- A Twist in the Myth
Infobox Album
Name = A Twist in the Myth
Type = studio
Artist =Blind Guardian
Released =September 1 2006
Recorded = September 2005 - April 2006, Twilight Hall Studios
Genre =Power metal Progressive metal Folk metal
Length = 51:31
Label =Nuclear Blast
Producer =Charlie Bauerfeind
Reviews =
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|8 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=blindguardianatwistinthemythreview link]
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxfwxqudldde link]
Last album = "A Night at the Opera"
(2002)
This album = "A Twist in the Myth"
(2006)
Next album ="A Twist in the Myth" is the eighth studio
album by the Germanpower metal bandBlind Guardian . It was originally set to be released onSeptember 5 ,2006 , butNuclear Blast changed the release date toSeptember 1 ,2006 (Except in North-America where it was releasedSeptember 5 ).The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a
digipack version with bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipack, along with aguitar pick , booklet and certificate ofauthenticity andautograph s.Track listing
# "This Will Never End" – 5:07
# "Otherland" – 5:14
# "Turn the Page" – 4:16
# "Fly" – 5:43
# "Carry the Blessed Home" – 4:03
# "Another Stranger Me " – 4:36
# "Straight Through the Mirror" – 5:48
# "Lionheart" – 4:15
# "Skalds and Shadows" – 3:13
# "The Edge" – 4:27
# "The New Order" – 4:49
# "All the King's Horses" – 4:13 (Japanese Bonus Track)
# "Dead Sound of Misery" – 5:18 (Digipak Bonus Track)
* Digipack Bonus CD
# Interview (Deutsch)
# Interview (English)
# Blind Guardian Media Player
* Double LP Bonus Tracks
# "Market Square" (Demo) – 5:51* "Dead Sound of Misery" is an alternative, darker version of "Fly"
* "All the King's Horses" is also available on the singleAnother Stranger Me .
* "Market Square" is the demo version of "Straight Through the Mirror" and is only available on the Double LP version of the album.Lyrical references
* "This Will Never End" is inspired by
Walter Moers ' "A Wild Ride Through the Night ".
* "Otherland" is based onTad Williams ' "Otherland " series of novels.
* "Turn the Page" contains references toWicca , as well as renewal and the change of seasons.
* "Fly" contains references toPeter Pan and was inspired by the film "Finding Neverland ".
* "Carry the Blessed Home" is about Roland the Gunslinger andJake Chambers at the end ofStephen King 's "Dark Tower" series.
* "Another Stranger Me" portrays the mind of a person with multiple personalities who becomes aware of his other self. It draws inspiration from "The Drawing of the Three ," book two ofStephen King 's "Dark Tower" series.
* "Straight through the Mirror" tells how dreams can change very quickly - it's about the importance of dreams in general too. Some claim it's about a person describing the experience and process of dying while in reality this person is just dreaming it all.
* "Lionheart" is about Ulysses and his travels toHades .
* "Skalds and Shadows" is about the tales of Old NorseSkalds
* "The Edge" is about St. Paul and his version of Christ.
* "The New Order" deals with the necessity of changes.
* "All the King's Horses" is based onWelsh folklore and feature references toTaliesin andHoly Grail
* "Dead Sound of Misery" is a remix of "Fly" about theWhore of Babylon Personnel
*
Hansi Kürsch (Vocals)
*André Olbrich (Lead Guitar)
*Marcus Siepen (Rhythm Guitar)
*Frederik Ehmke (Drums, percussion, flute and bagpipes)Guest Musicians
*Oliver Holzwarth (Bass)
*The Choir Company - Olaf Senkbeil, Rolf Köhler, Thomas Hackmann
*Keyboards - Martin G. Meyer and Pat BenznerCrew
*Charlie Bauerfeind - producing, mastering, mixing and engineering
*Blind Guardian - producing
*Jan Rubach - engineering
*Marc Schettler - assistant engineering
*Anthony Clarkson - artwork
*Axel Jusseit - photos
*Nikolay S. Simkin - booklet designChart positions
* Germany: #4
* Sweden: #10
* Austria: #19
* Japan: #21
* USA: #288
* USABillboard Top Independent Albums: #21
* USA BillboardTop Heatseekers : #13
* Switzerland: #27
* Finland: #30
* Norway: #38
* Spain: #15
* UK: #33 (independent chart)
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