BLIND GUARDIAN - Blood of the Elves
A Beastwood Film Production:
Directed by Dirk Behlau for Pixeleye Industries:
"Blood Of The Elves", the new video from German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The God Machine", due on September 2 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was designed by Peter Mohrbacher and can be seen below.
Singer Hansi Kürsch comments: "'Blood Of The Elves' features a pretty heavy side that the avid fan of BLIND GUARDIAN hopefully enjoys. More than enjoys, I'd guess. Instrumentally, the track has some kind of an early Nineties appeal that blends well into the vocal parts of the opera/twist era and catapults both epochs into a new era for the band. A perfect hybrid. The chorus has some very strong sing-along vibes, despite its complexity. What else do you need? Inspired by the 'The Witcher' computer game series, the lyrics even reinforce the power of this banger and the clip by Dirk Behlau fits perfectly to the whole setting. Let me tell you: 'The God Machine' has even more to offer. And that's no promise — that's the ultimate truth."
He adds: "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" track listing:
01. Deliver Us From Evil (5:22)
02. Damnation (5:21)
03. Secrets Of The American Gods (7:29)
04. Violent Shadows (4:18)
05. Life Beyond The Spheres (6:03)
06. Architects Of Doom (6:21)
07. Let It Be No More (4:49)
08. Blood Of The Elves (4:38)
09. Destiny (6:47)
This past March, BLIND GUARDIAN released a performance video for "Secrets Of The American Gods". The clip was filmed during the recording sessions for the band's new album at the Twilight Hall Studios between March 2020 and 2021. At the time, Kürsch commented: "With 'Secrets Of The American Gods', we proudly present you the epic side of our new album that's going to be released in September. This single edit focuses on the essence of this magnificent composition and gives you an insight into our creative work in these eventful times. The vivid construction of this song circles around its core, the monumental chorus — hopefully the 'American Gods' worthy. A thoroughly felicitious ear candy, in my opinion. I promise you, it's not easy to get rid of the refrain. The tracks gets completed with the fantastic making-of-clip that Dirk Behlau created. Enjoy the moment and keep the secret: Be assured that we still haven't played all our cards and still have some aces up our sleeves."
Three months earlier, BLIND GUARDIAN released the official music video for another new single, "Deliver Us From Evil". Filmed by Dirk Behlau, the clip was said to be a taste of the band's new LP.
"Deliver Us From Evil" was made available digitally as well as on a seven-inch single (along with the previously released "Merry Xmas Everybody" as the B-side) and digipak CD (with the previously released "Violent Shadows" Wacken World Wide 2020 live performance as extra track).
