double-bass sitzt aber perfekt! Richtig EPIC!! :)

[Zangreal]

what program do they use to record?

[nickolasGate7]

@Zangreal It's a studio... how should we know lol

[MurderWeaponLimited]

@Zangreal

Pro Tools

[kipreos555]

I knew that making a song like wheels of time was really hard but actually looking at the process makes me see how shallow my thinking was :(

[sChLuErFF1]

1:09 wie übersetzt man gedödl?

[Quaselfasel]

@sChLuErFF1 means stuff

[sChLuErFF1]

@Quaselfasel ^^gedödl bestes wort ever

[sixxthunderbird]

Just saw Guardian last night and caught one of Frederik's sticks.

[giliryan]

@sixxthunderbird what brand and model are they ? thanx

[sixxthunderbird]

@giliryan I've never heard of them, but it's a 5B Ice Sticks Crusher..

[weltenpilgerer]

percussion gedödel^^

[BlackBabaroga]

sport is murder ... hahahahhah

:D KRALJINAAAAA

[pavlaq89]

Look! Frederik has The Ring! Gollum passed it to him, while falling into lava. Books lies.

[jimmatze1234]

Can u imagine how great it is, if he is ur drum teacher ?

Well, he is my drum teacher :D

[Sonarctic11]

@jimmatze1234 Yeah, wish i could believe that :/

[jimmatze1234]

@Sonarctic11 well its actually the truth ^^

[Sonarctic11]

@jimmatze1234 Yeah, next time you go on his lesson, take a pic of yourself and him and send it to me :) also write like sona somewhere so i know its real :p

[jimmatze1234]

@Sonarctic11 its in germany,hessen, taunusstein

i ll only have him one time next week cause then will he go on the tour :(

im gonna make a pic if its ok for him ^^

i swear to all the things which are important for me that he teaches me in drumming :D

[flashmaster1990]

@jimmatze1234

Kommst du hier aus der Ecke?! Ich wohn direkt neben Taunusstein und ich meine Prog Band AeoS haben Vor nem Jahr bei ihm auch ein Demotabe aufgenommen..

Aber super netter Junge der Fred :D

[jimmatze1234]

@flashmaster1990 jap, komme aus der nähe von idstein .. ne halbe stunde weg von taunusstein.

ja, der fred ist schon n cooler typ ^^

[sChLuErFF1]

@jimmatze1234 lerne vom meister^^ ja ich wollt auch mal mit schlagzeug anfangen, durft aber nich-falls ich doch mal darf sollt ich vorher umziehen xD...thüringen-arsch der welt

[jimmatze1234]

@sChLuErFF1 hm ja das ist scheiße ^^

[sChLuErFF1]

@jimmatze1234 tja...aber gitarre reicht auch^^

[SimbaPotatoChips]

you didn't translate 'percussion-gedödel' ;)

[cezar40]

does he have the hi hat on right

[behemoth666123]

@cezar40 looks like a second, always closed, one. I think it's called an X-hat or something.

[Vienershmaken]

Man, that is a beautiful drum set. I love those Starclassics.

[FishesandloavesX2000]

Awesome, somehow ive managed to see every other part but this one. It all comes together now!

[ROELXIV]

SPORT IS MORT

[Pumkin57]

@ROELXIV Mord with D!!

[PhantomLord]

@qwerty12145 to each his own. it didn't really fit him i don't know. he looks great with the standard Van Dyke.

[CptMinzie]

sehr sehr geil

freu mich unglaublich aufs album und auf euch live!!!!!!!!!

[bobmortock]

This is great! I took a buddy who had never listened to Blind Guardian before to a concert and the first words out of his mouth were, "their drummer looks like Gollum."

[AgentFour]

What a year for music. Rush, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian and Keldian. I'm about ready to shit my pants.

[frexxx]

percussion-gedödel :)

[effet]

"could be a twin of mine" ha! Brilliant.

[zootalk]

So are they with a new Drummer? What Happen to the other one?

[Shralla]

@zootalk They got a "new" drummer five years ago. =/

[zootalk]

@Shralla And what happend to the old one? Man, I loved that guy!

[PhantomLord]

@zootalk he left over creative differences.

