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A Twist in the Myth

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Released
  
September 1, 2006

Artist
  
Blind Guardian

Producer
  
Charlie Bauerfeind

Length
  
51:31

Release date
  
1 September 2006

Label
  
Nuclear Blast

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Recorded
  
September 2005–April 2006, Twilight Hall Studios

A Twist in the Myth (2006)
  
At the Edge of Time (2010)

Genres
  
Power metal, Progressive metal

Similar
  
Blind Guardian albums, Power metal albums

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A Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German heavy 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.

Contents

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.

Track listing

All music written by André Olbrich and Hansi Kürsch. All lyrics written by Kürsch.

  • "All the King's Horses" is also available on the single "Another Stranger Me".
  • "Market Square" is the demo version of "Straight Through the Mirror" and is only available on the Double LP and Limited Book versions of the album.

    • Personnel

    Band members
  • Hansi Kürsch – vocals
  • André Olbrich – lead guitar
  • Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar
  • Frederik Ehmke – drums, percussion, flute and bagpipes
    • Guest Musicians
  • Oliver Holzwarth – bass guitar
  • The Choir Company – Olaf Senkbeil, Rolf Köhler, Thomas Hackmann
  • Martin G. Meyer and Pat Benzner – keyboards
    • Production
  • Charlie Bauerfeind – producing, mastering, mixing and engineering
  • Blind Guardian – producing
  • Jan Rubach – engineering
  • Marc Schettler – assistant engineering
  • Anthony Clarkson – artwork
  • Axel Jusseit – photos
  • Nikolay S. Simkin – booklet design

    • Chart positions

  • Germany: #4
  • Sweden: #10
  • Austria: #19
  • Japan: #21
  • USA Billboard Top Independent Albums: #21
  • USA Billboard Top Heatseekers: #13
  • Switzerland: #27
  • Finland: #30
  • Norway: #38
  • Spain: #15
  • UK: #33 (independent chart)

    • Songs

    1This Will Never End5:07
    2Otherland5:18
    3Turn The Page4:21

    References

    A Twist in the Myth Wikipedia
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