Blind Guardian presenta uno de sus proyectos más ambiciosos. Un álbum orquestal que André Olbrich y Hansi Kürsch venían rumiando desde los años 90. El disco está basado en la novela de Markus Heitz "Die Dunklen Lande", ambientada en 1629. Heitz ha colaborado activamente con el grupo en la gestación de este proyecto que se publica en formato doble vinilo con el disco original.

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Promising to be one of the most ambitious projects in metal history, BLIND GUARDIAN's upcoming release will be well worth the wait. The idea of recording an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the BLIND GUARDIAN universe - guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch - during the 1990s when BLIND GUARDIAN started to use orchestral elements to enhance their opulent sound. Today, they reveal the album's amazing cover artwork, which was created by the renowned artist Gyula Havancsák.
 
A1 1618 Ouverture 2:36
A2 The Gathering 1:23
A3 War Feeds War 5:06
A4 Comets And Prophecies 1:13
A5 Dark Cloud's Rising 5:12
A6 The Ritual 0:53
A7 In The Underworld 5:51

B1 A Secret Society 0:26
B2 The Great Ordeal 4:56
B3 Bez 0:23
B4 In The Red Dwarf's Tower 7:04
B5 Into The Battle 0:27
B6 Treason 4:22

C1 Between The Realms 0:49
C2 Point Of No Return 6:38
C3 The White Horseman 0:51
C4 Nephilim 5:07
C5 Trial And Coronation 0:27
C6 Harvester Of Souls 7:18

D1 Conquest Is Over 1:22
D2 This Storm 4:48
D3 The Great Assault 0:28
D4 Beyond The Wall 7:08
D5 A New Beginning 0:48