[Pumkin57]

@zootalk Thomen Stauch found a new band named "savage cirus". But he also left this band again

[adejedi]

The title of the forthcoming Blind Guardian album is "At the Edge of Time". it reminds me a bit of Iron Maiden's "somewhere in time" but I still find it cool :) Source: BG official website

[TrunkMonkey3000]

When r they coming to America

[happyburial]

"The sacred wheel of time cannot erase the medieval song" - is this the name of the album?

[DulBeat]

@happyburial No, apparently the title will by Valcyries. The title of this video is a pun on the titles of the songs. They were going to call the album "Punishment Coming" which is a million times more badass, but oh well.

[edgar867]

@DulBeat punishment coming is more bad ass for a thrash metal band or something more american and less medieval and epic than the guardian.

[DulBeat]

@edgar867 I have to say Punishment Coming is much more Blind Guardialy. It hits you; there's a lot of weight to it. It just conjures up big, sweeping, menacing imagery like any great 'Guardian song (see This Will Never End, ATTWS, Theater of Pain, Punishment Divine, all of the Imaginations album). Not that the title really matters. It's just not very Blind Guardian to use such a simple, predictable, small sounding album title.

[edgar867]

@DulBeat you said it yourself, predictable, small sounding title, it doesn't sound too much like "journey through the dark" or "the script for my requiem" or "born in a mourning hall", it doesn't sound very blind guardian to me.

[FallIntoWinterr]

aw man i cant wait for this album

[bloodoath222]

COME TO U.S.A.!!!!

[Fender17666]

2. Oktober 2010....

scheiße das ist noch viel zu lange....

Ich will das neue Album JETZT und will JETZT Guardian sehen!!!

:D

[Hellyard]

He is such a nice guy and a really good drummer =) But I really liked Thomen more

[killerclow666]

This man are a fucking crak

[ironlarbi]

the song in 0:45

[RiseoftheHammer]

BG will once more kick asses with the brand new album!

[LordFingolfin]

WWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh­!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ihr macht mich noch Irre. Jetzt bin ich noch heißer auf das neue Album.

So lange kann ich doch nicht warten.

Wen ich jetzt eine eigene Musik-kolumne anfange, bekomme ich dann ne vorabversion? ;-)

[Starkad91]

This will be so awesome!

Please come to Wacken! Or Norway, either one!

[MadameMetal013]

pleeeease come to America! (preferably around VA :) )

[grauekatze]

looking forward to this one. Fredrik is no thomen but a very good drummer.. high hopes.

[maidenfinland]

Both, new BG and new Rhapsody samples we've heard sound AMAZING! :D

[Premdus]

I cant wait !!!!

Guardian for LIFE !!!!

[aawsb]

Hansi is Eru Ilúvatar!!!

[campoobutt]

@aawsb No, he is Morgoth!

[WingPen]

O kurwa!

[katurner]

come to California!!!

[katurner]

come to California!!!

[frankjones11]

@katurner hell fucking yes man come to california!!! it seems like their going back to their speed metal element but thats from what i heard from the small part but if they do i will seriously go ape shit they are kings at the speed metal element

[SwampLord9]

This album is going to fucking pwn

[PhantomLord]

i think Fred looks so much better without that hideous rat's tail hanging from his chin.

[SeriousSwitch]

@PhantomLord that "hideous rat's tail hanging from his chin" is the reason why I asked him to bless my goatee XD

[PhantomLord]

@SeriousSwitch lol well he cut it off so there's no going back lol



[dmtbass]

2:08 ?!?! O.O  Oh my... Hansi, dude... xD

They're awesome, and the drums look so good for this album (which seems to be so fucking heavy!) This will be a great year for the metal! (I hope... xD)

[tigger23123]

@dmtbass hansi wasnt in 2:08 :S

[dmtbass]

@tigger23123 Fuck... man... xDDDDD HEAR HIM!  :D

[ForceDestroyer]

Yeeaaahhh~~! Hehehe the drums alone are already pretty cool. Can't wait! :D

[enlightening]

real bands should record playing together...

[MetalinTheSky]

They are, he's just training.

