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Track: Violent Shadows
Artist: Blind Guardian
Album: The God Machine

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Name: Blind Guardian
Spotify Genres: power metal, speed metal, symphonic metal, metal, folk metal, heavy metal, medieval metal
Followers: 781,553
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Power/heavy metal band from Krefeld, Nordrhein Westfalen (Germany). Blind Guardian formed in 1984 as Lucifer's Heritage, then changed the name to Blind Guardian in 1986. Their first two albums were essentially speed metal records with some power and thrash influences. Starting from their third album they started to add a much more melodic and "epic" feeling, with usage of choir and classical music influence. [b]Current line-up:[/b] Hansi Kürsch - vocals (1986-present), bass (1986-1995) André Olbrich - lead guitar (1986-present) Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitar (1987-present) Frederik Ehmke - drums (2005-present) Johan van Stratum - bass (2021-present) [b]Former members:[/b] Thomas Stauch - drums (1987-2005) [b]Session/live members:[/b] [a=Thomas Hackmann] (studio) – backing vocals (1990–present) [a=Billy King (2)] (studio) – backing vocals (1992–present) [a=Olaf Senkbeil] (studio) – backing vocals (1997–present) [a=Michael Schüren] (live+studio) – keyboards, piano (1997–present) [a=Matthias Ulmer] (studio) – keyboards, piano (2007–present) [a=Barend Courbois] (live+studio) – bass (2012–present) [a=Oliver Holzwarth] – bass (1997–2011) [a=Mathias Wiesner] (studio) – keyboards, effects (1989–2002), bass (1992) [a=Rolf Köhler] (studio) – backing vocals (1990–2007) [a=Alex Holzwarth] (live) – drums (2002–2003) Pat Bender (studio) – keyboards, effects (2002–2006) Oliver Holzwarth has never been added as a full time member so Hansi Kursch has the option of picking up bass duties again. Same thing for Barend Courbois. Thomen Stauch left in 2005 after 20 years claiming dissatisfaction with the direction the band had taken on their, then, two most recent releases.

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Release: Blind Guardian - Violent Shadows
Year: 2020
Genres: Rock
Styles: Heavy Metal, Power Metal

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LYRICS

Don't turn away
Don't close your eyes
In false pride
Will you protect the light
Reflect or shine
That's your choice
We're heading straight into damnation
For an unknown God
It needs a lions heart
It needs a pure soul
Or we're condemned

I will not surrender let it be
I will not surrender

Now bring me your sacraments
The dead will not complain about it
Time, it makes no difference
No difference
That's why we should never cross the watеr
We ride into the raging storm
Hatrеd's never-ending

Take us to break free
Skydancer
Down where the violent shadows breed
Hide in the underworld
Underworld
Skydancer
Hide where the violent shadows creep

Drown your pride
Young slave
Obey your master (Master, master)
That's all I can teach
Obey your master

Now bring me your sacraments
The dead will not complain about it
Try it makes no difference
No difference
Come out and believe it
Now bring your precious daughter
Get out, reach out and believe it
Now listen and

Take us to break free
Skydancer
Down where the violent shadows breed
Hide in the underworld
Underworld
Skydancer
Hide where the violent shadows creep

Now bring me your sacraments
The dead will not complain about it
Cry it makes no difference
No difference
A bridgeman should never cross the border
Now come and face the raging storm
Hate, it's never-ending

Take us to break free
Skydancer
Down where the violent shadows breed
Hide in the underworld
Underworld
Skydancer
Hide where the violent shadows creep

In violent shadows, we're all condemned
In violent shadows, we're all condemned
In violent shadows, we're all condemned
In violent shadows