![]() ![]() The problem is that the chorus feels like a pre-chorus. The song is a really beautiful performance as elegant as a slow dance, and the whole song feels like it's building to something big. "Carry the Blessed Home" is so close to being better than it is. While those two are the blandest, a lot more of "A Twist in the Myth' is filled with wasted potential. The rest is just basic by the books power metal. The chorus is actually a very powerful one but that's the one and only thing that is memorable about the track. If they were someone's first experience with Blind Guardian, I can easily see them thinking the group was just another dime a dozen power metal band rather than the legends that they are. ![]() ![]() The verse melodies are so plain and bland. "Another Stranger Me" is another song that is just too typical. I expect this song to go somewhere else, but it really just plays it too safe and never goes above expectations. The placement of all of the small solos and transitions.even the way the vocals move from one part to the all makes it seem like you've heard it before. It really is the definition of a predictable, typical Blind Guardian song. It opens with one of the more biting and fire-y riffs of the entire album, and Hansi's vocals are as strong as always, but this one just really plods along. I think the opener "This Will Never End" is actually a really good example of why people point fingers at this record, and where it could have been better. There's still a lot of excellent material here, and it's not like the album ever really turns awful at any point. I can absolutely understand people who say that this is a more generic or cliched album than Blind Guardian should be putting out at this stage in their careers, but I still also don't think this album deserves the trashing it often gets just because it plays it a little bit safer than normal. The whole record is certainly solid enough from top to bottom, but there definitely are a lot of songs that I think could have shined even brighter with some more development and tweaks. Why is this album so divisive? Well, I definitely think it's fair to say that the songs on this album are less consistent than you'd expect from a Blind Guardian album. He definitely does not have the creativity in his drummer that Thomen had, but he is still a fine drummer with passion and excellent chops. In any case, Frederik is a solid and energetic drummer. Since Guardian treated their bassists after Hansi stepped down as session musicians, I was kind of surprised they considered Frederik to be an actual band member and didn't just consider him a session musician too. Right? Well, for some reason "A Twist in the Myth" seems to be even MORE polarizing than the much more understandable "A Night at the Opera." This is also the first album that adds new drummer Frederik Ehmke to the mix. After a polarizing release last time around, Blind Guardian's next album "A Twist in the Myth" delivers a more consistent release that wouldn't be so divisive, right?. ![]()
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