[enlightening]

@MetalinTheSky I hope so ;)

[Wierdoinc]

@enlightening Well, every single band records this way. They record different tracks so that it's easier to make it sound good.

[wonderstruck1988]

I'm so stoked for the new album!! I hope they're coming to the US this year.

[MetalinTheSky]

I already have tickets! Love you Blind Guardian!

[MetalinTheSky]

Holy shit!

[enharioth]

I wannnnnt......MOOOOOOORE :D!!!!

[JuhhFalaschi]

I FUCKING LOVE BLIND GUARDIAN

[Lilithity]

Ich vermisse den Bart auch. Kein wunder, dass er aussieht wie Gollum. Mit Bart war das nich der Fall ;P

[Karkayu86]

das is Gut aber warum nicht in HD?

[PlanetHell]

lol im sure this will be cool and all, but ill be damned if that title isnt the most LOL and cheesy thing ive ever heard. i mean come one. THE SACRED WHEEL OF TIME AND MEDIEVAL SONG AND ALL THAT. thats just funny

[xtremecritted]

Wieso ist Frederiks Bart ab? :o

Erst Hansis Matte, jetzt Fredriks Bart ... wenn jetzt noch André und Marcus die Haare fallen lassen, dann beschwere ich mich aber erst recht ...

[GuardianoftheBlind25]

his drumming seems to be a lot better on this album than it was on ATITM

[bumbleberginabuttree]

fredrik looks like halford a bit...

[MongeTrue]

2:21 - hahaha, awesome xD

[simestasbuscando]

mola el video!!!

[vladtheevil]

This is epic AND awesome. Can't wait to listen to the whole thing :]

Btw, around 1:58 Frederik looks a bit like Rob Halford. Just a random tought.

Also, the riff in the beggining sounds very Blind Guardian-ish \m/

[editbyTusk]

go forward, guys!!

[Razimf]

Stockholm Sweden, I'll lock my ticket away where no one will find it when I buy it next week! Can't miss them! Four years since they were in Sweden.

[Masli93]

omg omg omg omg cant fucking wait!!!!!!! aaaaaaaa BG fucking owns!!!!!!

[Gunslinger8806X]

LOVE IT!!

[naoaceitanenhumnome]

hell yeah!

long live bards!

very very nice songs.

[Wierdoinc]

You better come to Norway!

[MrHeavyMetalx]

something good in the most popular music section today!!

[Metaleks]

Fucking epic.

[MikeyRSmovies]

BG can play any iced earth licks they want, there friends with IE.

[taxo]

That's impressive.I felt so disappointed about the Sacred song that this video gives me some relief

[PPKNexus]

OMG if thats how Wheel of Time is gonna sound, thats pretty badass!

[lulalely]

the riff is kinda a mixture of valhalla and this will never end

[Pretooowww]

put a keep are you!!!

nice!!

[naoaceitanenhumnome]

lol

[kkseer]

HAHAHAHAHA! He does look like Gollum. XD

[BlindMetaler]

quicker again...love it!!!!sounds realy great...and I'll see them live at phillipshalle düsseldorf!!!

[19NecroN85]

I bet in the end they're gonna use drum machine on album anyway. xd

[GuardianoftheBlind09]

yes, it reminds me of this will never end, but I think their ATitM sound is gone, it sounds MUCH more clearly! ...you know IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN this will never end!!! It's still progressive-power-metal, but ATitM had such a "dull" sound and for the new album they promised a more "bombastic" sound, and this vid is the proof!

can't wait to see them in Bamberg

[FractureOfReality]

Sounds to me like a modernization of IftoS.

Like very much.

[FireBattleInMetal]

there better be a north america tour!

[DarthAphrodite]

@FireBattleInMetal

Hell yeah!

[nocturnalconcerto89]

Hell man... the riff is fantastic I cannot wait for the new album!

[hellion690]

@Suirpark If you're thinking about the lead licks in the end, yeah.

[deltawing12]

Almost reminds me of 1349's Sculptor of Flesh, at parts.

[maidenfinland]

You mean the riff that is in the beginning also? No it's not, not even close.

