Blind Guardian | My Full Analysis of "Nightfall in Middle-earth"

[@TheRedBook]

Unfortunately, I had to reupload this video due to a rendering issue that made a section of the video unwatchable. This means that all the comments I had received are gone. Apologies for that! Also, I say near the beginning that the video is not monetised. I am currently challenging this due to fair use so I will update accordingly. At the moment, KZbin may still be placing ads within the video. I have my first public livestream in over a year happening on Sunday the 2nd June. If you are free, I hope you can come along - kzbin.infojDRuh4APrUA?feature=share

[@BenFrayle]

Looking forward to the livestream!

[@Mailrobot]

You're really the only Tolkien channel I watch and this is my favorite power metal album of all time. Its like this video was made for me.

[@Aegnor84]

I knew had to come here after watching girlnextgondor video. Nightfall in middle earth played non stop in my teens and it still does. Amazing video

[@TheRedBook]

Very generous, thank you very much 🎉

[@Sari36YT]

Another chance to jump in first then and say a superb video! My favourite Tolkien creator making a near 2 hour video on my favourite Band. This deserves to be picked up by the almighty algorithm

[@TheRedBook]

Unfortunately, I think the algorithm can tell when you reupload. The views are never as good! Still, it's up now and (I think) there are no issues with it :)

[@Kretek]

I love this album. I have really soft spot for it. In my teen years I could listen to it for hours every day. When I listen to it now it always remind me of my youthful days 🙂, my friends, our rpg sessions and time spended together. The nostalgia level is just through the roof. Its been 25 years but it feels like it was yesterday.

[@Minstrels-of-Middle-earth]

Oooh, best Tolkien music ever! We're very inspired by Blind Guardian in our approach to composing Tolkien music.

[@eberco5]

I didn’t think this video was going to be for me. I don’t really enjoy heavy metal but gave it a shot and I couldn’t turn it off. I loved how you seamlessly wove the poetry of the music with the actual stories they reference. Great job! It was a great refresher too as I haven’t visited these stories in a while. Thanks!

[@mgradiant]

Blind Guardian are one of the few metal bands that evokes the same feeling of sitting down and listening to a classical orchestra. It’s not just thrashing about and being loud for the sake of being loud. each song is like a movement in a classical suite.

[@TraptbyBenjamin]

Found this album on CD and put in an order for two of them. Thanks for your in-depth thoughts, I'm looking forward to listening to the album proper.

[@darthtd]

Great video, I've been listening to this album and band since the 90's and have seen them live more times than I can count on one hand, it would be amazing to have Hansi comment on your video about the Lyrics!

[@kaptenteo]

This album is an absolute masterpiece. Both lyrically and musically, it captivates me from beginning to end. What a wonderful breakdown and analysis of all the tracks - thank you for making and sharing this video!

[@nitroKenan]

one of the best videos i ve ever watched and also shows what kind of a masterpiece this album is. definitely my favorite album.

[@alexdoorn234]

I am so glad I found this video again, I have to thank you and Blind Guardian for motivating me to read The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings books. I am so glad I did before I went to see Blind Guardian live because knowing the stories behind the songs makes the concert so much better, I was able to guess a few songs based on the story description the singer gave us.

[@Davlavi]

Very nice thanks for sharing.

[@tornadomuchacho]

Thank you, this kind of content is exactly what I needed today. Love Nightfall In Middle-Earth, and wished there was something this comprehensive to explain it’s connections to The Silmarillion when I first bought it a decade ago.

[@Tollcross406]

Thank you for sharing this. All the best.

[@davidmiller1354]

I think you produce the best tolkien vids. The one on the history of Numenor is fantastic.

[@LastRedStar]

The timing is eerie and perfect because I just discovered Blind Guardian earlier this month. Will you cover their other Middle Earth related songs like "Harvest Of Sorrow." & "Lord Of The Rings."? Fantastic video as always!

[@TheRedBook]

I had planned at some point in the future doing the bonus tracks (Tides of War, Doom, Harvest of Sorrow) as some bonus video. Not for a while though but it should happen at some point :)

[@winstonsmith6457]

Thank you so much for this video!!! On behalf of all the bards!!!😊

[@mattcarnevali]

I love War of Wrath cause I love to hear Morgoth and Sauron directly speak to each other

[@Papciopolak]

Video I always dreamed of and never even knew about it. Excellent work.

[@hvalross5631]

very informative and a fantastic analysis, thank you!! Blind Guardian, this album, and the Silmarillion hold a special place in my heart

[@AaronWilbers]

My favorite BG album. Love seeing you cover it.

[@andreapiga9021]

God it seems yesterday that I discovered Blind Guardian and read the Silmarillion... One of the best concept albums I have ever listened to. It truly captures the glory, awe, rage and sorrow of the Quenta Silmarillion.

