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| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | September 2nd 22 |
Blind Guardian never misses.
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| 4.5 superb | Dizchu | September 3rd 22 |
The best Blind Guardian in a long time. It feels "mature" in a good way, they've toned down some of the excesses of previous albums while not feeling nostalgic for the glory days.
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| 4.0 excellent | Panzerchrist | September 4th 22 |
A weirdly toothless production job mars what could be one of their most consistent records ever
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Edit: how the FUCK does the best vocalist in power metal this side of Roy Khan ruin the project
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| 3.5 great | GoldenGuy444 | September 7th 22 |
I'm usually not into Blind Guardian's more 'straight' metal. I usually prefer a mix of their more symphonic elements. But this is pretty great! I loved all of the singles, especially Secrets of the American Gods which is a fantastic slice of music. The closing track is also a highlight with Hansi ripping the climax of the song in half in the most fantastical way only he can. Great album but gets a bit samey at points, and the production is still not fantastic. Better mixing than their 2015 and 2019 effort but still sounds a points muffled and soupy.
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| 4.5 superb | Antonius | October 15th 22 |
This is one of the Germans' finest efforts and represents a worthy addition to the band's commendable discography. Lyrically, The God Machine does not have a particular concept and drifts away from the Tolkien-esque theme and other epic topics that BG became famous for. The album opens in a power-metal hurricane as the three (out of a total four) singles come early and immediately attract attention. With a mixture of marauding riffs, relentless double bass and Hansi's trademark aggressiveness, this dynamic opening looks Somewhere Far Beyond and Imaginations from the Other Side straight into the eye. Personally,rI have found this the band's greatest release in the last 20 years and an AOTY contender. Recommendations: "Secrets of the American Gods", "Violent Shadows", "Deliver Us from Evil", "Damnation", "Architects of Doom"
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| 1.0 awful | Pikazilla | September 8th 22 |
a few good riffs here n there but overall the same shit i cant stand hansi he ruins everything
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| 3.3 great | manosg EMERITUS | September 5th 22 |
The hooks are here and the songwriting is solid, however the album lacks the magic of Blind Guardian's '90s output and is marred by the average production and arrangements.
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| 2.7 average | Erwann S. STAFF | December 19th 22 |
Solipsism is a bitch: I knew I wouldn't vibe with this just by looking at the tags. Idiocy is also a bitch, because I actually listened to this. Grand vocals, riffs, synths, compositions that might sound like epic shit to some but ultimately end up trite for me: yeah, I should've known.
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| 4.0 excellent | Packy91 | December 14th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Divinis | October 27th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | October 25th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Dylan | September 30th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | blejacq | September 26th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Ztrain | September 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | soneast | September 15th 23 |
| 3.5 great | zuzek | April 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | clautom | January 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | January 7th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ishysez | January 2nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | December 21st 22 |
| 3.0 good | Suyan | December 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | November 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | October 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 27th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Piglet | October 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | GallyP | October 6th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | October 4th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Samuel | September 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Darrrk0 | September 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adam | September 22nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | hernan91 | September 21st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Agonba | September 21st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | thawey | September 19th 22 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | September 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | coopj | September 17th 22 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | pengui | September 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Kevin | September 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | September 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | UrukHai | September 11th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Alex C. | September 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | September 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | morry | September 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | September 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poet | September 8th 22 |
| 3.5 great | TheGoni | September 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | jmal00 | September 7th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | September 7th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | September 6th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | branm25 | September 6th 22 |
| 3.5 great | leon486 | September 6th 22 |
| 3.5 great | AntalWS | September 6th 22 |
| 3.0 good | JoneHK | September 6th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Vas1901 | September 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chapo | September 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Davey | September 5th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Tasty | September 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | September 4th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | September 4th 22 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | September 4th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Ebola | September 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thiagao | September 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Toondude | September 3rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | September 3rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Bulgaro | September 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Titan | September 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | September 2nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | arf | September 2nd 22 |
| 5.0 classic | skeed | September 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | September 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | September 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | joitp | September 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | krazytom | September 2nd 22 |
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