BLIND GUARDIAN — At The Edge Of Time (review)

BLIND GUARDIAN — At The Edge Of Time album cover Album · 2010 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Time Signature
Valkyries...

Genre: (symphonic) power metal

Blind Guardian are back, and with them they bring "At the Edge of Time", a massively epic slab of power metal. Now, I'm a big fan of their older stuff, which was more speed metal influenced, and while I think that efforts like "A Twist in the Myth" and, certainly, "At the Edge of Time" are fine power metal releases, I do miss the old speed metal spirit.

Well, truth be told, there are some fast songs on "At the Edge of Time", and on the whole, I think that there are more speed metal elements on "At the Edge of Time" than on the previous release. In addition, there are some heavily epic, symphonic tracks, like "Sacred Worlds" and "Wheel of Time", which, while impressive, I disprefer compared to the faster and less pompous tracks (I think that Dimmu Borgir actually did a better job of integrating symphonic and metal elements on their latest album). That being said, "Wheel of Time" is undoubtedly something very special, and I really like its eastern elements; this one truly is a masterpiece of symphonic metal and it stands miles above the other symphonic tracks on the album.

All in all "At the Edge of Time" is a fine piece of epic power metal, and I am sure that fans of power metal and symphonic metal will really appreciate it.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

A Fountain Of Anguish Is Gone Sludge Metal
TIGGUO COBAUC
Buy this album from MMA partners
Colossal Oppressor Sludge Metal
TEN TON SLUG
Buy this album from MMA partners
Tribus Rattus Mortuus Atmospheric Sludge Metal
TRAP RATT
Buy this album from MMA partners
Chrome Sludge Metal
CHROME
Buy this album from MMA partners
Pile Of Bones Sludge Metal
SLOW DRAWL
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Lost In Exile - INCHES (Official Video)
LOST IN EXILE
Bosh66· 1 day ago
Shining - Inga Broar Kvar Att Bränna
SHINING
UMUR· 2 days ago
Shining - Jag Är Din Fiende (official premiere)
SHINING
UMUR· 2 days ago
SHINING - Avsändare Okänd (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
SHINING
UMUR· 2 days ago
Agremorta - Adrocitas (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 7 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed