Hansi
Kürsch kündigt längere Pause von Blind Guardian an
Der Auftritt
auf dem Rockharz Festival in Ballenstedt wird vorerst der letzte von Blind
Guardian sein. Die Band möchte eine längere Pause einlegen um sich auf das
Songwriting für ein neues Album zu konzentrieren. Hansi Kürsch
veröffentlicht hierzu den folgenden Text auf der offiziellen Homepage und
auf Facebook.
Hi
there,
A long (far longer than expected)
journey has more or less come to an end. After having had great fun with our
Greek and German friends some weeks ago, we are now preparing ourselves for the
final show here in Germany. Even though being on the road is always a very
enjoyable experience for everyone in the band, it, on the other hand, demands a
lot of time and makes it almost impossible for us to really keep our focus on
songwriting. It therefore became more and more obvious to us that there had to
be a stop to our touring activities to maintain a proper songwriting cycle. It
will be a challenging but also a very exciting period for us. Having an album
like At the Edge of Time in our rearview mirror is a curse and blessing
at the same time. No matter if we try to finalize the orchestra project or start
the songwriting for the next new “regular” Blind Guardian album, it will demand
our full attention during the next 24 months or perhaps even more. So, the final
chance to see us live will be the Rockharz festival in Ballenstedt, Germany on
Friday July 13th. I am absolutely sure that there will not be any
Blind Guardian shows before autumn 2014. So, do not miss this one!
Last but not least, some
information for those of you that are curious about the collector’s box that
we’ve mentioned in some interviews. This box will contain remixed versions of
the complete studio album works (based on the original releases) we have done
for Virgin. During the next weeks we will provide you with the exact content
once it is completely confirmed. There will be tons of material… I’ve found it
extremely pleasant to revisit the old albums one more time, but mostly I enjoyed
Nightfall in Middle-Earth, which for me remains the strongest Blind
Guardian release to date. Mostly I was impressed by some of the songs, which we
have not played live so far, “Noldor” and “The Curse of Feanor” in particular. I
immediately decided that we have to play one or the other in 2014. So, it truly
is something to look forward to. Sounds like a (false) promise, I already made
some time ago, doesn’t it? History repeats itself, some mean people would say,
and that life is a constant “Battlefield” – which reminds me of another great
song of ours…
Hansi
Wir von New-Metal-Media wünschen
der Band gutes Gelingen für das neue Album und freuen uns wenn wir wieder von
Blind Guardian hören. In Metal we are United!!!
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