Every Blind Guardian fan is familiar with 'The Bard's Song,' their classic acoustic ballad from the otherwise often overlooked 'Somewhere Far Beyond' album, but just in case they were finding that widely available album hard to come by - and perhaps to make a quick buck - the band released this extremely postponed single release in 2003, eleven years later. To be fair, it isn't the same version but a self-proclaimed "new studio version" that's the same as the original, but with a more polished and clean sound, and the fabled, elfish bard can finally be seen in the attractive cover art (funny, I always imagined him with a beard). It's a brilliant song, perfectly  Read the complete review