Album: A Twist in the Myth by Blind Guardian (2006)
Genre: Power Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Sophisticated
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: A Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on September 5, 2006 in Europe (which became the North American release date), but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to September 1, 2006.
The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a digipak version with a bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipak, along with a guitar pick, booklet and certificate of authenticity and autographs, as well as a dragon-shaped seal and a bar of red sealing wax.

Artist Background: Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres. Nine musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Hansi Kürsch, guitarists André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen, and drummer Frederik Ehmke since 2005. Blind Guardian is a part of the German heavy metal scene that emerged in the mid-1980s. The ba... Part of the Krefeld, Germany music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Power Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Demons & Wizards, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Edguy

Music Scene: Part of the Krefeld, Germany music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Power Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Power Metal, Metal, Sophisticated, 2000s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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A Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on September 5, 2006 in Europe (which became the North American release date), but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to September 1, 2006.
The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a digipak version with a bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipak, along with a guitar pick, booklet and certificate of authenticity and autographs, as well as a dragon-shaped seal and a bar of red sealing wax.

A Twist in the Myth

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