Imaginations From The Other Side - Blind Guardian

'Imaginations' is a stunning album from Blind Guardian that instantly established them as the leading force in power metal, an achievement that was arguably topped by their own 'Nightfall in Middle-Earth' before a lack of consistent album releases and deviation into less satisfying realms relegated them to mere god status. Powerful, furious, epic and delicate, this is a huge step beyond their first four albums and boasts a 100% success rate from its nine songs, all of which still form the bulk of live set-lists today. While 'Nightfall' was more ambitious and majestic, 'Imaginations' is the peak of Blind Guardian's "live" performance, backed up by subtle, ...  Read the complete review