BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch spoke to Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's next studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "As of today, we finally decided who's going to do the mastering, which means we have finished the mixing. And I wanna hand in at least the audio stuff to the record company within the next two weeks."

As for the musical direction of BLIND GUARDIAN's new material, Hansi said: "It is by far the most intense album we did in a very, very long time. It is, in every measure, a roller-coaster ride. There is a lot of let-your-hair-down stuff — more than I expected. There are some typical surprising BLIND GUARDIAN elements.

"I'm just curious to see, really, or to hear what people will think about it. I think it's a very, very strong album. It will surprise a lot of people.

"It is straight-forward in the sense of BLIND GUARDIAN, so don't expect a straight-forward album if you compare it to anything else," he explained. "It's not a straight-forward album at all, but it's very straight-forward for BLIND GUARDIAN. It's very aggressive, it's very dark.

"The composing mostly has been accomplished before corona started to happen, but you can feel that there is a lot of anger in the album. It really delivers also very catchy and positive vibes, but there is a very raw energy you will feel."

BLIND GUARDIAN played a brand new song, "Violent Shadows", during last year's Wacken World Wide digital festival.

Le groupe de power metal allemand BLIND GUARDIAN sortira son nouveau single, intitulé « Deliver Us From Evil », le 3 décembre 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

En plus de la nouvelle chanson « Deliver Us From Evil », le single comprendra la reprise de la chanson de Noël « Merry Xmas Everybody » ainsi que le live de la chanson « Violent Shadows » enregistrée au Wacken et remixée.

Tracklist :

01. Deliver Us From Evil
02. Violent Shadows (WWW Live Performance – 2021 Mix)
03. Merry Xmas Everybody