New Demons & Wizards sample

[MeKaChrOme]

http://www.blind-guardian.com/media/sounds/demons_and_wizards/touched_by_the_crimson_king/the_gunslinger_edit.mp3

And we have another candidate for the 'worst album covers' thread

Should be an interesting album. A little more info is at:
http://www.blind-guardian.com/index2.html

 

[Wrathchild]

The Gunslinger, eh? Methinks somebody has been reading Stephen King's Dark Tower books .

*Please* let it be better than The Glorious Boredom!

W

 

[Spruce Goose]

Say CHEESE

 

[Blitzkrieg]

The cover art isn't that bad, but VERY, VERY cheesey power metal ish. Which is quite interesting, as the cover art for the first album was so damn awesome, and quite dark looking in a way.

Downloading the sample now...

 

[Blitzkrieg]

OK, this sounds freak'n awesome.

 

[Mark]

Ow, my eyes!!

 

[Goreripper]

Didn't I read somewhere this album isn't due until 2006? And you're wrong Blitzy. That cover is terrible.

 

[Stonewall]

I'd like to see it redone in softer colours, then I can decide if I like it or not.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

I love how they have a bonus track "Wicked Witch (slow version)"

Makes me wonder how fast the original will be! hehe

 

[MeKaChrOme]

hmm, not sure, the BG site says the album will be out in "Late June".. Doesn't say which year
And I agree, the artwork is terrible!

 

[Southy]

The artwork looks like it is just a rough version of the end product

 

[ironcross]

As mentioned in a previous thread! Who gives a shit about the cover!!! Bring on Demons and Wizards

 

[Mark]

I give a shit, if it's going to blind me every time I look at it

 

[The Amazer]

haha, I guess I'm the only one who loves the cover then \m/

I might go and have a CHEESEburger.*

*nominated for worst joke of 2005

 

[Blitzkrieg]

That wizards must have been stolen from Quest For Glory.

Yes it is very bright, but I don't think it is terrible. It isn't great, though.

I am pretty sure the album was to be released this year.

 

[Icarus]

The cover is very bad and the song is just ok. Nothing hugely impressive.

 

[Spiff]

It's awful. Dreadful. There are no ways anyone can get any positives from it. Must have come from the Rod Smallwood school of quality control.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I don't think it is good, but I have seen much worse. The thing that makes it so dodgy though, is that their first album cover is damn cool. That one is still comic bookish though, so it isn't too disimilar I guess. Oh well.

I think the clip sounds rather promising.

 

[ironcross]

I don't mind the clip. I'm hoping for some heavier songs on their second album!

 

[Stonewall]

That's an excellent point, the first cover is so dark and suggestive, covering a few metaphors and ideas, and the D&W shirt with the cover art is one of the few band shirts that uses cover art without it seeming like a cop out.

I think the biggest downfall of this cover is the colours are too bright, it makes it hard to want to find the detail in the image.