[@robyneaton413]

Came after watching girlnextgondor video, glad I found you

[@TheRedBook]

Glad you found the channel :)

[@ThreeBlindMiceFilms]

I've literally never clicked on a video faster! Happy this (and your channel) popped up in my feed 🙏

[@ThreeBlindMiceFilms]

P.S. I totally subscribed before you told me to.

[@TheRedBook]

Thank you :)

[@ellerose9164]

What a GREAT video, thank you for this!!

[@TheRedBook]

Very welcome, thanks for watching :)

[@matttyree1002]

Such a fantastic analysis of a fantastic album based on a fantastic work of literature 😊

[@IanHeins]

Nice work dude thanks

[@Tolkien_erklärt]

Oh, I have planned this topic for in about 3 years Great video. Sadly, the album has been taken down from streaming services yesterday

[@TheRedBook]

I do use Spotify but have a collection of must have albums I own because of issues like this. Can still listen to the album whenever I want!

[@NaneelQueenOfDarknes]

My favorite album of Blind Guardian, It hangs above my computer. And two patches adorn my battle vest

[@sparkspl]

I only know Bright Eyes(different album) and Mirror Mirror, but will check whole album now, thanks.

[@TheRedBook]

Bright Eyes is great. I think Imaginations From The Other Side is arguably the album with their strongest songwriting.

[@dominus1444]

I love this album if only because it is the only Tolkien metal I can actually understand.

[@Sphendrana]

Did you have to change your channel name? I was wondering why I hadn't seen you in like three months!

[@TheRedBook]

I only changed the channel name a few days ago.

[@Sphendrana]

@@TheRedBook Oh that just means that the algorithm is getting worse for me lol. Still curious why you changed the name. Hoping it wasn't a legal issue!

[@kaptenteo]

Bah! The album got pulled from Spotify (at least here in Sweden). 😞

[@TheRedBook]

I think it was down in most places but I heard it's back up almost everywhere.

[@kaptenteo]

@@TheRedBook Still gone here.

[@tonyajm8289]

Great even though not my preferred music/vocal style but amazing artists/artwork!

[@TheRedBook]

That's cool. I was hoping some who aren't into this would still maybe like the video itself :)

[@dreinok1682]

Now i want to read the silmarillion again for the fifth time!😁

[@zcsknzfanz]

Hey Steven. KZbin took down your live stream you did today June 2nd

[@TheRedBook]

Only while I edit it. It wil be public again soon!

[@TheRedBook]

Back online now :)

[@garycook5071]

Norman Eshley (of George and Mildred fame) as Morgoth!

[@NiclasForsblom]

Wow, great video about my favorite album and gateway into metal. I remember being 14 yo and having just heard Nightfall, and trying to make it fit into The Lord Of The Rings, and I just couldn't make it work... a few years later I discovered The Silmarillion and it all made sense. Now, like 25 years later, I thought I had this album covered, but you actually made me realize I had misunderstood a song or two, especially Song of Sorrows. But that's great, I love finding out that I'm wrong and learning something new :) I found this video through the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKC8m4Ccp7R0mZo and it was a great watch. I just felt I wanna share because who doesn't love great videos which doesn't focus on rage and clickbait!

[@azronger7214]

♥

[@guillee12]

Is this genre metal, or to which one it falls within?

[@TheRedBook]

Yes, this is metal. For a subgenre they are typically seen as power metal.

[@guillee12]

​@@TheRedBookDidn't like metal before I knew them (by you), and now I can't stop listening to them

[@alexdoorn234]

It also heavily depends on the album of theirs and while others call them power metal Blind Guardian do not really see themselves as a power metal band. They are more speed/thrash metal in the beginning and then they shape into power metal to then slowly transition into more progressive power metal.

[@BlkSamBell]

Honestly, can you blame Feanor? The treachery. Your father murdered. Your greatest works, that even the gods couldn’t replicate, stolen. A soul that was born with so much fire & energy that it made the woman who bore him give up her eternal life in Valinor & reside in the Halls for eternity. He was made that way. Morgoth got off lucky, he got a reprieve from Feanor’s vengeance. At least until the Last Battle. Feanor did nothing wrong.

[@istari0]

It's a fascinating album from the sound of it and I shall have to give it a listen some day. Unfortunately, I'm not a metal fan so I highly doubt I would be listening to it again.

[@doomhippie6673]

I like metal and I love Tolkien's work - but unfortunately I do not believe they go together well. Metal being a modern electric kind of music that is built on the foundation of industrialized societies something that Tolkien's heroes constantly fight against.

[@bilbobagend8155]

I find it pretty nice, actually. It's power metal, and very symphonic. Sure there's a lot of guitars, but it's not very harsh (in comparison to a lot of other metal). It's also really varied, for instance 'The Eldar' is instrumentalized with just a piano. Though for Tolkien music that isn't metal, I'd recomend Clamavi de Profundis. They do covers of Tolkien's actual poems.