Music Debate #91: Blind Guardian

[Reed Rothchild | 9,520]

 

[Kguillemette | 1,544]

If you asked this in 2003 when european power metal was the only thing I listened to, these guys would be an easy 9. After expanding my horizons, Blind Guardian just doesn't have a lot of songs that excite me anymore. Still lots of face melting shredding and eye popping double bass pounding for when I'm in the mood for that kind of music.

6/10

[Hammerfestus | 3,833]

Easy 10.  You totally brightened my day @Reed Rothchild.  I thought this was gonna be In Flames which I had quite a bit to say about too.   But this is way better. 
Blind Guardian is absolutely one of my all time favorites.  Top 5.  Possibly top 3.  
They are absolute legends and deservedly so. 
Nightfall in Middle Earth is one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever written.  Hansi is orders of magnitude a better vocalist than whatever scrubs you are into.  Andre Olbrich is absolutely one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.  He’s got technical chops for days and the licks are always tasty.  One of the biggest losses for them was when Thomen Stauch left.  He’s absolutely my favorite metal drummer who brought a groove and power to their songs that’s unrivaled except for maybe Nicko McBrain.  
 

 

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Hammerfestus

[Reed Rothchild | 9,520]

I figured In Flames and Eluveitie were too similar

[Gloves | 11,776]

10

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

I'm not that familiar with them, but they are pretty good. Solid 7/10. 

[Andy_Bogomil | 815]

Easy 8. Used to listen to them a lot more but still awesome. 

[LostLevel83 | 85]

Now here is a band I legit learned about because of Napster/DC++ back in the day.

Good music! 7/10!

[Hammerfestus | 3,833]