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.[5] As a result, drummer Thomen Stauch would leave the group, citing dissatisfaction with the direction the group was going in.[6]
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").
"Battlefield" is based on Song of Hildebrandt, an old German tale of a father and son who find themselves in a duel to the death.
"Under the Ice" has connections to the Iliad, focuses on Cassandra and what happened to her after the Trojan War, particularly from The Oresteia.
"Sadly Sings Destiny" is based on the religious aspect of the Messiah in the Old Testament, and tells of the crucifixion of Jesus from the point of view of a character who reluctantly helps fulfil the prophecy, by doing such things as building the cross and weaving the Crown of Thorns.
"The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight" is based on an episode from the story of Tristan und Isolde.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A Night at the Opera Blind Guardian album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message A Night at the Opera is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian released in 2002 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 4 A Night at the OperaCover art by Paul R GregoryStudio album by Blind GuardianReleased25 March 2002RecordedJanuary December 2001 at Twilight Hall Studios Grefrath and Hammer Music Studios Hamburg GermanyGenreProgressive metal 1 power metal 2 symphonic metalLength67 01LabelVirgin Century MediaProducerCharlie BauerfeindBlind Guardian chronologyNightfall in Middle Earth 1998 A Night at the Opera 2002 A Twist in the Myth 2006 Singles from A Night at the Opera And Then There Was Silence Released 12 November 2001Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Exclaim favorable 2 Rock Hard9 10 3 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 5 As a result drummer Thomen Stauch would leave the group citing dissatisfaction with the direction the group was going in 6 Contents 1 Album content 2 Track listing 3 Lyrical references 4 Chart positions 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesAlbum content editThere 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 editAll lyrics are written by Hansi Kursch all music is composed by Andre Olbrich and Kursch except bonus tracks by Marcus Siepen Kursch and Thomen StauchNo TitleLength1 Precious Jerusalem 6 222 Battlefield Olbrich Kursch and Stauch 5 373 Under the Ice 5 444 Sadly Sings Destiny 6 045 The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight 5 306 Wait for an Answer 6 307 The Soulforged Olbrich Kursch and Stauch 5 188 Age of False Innocence 6 059 Punishment Divine 5 4510 And Then There Was Silence 14 06 2018 re release bonus tracksNo TitleLength11 Age of False Innocence Preproduction Mix 2018 5 4212 Under the Ice Preproduction Mix 2018 5 40 Bonus tracks from Harvest of Sorrow EPNo TitleLength11 Harvest of Sorrow Acoustic Version Japanese bonus 3 3912 Mies del dolor Spain North American bonus 3 3913 La cosecha del dolor Argentine bonus 3 3914 Frutto del buio Italian bonus 3 3915 Moisson de peine French bonus 3 39Lyrical references editThe album features the concepts and themes familiar to Blind Guardian fans such as historical battles and religious references Precious Jerusalem is based on the final days of Jesus of Nazareth and his temptation in the desert Battlefield is based on Song of Hildebrandt an old German tale of a father and son who find themselves in a duel to the death Under the Ice has connections to the Iliad focuses on Cassandra and what happened to her after the Trojan War particularly from The Oresteia Sadly Sings Destiny is based on the religious aspect of the Messiah in the Old Testament and tells of the crucifixion of Jesus from the point of view of a character who reluctantly helps fulfil the prophecy by doing such things as building the cross and weaving the Crown of Thorns The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight is based on an episode from the story of Tristan und Isolde The Soulforged is based on the Dragonlance saga s tales of the mage Raistlin Majere 7 Age of False Innocence is about Galileo Galilei Punishment Divine is about Nietzsche s decline into insanity where he imagines himself being judged by a court of saints And Then There Was Silence is about Cassandra s visions of the coming Trojan War It was inspired by Homer s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil s Aeneid Harvest of Sorrow is based on Tolkien s tragic story of Turin Turambar which appears in the Silmarillion Chart positions editAlbum Billboard North America Year Chart Position2002 Top Independent Albums 37Personnel editBlind Guardian Hansi Kursch lead and backing vocals Andre Olbrich lead rhythm and acoustic guitars Marcus Siepen rhythm guitar Thomen Stauch drums amp percussionGuest musicians Oliver Holzwarth bass guitar Mathias Wiesner keyboards amp orchestral arrangements Michael Schuren piano on Age of False Innocence Pad Bender Boris Schmidt amp Sascha Pierro keyboards and sound effects Rolf Kohler Thomas Hackmann Olaf Senkbeil amp Billy King The Choir Company Production Charlie Bauerfeind production mixing recording Nordin Hammadi Amrani assistant engineer additional recordings Clemens von Witte recordings backing vocals Detlef recordings backing vocals Paul Raymond Gregory cover painting Andre Olbrich front cover concept Dennis Sir Kostroman booklet design Axel Jusseit photosReferences edit a b A Night at the Opera Blind Guardian AllMusic AllMusic a b Stewart Panko Kevin June 2002 Aggresstive Tendenacies Metal amp Hardcore review Blind Guardian A Night At The Opera Exclaim Archived from the original on 8 January 2016 Retrieved 3 September 2009 Rensen Michael A Night at the Opera review issue 187 Archived from the original on 8 January 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2013 Heim Frank A Night At The Opera Blind Guardian Retrieved 28 October 2022 W Bear 25 March 2022 2002 Blind Guardian A Night At the Opera Anniversary Special Tuonela Magazine Retrieved 28 October 2022 Exclusive Thomen Stauch interview Drummerszone Retrieved 28 October 2022 Pizek Jeff 5 April 2002 Blind Guardian s new CD has the ring of Queen Daily Herald p 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Night at the Opera Blind Guardian album amp oldid 1165064784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
