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| 4.5 superb | Shadows | July 13th 06 |
Blind Guardian's fourth album is one their many releases considered their best to date. Embodying the band's transition from speed metal to a more epic power metal, Somewhere Far Beyond features chaotic chorus chants with memorable guitar melodies and vocal harmonies. Speed and melody are blended beautifully to metal perfection. It would be tough to find a better power metal band than Blind Guardian, and this album is a perfect testament as to why. Tracks such as Time What Is Time and Journey through the Dark encompass thashing speed metal rhythms while songs like Ashes to Ashes and Somewhere Far beyond deliver epic, melodic masterpieces. Truly the pinnacle of this metal genre.
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| 4.5 superb | maninthebox | July 16th 23 |
What an era for this band, one of the best to ever do it! Ashes to Ashes and Somewhere Far Beyond are some of the best songs period.
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| 2.5 average | GamamJ | April 1st 20 |
A defining album for Blind Guardian. The first of their true Power Metal records, and thus also the one at which my enjoyment of them takes a strong hit. Most of the early thrash influences are stripped and replaced by ballads and Power Metal melodies. The more speed metally parts along with epic conpositions still resonate with me though.
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| 4.0 excellent | Arokan | July 7th 18 |
First Blind Guardian album with their own sound. Power metal with a thrash edge works out amazingly, guitar work is extremely tight and those harmonies! Just wonderful. It's not as complex as some of their following records but it's incredibely focused album and one of the best in the genere.
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| 4.5 superb | ThrashK | May 15th 14 |
Holy shit, I thought they can't match the heights of Tales From the Twilight World. Man, I was wrong. This basically destroys all other power metal.
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| 4.5 superb | Sincal1996 | November 11th 12 |
A hell of a classic, even though there are only four or five fantastic songs, and the rest decent fillers.
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| 5.0 classic | MaidenUFO | June 15th 12 |
The first masterpiece of THE GREATEST POWER METAL BAND EVER AND ONE OF THE BEST IN METAL IN GENERAL!
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| 0.0 | ConorMichaelJoseph | January 11th 09 |
No doubt Blind Guardian are one of the best Power Metal bands around, and their best album is one of the staple records of the genre. Awesome album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Zac124 | August 26th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | jmal00 | August 21st 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | razeen | July 16th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | January 5th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Divinis | October 27th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryan P STAFF | September 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Luna | July 7th 23 |
| 3.5 great | haley | June 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | haxxiy | March 4th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheCrow | November 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gegery | November 16th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan | September 10th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Bren80 | July 23rd 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Davey | May 5th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Dizchu | March 26th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | January 16th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | November 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Qualeen | October 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | PHClock | July 29th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Harlz | March 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bobshat | March 6th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Tryster | January 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hehe | December 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | MBrick | November 30th 20 |
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| 5.0 classic | Josh | March 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Suyan | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bambaro | February 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Darky | February 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElioG | February 2nd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Boivin | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adam | January 19th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | opimuro | December 11th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | mEyck07 | December 9th 19 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | November 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | bde1314 | November 26th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | neikos | November 14th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | dcube | October 29th 19 |
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| 4.5 superb | Xtermi | July 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | MarcoLG | January 25th 19 |
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| 4.5 superb | Oof | December 25th 18 |
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| 4.5 superb | Nowy | July 15th 18 |
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| 3.5 great | mikep87 | February 27th 18 |
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| 4.5 superb | FT427 | September 25th 17 |
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| 4.5 superb | Shaemus | December 27th 13 |
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| 3.5 great | Jodde | October 30th 10 |
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| 4.5 superb | Voivod STAFF | July 30th 10 |
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