Released 25 March 2002 Artist Blind Guardian Producer Charlie Bauerfeind | Length 67:01 Release date 1 March 2002 Label Century Media Records | |
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Recorded January–December 2001 at Twilight Hall Studios, Grefrath and Hammer Music Studios, Hamburg, Germany A Night at the Opera
(2002) A Twist in the Myth
(2006) Genres Power metal, Progressive metal Similar Blind Guardian albums, Power metal albums | ||
Blind guardian a night at the opera 2002 full album
A Night at the Opera is a 2002 album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It is named after the 1975 Queen album of the same name, which is itself named after the Marx brothers film of the same name.
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- Blind guardian a night at the opera 2002 full album
- Album content
- Track listing
- Lineup
- Guest musicians
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
This album continues a stylistic change from power metal into a more progressive sound, with multiple overlaid vocals, choirs, orchestral keys and guitar leads and less emphasis on powerful guitar riffs and heavy rhythms. As a result, drummer Thomas Stauch would leave the group, citing dissatisfaction with the direction the group was going in.
Album content
There are seven different studio versions and two official live versions of "Harvest of Sorrow": two in English, two in Spanish ("Mies Del Dolor", "La Cosecha Del Dolor"), one in Italian ("Frutto Del Buio"), one in French ("Moisson de Peine"), and one in a mix of all of the versions except the English acoustic and Italian (also called "Harvest Of The World").
The song "Battlefield" is featured as the music in the heavy metal edition of the Adult Swim game, Robot Unicorn Attack.
Track listing
All music written by Olbrich and Kürsch except where noted. All bonus tracks written by Marcus Siepen, Kürsch and Thomas "Thomen" Stauch. All lyrics written by Kürsch.
Lineup
Guest musicians
Personnel
Songs
1Precious Jerusalem6:22
2Battlefield5:37
3Under the Ice5:45