BLIND GUARDIAN’s “The God Machine” is a compact, aggressive, dynamic album, refined with cinematic moments, archetypal melodies and epic grandeur. It also closes the ranks between past and present by not ignoring their recordings of late and rather consciously rebalancing complexity and impact in favour of the latter. It is the “Imaginations From The Other Side” of 2022, unleashed by a band that has had 27 more years under their belts to perfect their style. Kürsch: “We didn't want to rehash our qualities from 1995, but didn't want to continue down this complex path forever either. ‘The God Machine’ is a new beginning for us. We’ve set a new course and gone back to certain things that we’ve neglected a bit on the last few albums.”

 

“The God Machine” marks another pinnacle in BLIND GUARDIAN’s impressive discography by not attempting to pretend it is still the nineties yet instead successfully relying on the muscle memory of this period. It is a gripping, addictive and brilliantly arranged album in the tradition of records with which Blind Guardian reached for the stars in the 90’s; yet, by no means, is it a throwback. “The God Machine” represents the heart and soul of BLIND GUARDIAN’s timeless metal in the here and now, unifying the bards’ past, present and future secrets in one consistent, well thought out masterpiece.

 

 

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Deliver Us From Evil

2. Damnation

3. Secrets Of The American Gods

4. Violent Shadows

5. Life Beyond The Spheres

6. Architects Of Doom

7. Let It Be No More

8. Blood Of The Elves

9. Destiny