| | Full Review | Ratings (748) |
Give your Rating |
| 2.5 average | Hot Bowser | September 3rd 23 |
so spells the beginning of the end, where the guardian became blind in heart as well as sight. if i was the drummer i'd quit too
Bump |
| 3.5 great | Glorfindel | August 21st 16 |
One gloomy winter afternoon my ears were introduced to the wonders of power metal by the stunning
vocals of Hansi Kursch and beating drums of Thomen Stauch. The tragedy of the Trojan War had never
seemed more alive and encapsulating as when I first listened to 'And Then There Was Silence'. In
fourteen minutes of spell-binding storytelling I had been converted to a genre I had never heard
of before and found a new favourite band.
Five years later the memory of that fateful day is somewhat jaded. Blind Guardian's seventh outing
certainly does not sound as it once did before, having explored their entire repertoire. Other
albums capture the majesty which this German outfit can conjure and it is surely not a coincidence
that very few of the songs from A Night At The Opera are performed in their live concerts. It
seems to me now a wonder that this rather sedate yet well-crafted album led to my enduring love of
the genre.
For those new to power metal or Blind Guardian this is definitely not the album to start with.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | EcoChocolatacchi | January 7th 15 |
The heavy hitting sounds of previous albums are lost, but the corny lyrics remain. Production is so good it will get Kanye West jealous (and on the last track..cry). Featuring Queen style layered vocals over an overproduced guitar tone with bass guitar drowned out. Similarly drowned out is their drummer, although that works to benefit the music for the most part. I'm glad their drummer left because their replacement seems to blend in with the multitudes of synthetic symphony instruments with ease. Standouts are "Precious Jerusalem", "Battlefield", "The Soulforged" and the 14 minute epic "And then there was Silence".
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Sincal1996 | November 11th 12 |
Not Blind Guardian's best album, but And Then There Was Silence can make any album fantastic!
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | MaidenUFO | July 21st 12 |
After 3 masterpieces, the power metal gods made a power metal album with many progressive elements...It can't be compared with their classics, but it is a very good album...There are many good songs here like Battlfield, The age of false innocence and specially AND THEN THERE WAS SILENCE, MAYBE THE GREATEST SONG THEY HAVE EVER COMPOSED!
Bump |
| 0.0 | Wreath | April 6th 12 |
I'm not usually into this genre but this is awesome. Absolutely dripping with energy fronted by Kursch's equally energetic and powerful vocals made even more immense with the diligent use of vocal layering. Above that the songs are very well written and it's unlikely to get bored while listening to this album.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Wrencher | January 18th 12 |
Stand-out tracks: "Battlefield", "The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight", "And Then There Was Silence"
Bump |
| 5.0 classic | Sevenlee | June 3rd 11 |
It's over the top, vast and some say too much but for me it's the ballsiest attempt at a "metal opera" ever! There's so much going on, it takes a quite a listens to take it all in but for me it never fails to please. Some say it's over produced but I'd say it has to be to be so damn good.
Bump |
| 5.0 classic | CutMan | July 30th 10 |
They described the track "And Then There Was Silence" as a gift to the fans. I would go further and call this album the real gift to the fans. Finding an album that reaches this level of grandeur, but still full of hooks and great power metal songwriting, is not something you can expect to find often.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | SomethingSimilar | June 2nd 10 |
Blind Guardian at their very best. Every song is pretty much outstanding. This is definitely worth buying.
Bump |
| 3.5 great | jmal00 | October 24th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | razeen | July 16th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | January 31st 25 |
| 5.0 classic | Ztrain | December 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Packy91 | December 14th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | April 23rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | haxxiy | March 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheCrow | November 26th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | September 3rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | August 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ztetter | August 16th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Davey | July 29th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Bren80 | July 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dizchu | April 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | khole | February 12th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Ebola | December 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | August 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | PHClock | July 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | April 21st 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Tryster | January 27th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Hehe | December 14th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | MBrick | November 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | August 13th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | March 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Suyan | February 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ElioG | February 2nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Mitch | January 31st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Boivin | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | opimuro | December 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck07 | December 9th 19 |
| 2.5 average | igi78 | November 27th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | neikos | November 14th 19 |
| 2.5 average | dcube | October 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | HybridF | August 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | MarcoLG | January 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | pjraven | January 11th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ssak | August 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Edlund | May 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | March 31st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | February 24th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Aranox | February 23rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Rosier | February 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Casavir | January 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | theworld | November 16th 17 |
| 2.5 average | adios | October 3rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Jokurr | October 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | FT427 | September 25th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Icesky | September 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rambles | September 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Winndex | March 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Difunt0 | February 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | SirKwan | February 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | KyoZM | December 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Triple6 | October 13th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cygnus | June 25th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeternal | February 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gintoki | February 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xerian | February 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | pingu53 | January 31st 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Nexus6 | January 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | kaca | December 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Pegana | November 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | November 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck97 | November 18th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | sam1oq | November 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | November 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Bierlag | November 10th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | October 20th 15 |
| 3.5 great | deslad | September 23rd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Paul | July 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | GGI | May 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | swoen | May 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | KyleW | May 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | pc89 | April 5th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Dylan | March 16th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | January 20th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Altheus | November 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Titan | October 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | vale | October 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mixen | October 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ariich | October 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bidoof | September 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | aarraa | July 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | VVild18 | July 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ngk44 | April 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | msm008 | January 16th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Fra | January 3rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | PW34 | November 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadow17 | November 11th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | kabes | October 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | denislg | September 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | August 31st 13 |
| 3.0 good | pains | May 20th 13 |
| 3.0 good | gelud | April 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tib | March 1st 13 |
| 5.0 classic | zathyrx | February 20th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | nikonic | January 18th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | tz2002 | January 12th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Swoon | January 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | January 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | ala | October 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | September 21st 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Sabaton | September 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mho | July 13th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Cru | July 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Meuric | May 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Ale21 | May 22nd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Tale | April 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | zyklzy | April 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | April 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Apep | March 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Shvyin | February 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dummit | February 6th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | joyless | February 6th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Ware | January 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | lak89 | January 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sumire | January 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | leycec | November 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | junkie | November 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Blade86 | October 18th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Zyhaal | October 15th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Drunb | October 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dvase1 | October 5th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Shuyin | October 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Undead | August 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | true | August 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | July 18th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Virvum | June 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | iZac | June 1st 11 |
| 3.5 great | Zaltys | March 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Murli | February 14th 11 |
| 3.5 great | ecogen | February 4th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Majk | December 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheStig | November 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | November 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | thawey | November 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | DemonRob | November 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aether | November 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | olla | November 11th 10 |
| 2.5 average | AMGuide | November 4th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Wim | October 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | MO | October 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oceans | October 15th 10 |
| 2.5 average | alffla | September 27th 10 |
| 3.0 good | tom960 | August 31st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Eugor | August 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yttg | June 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | jybt | June 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kayowas | February 26th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | FIGJAM | December 21st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | December 20th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ferrum | November 16th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Muninn | September 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Usagi | September 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | DLNation | September 24th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | OllieS | June 19th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Gbhill | April 11th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Clint | March 25th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fry1077 | March 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luchoman | February 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Zizzer | December 19th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | arkhos | December 1st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | SaBir | November 23rd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ceminon | November 22nd 08 |
| 2.5 average | ms2013 | October 28th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben101 | October 8th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | RG560M | July 26th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Zoo | February 3rd 08 |
| 4.5 superb | coopj | January 24th 08 |
| 3.5 great | soul27 | January 20th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Windows | December 6th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Maz | November 29th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Ayashi | October 18th 07 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on A Night At The Opera
|
