In which Blind Guardian fully succumbs to their nerdery and writes a fantasy opera. I’ve been listening to Blind Guardian for almost as long as I’ve been listening to metal. Their 2010 classic At the Edge of Time was a portal to a realm of music I hadn’t even fathomed up until then, wherein a mighty orchestra could play alongside a metal band and not only keep pace, but even outshine the metal parts at times. It changed my perception of what metal could be and has shaped my listening ever since. All this is to say that I’m a pretty big … Continue reading Review: Blind Guardian – Legacy of the Dark Lands