[elixiriszog]

Are you daft? It's not even close. And this is coming from a huge Iced Earth fan. You might want to dust off your copy of Night of the Stormrider if you seriously think this sounds anything like Pure Evil. It bears closer resemblance to the outro riff to Blind Guardian's own This Will Never End, but even then is still distinct. Why would you try to bash a band who has long had a strong relationship with the band you're touting, anyway?

[wadesmit]

I just listened to Pure Evil....

It's not even similar :?

[naoaceitanenhumnome]

no, it's not even similar.

u might be deaf

[SirAvo]

Hahaa! That was better than anything I was expecting :D

Looking forward to the next sessions :D

[Tukulhastaz]

the piece on this one is very much similar to the intro of This will never end....cant wait to see the nex part :))))))

[DerFrederick]

You're all nuts. It sounds closer to ATitM. Reminds me a bit of This Will Never End.

[PlayWithThunder]

WOOT CLASSIC GUARDIAN!!!!!!!! reminds me a bit like Nightafall in middle earth from what Ive heard

[Mackasfour]

More IFTOS and SFB imo, still fucking excellent!

[DerCorny]

@Mackasfour

Yeah, definitely these 2 albums! Now I hope for some cool acoustic guitars...

Guardian seems to be back, amazing!!

[Mackasfour]

I loved ATitM myself, though it was no way near as good as the old days, it is great to see them returning to their roots somewhat

[Pumkin57]

drums sound very electronic

[Brikhamira]

can't waiiitttt!! BG has been my fav band since I discovered you guys some 10 years ago, you guys are awesome!

[Pumkin57]

not bad

[DamnEdge]

Aweosme!!!!

[excubitorcaecus]

this sounds just like some old stuff, like IFTOS and SFB! I can't really wait for it! Hope the rest of the album is going to sound similar!

[jeffgunner1]

Excelente!!!

[jeffgunner1]

Perfeito!!!

[FutileGrief]

Oh my Goooooodddddd!!!! :D Thanks for the update!

[funkjaw]

Can't freakin wait!

[XaexSoulForged]

I dont understand one thing;

Thats not the drummer from BG, is he?

[stygyan]

New drummer. Thomas went his separate way after Night at the opera.

[christiaanbruin]

Great!

[david6f45]

CANT WAIT!!!!!!

[skredder21]

OMG this is amazing, ive been waiting a long time for new stuff from Blind Guardian and it looks like i wont be disappointed

[TheMuteKiller]

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[collockb]

Its sounding really good

[progzack]

THAT'S AMAZING! Oh fuck i just can't wait

[TopHatTragedy]

OH man i cant wait for this album!!! most anticipated thing for me this year!!!

BLIND GUARDIAN IS THE BEST!

[Tazildayah]

one word: awesome!

[Decklocation]

Please do a massive ultra special edition of the album like Metallica did with their coffin box. I would definitely get that!

[DmageInc]

The "A Voice In The Dark" Intro/Outro Pieces sound simply awesome!

[stygyan]

I can't wait. I really can't. I WANT THIS.

[lordpyer]

mmm power metal with balls (hopefully)

[noamto]

es loyft shoyn!!

[metallifreak77]

the intro/outro sounds very promising, reminiscent of their thrash roots, Hansi's voice also sounds greeeeaaat in the demo, well I am even more excited now for this album!

[LadyDraconia]

Yay *_* This made my day, and today is my birthday xD thank you.. thats great! can't wait !!

[abduct3d]

that riff on the 25'' is fucking killer, i'm glad also that on the third reapeat of the riff they didn't play that harminic ala maiden lead guitar.

GO BLINDS!!

[AryaTred]

Absolutly amazing ^^ I want this album...

[abduct3d]

that riff on 25'' is FUCKING KILLER, and i am so glad that on the third repeat of the riff the second guitar doesn't play a fucking harmonic ala maiden melody that all bands play today!!!

Bring the album out blinds!!

[psychodantis]

Definitely interesting. Not really sure what I think of the new direction the album is taking. Sounds more like old Guardian than new.

[Ninja7SeveN]

Release the album already!!!

[green11420]

My all time favorite band seems to soon out do themselves ONCE AGAIN! Sounds TERRIFIC! Just as everyone else, I cannot wait!

[maidenfinland]

BG can!

[kaldraug666]

I LOVE YOU GUYS ! :D