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Somewhere Far Beyond
Studio album by
Released30 June 1992
RecordedFebruary-May 1992
StudioKaro Studios
GenreSpeed metal, power metal
Length55:28
LabelVirgin/Century Media
ProducerKalle Trapp
Blind Guardian chronology
Tales from the Twilight World
(1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond
(1992)
Imaginations from the Other Side
(1995)
Singles from Somewhere Far Beyond
  1. 'The Bard's Song (In the Forest)'
    Released: May 5, 2003

Jun 12, 2012  Mix - Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In The Forest (Somewhere Far Beyond 1992) (HQ) YouTube; Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond (Full Album).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard(9.5/10)[2]

Windows server 2008 remote desktop license crack. Somewhere Far Beyond is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was released in 1992 and produced by Kalle Trapp. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who drew the artwork for other Blind Guardian's releases (Tales from the Twilight World, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, etc.). The album saw the band creating its own original sound, while still employing most of their speed/power metal techniques.

The cover art and the two 'Bard's Songs' gave the band its nickname 'The Bards'. The use of the nickname has been also extended to the fans of the group, Circle of the Bards being the now defunct fan club and Hansi frequently calling the fans Bards.

'The Piper's Calling' contains the first 3 parts of the Great Highland Bagpipe 2/4 March, 'The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar', written by Pipe Major John MacDonald of the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameronian Volunteers). Part of this composition also appears as a section of the title track, this time played on a different type of bagpipe.

The album was acclaimed by power metal fans all across Europe and especially Japan, allowing them to tour for the first time outside Germany. Driver pin pad ingenico ipp320 usb download. The tour in the Far East led to the band's first live album, Tokyo Tales.

It was remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks. The album was again re-released and also remixed and remastered as part of A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time boxset.

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Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.'Time What Is Time'Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich5:42
2.'Journey Through the Dark'Kürsch, Olbrich4:45
3.'Black Chamber'Kürsch0:56
4.'Theatre of Pain'Kürsch, Olbrich4:15
5.'The Quest for Tanelorn'Kürsch, Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Kai Hansen[3]5:53
6.'Ashes to Ashes'Kürsch, Olbrich5:58
7.'The Bard's Song – In the Forest'Kürsch, Olbrich3:09
8.'The Bard's Song – The Hobbit'Kürsch, Olbrich3:52
9.'The Piper's Calling'Kürsch, Olbrich0:58
10.'Somewhere Far Beyond'Kürsch, Olbrich7:28
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11.'Spread Your Wings' (Queen cover)John Deacon4:13
12.'Trial by Fire' (Satan cover)Russ Tippins3:42
13.'Theatre of Pain (Classic version)'Kürsch, Olbrich, Mathias Wiesner4:13
2007 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14.'Ashes to Ashes (Demo version)'Kürsch, Olbrich5:51
15.'Time What is Time (Demo version)'Kürsch, Olbrich5:35

Somewhere Far Beyond 1992 Rare

^† The first set of bonus tracks are featured on all releases other than the vinyl LP. The 2007 re-release includes all of these tracks, although they are not listed as bonus tracks. It does not include the original re-release bonus tracks.

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Personnel[edit]

Blind Guardian[edit]

  • Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals, bass
  • André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Marcus Siepen – rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Thomas 'Thomen' Stauch – drums

Guest musicians[edit]

  • Piet Sielck –effects, guitars
  • Mathias Wiesner – effects, keyboards and bass on 'Spread Your Wings'
  • Rolf Köhler, Billy King and Kalle Trapp – backing vocals
  • Stefan Will – piano
  • Peter Rübsam – Scottish and Irish bagpipes
  • Kai Hansen – lead guitar on 'The Quest for Tanelorn'

Production and design[edit]

  • Kalle Trapp – producing, mixing, recording
  • Piet Sielck – second engineer
  • Andreas Marschall/Becker — Derouet Hamburg – cover art
  • Tom Nagy – photo
  • a•r•t•p•o•o•l – graphics

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]36

Cover versions[edit]

  • 'The Bard's Song (In the Forest)' has been covered by German a cappella metal band van Canto.

Lyrical references[edit]

  • 'Time What is Time' is about the film Blade Runner from the perspective of a Replicant.
  • 'Journey Through the Dark' is about Jhary a-Conel, a bard and a companion of the Eternal Champion, from the books by Michael Moorcock.
  • 'Black Chamber' deals with someone finding himself in the Twin Peaks world and facing a dark fate.
  • 'Theatre of Pain' is based on the fantasy novel The Merman's Children by Poul Anderson.
  • 'The Quest for Tanelorn' is about the Eternal Champion's search for a city called Tanelorn, a fictional city in The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock's stories.
  • 'Ashes to Ashes' is based on reality; it has to do with the death of Hansi's father.[5]
  • 'The Bard's Song – In the Forest' is inspired by the computer game The Bard's Tale.[6]
  • 'The Bard's Song – The Hobbit' is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
  • 'Somewhere Far Beyond' is a retelling of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three.
  • 'Trial by Fire' is about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's a cover of the heavy metal band Satan.

References[edit]

  1. ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r316520
  2. ^Albrecht, Frank. 'Rock Hard'. issue 63. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ^2013 re-release linernotes
  4. ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond' (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^http://members.xoom.com/yolgezer, Vedat Kamer -. 'Blind Guardian Interview'. blindguardian.fisek.com.tr.
  6. ^Staff, Gamespot (2 May 2008). 'Q&A: Blind Guardian on music in games'. gamespot.com.
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Somewhere Far Beyond has all the elements of classic Blind Guardian: fantasy and horror-story tracks inspired by the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien and Stephen King; speedy double-bass riffing; and searing melodic vocals punctuated by anthemic group choruses. Bassist/vocalist Hansi Kürsch seems to possess several different voices, which serve his band's dynamic purposes well. From regal tales of dragon warfare ('The Bard's Song: The Hobbit,') to minstrel ballads ('The Bard's Song: In the Forest,') to Blind Guardian's trademark early-'90s speed metal matrix of hyper riffs and melodic multi-voiced choruses ('Journey Through the Dark,' 'Ashes to Ashes,' and 'Somewhere Far Beyond,') every pompous, excessive base is covered. Practically unknown in America, Blind Guardian had grown into quite a formidable metal outfit by the time of this 1992 release. The coming world-wide revival of '80s-influenced European metal certainly did their burgeoning career no harm and the group began penetrating the U.S. market. This delighted many old-school metal fans tired of the fake anger, pasty hip-hop posturing, and overall uniformity of American 'hard' music. With plenty of great performances, challenging material, and some wicked guitar playing, Somewhere Far Beyond is a cornerstone of Blind Guardian's sizable reputation.

Title/ComposerPerformerTimeStream
1 5:45 Spotify
2
Hansi Kürsch / André Olbrich
4:48 Spotify
3 0:58 Spotify
4 4:17 Spotify
5 5:56 Spotify
6 6:00 Spotify
7 3:10 Spotify
8 3:53 Spotify
9 0:58
10 7:30 Spotify
11 4:15 Spotify
12 3:44 Spotify
13 4:14 Spotify
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