Blind Guardian - Tokyo Tales Audio CD

Glory to the Brave is indeed a classic power metal record -- no frills or progressive elements here, just speed-laden, melodic, grandiose anthems about honor, glory, and slaying dragons. And the group manages to generally steer clear of the campiness that plagued bands like Manowar. Of note are the pro-Crusades lyrics of ...

Perhaps the finest Metal Church release, Blessing in Disguise offers some of the best material in the group's long career. New vocalist Mike Howe joined up with the band for the recording of this 1989 Elektra release, replacing the departed David ...

Blind Guardian fans have grown accustomed to waiting long periods between the band's studio albums, which these masters of German progressive power metal tend to deliver only every four years or so -- much like World Cups, curiously enough. That was ...

Tokyo Tales album Inishmore finds Riot continuing in the melodic, Gothic metal direction begun on their earlier '90s albums, with a feel reminiscent of Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen. ~ Steve Huey

Tokyo Tales songs Additional Tracks Track Listing of songs: Time What Is Time; Journey Throught The Dark; Black Chamber; Theatre Of Pain; Quest For Tanelorn; Ashes To Ashes; Bard's Song; Bard's Song; Piper's Calling; Somewhere Far Beyond; Spread Your Wings; Trial By Fire; Theatre Of Pain; ...

Tokyo Tales music CDs Imaginations from the Other Side teams Blind Guardian with Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen. Since Blind Guardian was always somewhat influenced by Metallica, the match is a natural one, and results in one of the band's better albums, balancing the epic, neo-classical ...