Tracks like Mirror, Mirror recount how Turgon built the doomed city of Gondolin while Nightfall deals with the fallout Morgoth has inflicted, specifically from the point of view of Fëanor and his sons. Morgot and Ungoliant [Credit: George Allen & UnwinĮach and every song on the album retells a critical storypoint from The Silmarillion, specifically the War of the Jewels. These are chief figures in Tolkien’s works as we’re hearing the Dark Lord Morgoth, the King, talking with his servant for all time, which would be his lieutenant, Sauron. For instance, in the album’s opening track, we hear a conversation taking place between two unnamed individuals. Instead of music, the album actually opens in the thick of battle before transitioning to the spoken word. The Silmarillion in Heavy Metalīy doing this, you’ll end up following a narrative inspired by Tolkien’s most daunting work. If that doesn’t sound too wild to you, then the next step is to sit down, listen to the album while following along with the lyrics. Their musical style uses a lot of double pedal drumming, guitar solos and epic riffs while keeping the vocals clean (no growling or screamo) in conjunction with Queen-esque harmonies in the choruses. Who is Blind Guardian?īlind Guardian are a German power metal band formed in the 90s.
But there’s more than one way to experience The War of the Jewels and one such way is by listening to Blind Guardian’s iconic concept album, Nightfall in Middle-earth. Which is a shame considering the wealth of information contained in the text. Unlike The Lord of the Rings, which is advanced but still accessible, The Silmarillion can sometimes feel more like a chore to read. Set during the First Age, the novel reads a bit like a history text, chronicling the genesis of the land, Arda, how the Wizards came into being and the first of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. Tolkien’s posthumous novel The Silmarillion is by no means an easy task.
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