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January 25th, 2012 - Guardian TV - Third episode

It has just arrived, the third episode of the Guardian TV with questions and answers about song selection and remixes for "Memories Of A Time To Come".

January 19th, 2012 - Tomorrow is the big day ...

Tomorrow is the big day, the day when "Memories Of A Time to Come", Blind Guardian's first best of CD, is going to be released.

We want to give you a little taste of what to expect and at the same time prove that Blind Guardian and Kai Hansen both still have what it takes to rock with VALHALLA! \m/

January 15th, 2012 - Guardian TV - Second episode

The second episode of the responses to questions from fans is available on the Guardian TV!

Some issues, including this one of the unreleased songs are very interesting!

The first episode is of course still available: Guardian TV - Episode one.

January 12th, 2012 - Overview of the package of Memories Of A Time To Come

One week of the release of "Memories Of A Time To Come" (which you can pre-order on Amazon.fr by clicking here), here's a preview of what will be the package of the limited edition 3 CDs:

Extracts of all songs are also available: Excerpts from "Memories Of A Time To Come".

January 07th, 2012 - South American tour 2012

New dates added again to 2012's tour, it's the turn of the Metal Open Air which be held in Brazil to get its confirmed Blind Guardian's playing date ! So, it's on April 21 that the group will play in São Luís, two other dates was added to this one:

• On April 23 in São Paulo
• On April 25 in Curitiba

Grave Digger will be alongside our Bards to all three concerts.

Another date was also confirmed in Santiago De Chile (Chile) on April 28, 2012!

January 04th, 2012 - Guardian TV - First episode!

Remember, you had the opportunity to ask questions to members of Blind Guardian directly on their Facebook wall (Ask your questions to the group!) for their 25th anniversary and the release of "Memories Of A Time To Come ".

Well, to start this year 2012 in great mood (after all, it may be the last of humanity;-)), the group responds by posting the first episode of what will be the "Guardian TV" !

This is just the beginning, in the near future there will be more Guardian TV as well as some treats from super secret Blind Guardian vault!

January 02nd, 2012 - Updates for the festivals of 2012!

The dates of festivals and concerts planned for the spring and summer 2012 have been updated! Don't hesitate to visit the tour page for all information you need about the 16 dates scheduled so far!

Also, remember that "Memories Of A Time To Come" will be released January 20, pre-order it for those who haven't made it yet! On Amazon.fr, limited version costs 17 € and shipping is free :-)

And finally, en.Blind-Guardian.fr presents you his best wishes for 2012! A year that will be quite busy for Blind Guardian with many concerts planned and the work for the next album and the orchestral project are still not complete and there is much to do!

December 29th, 2011 - Saarbrücken 2012

Blind Guardian will be at the Garage in Saarbrücken Germany, the June 8, 2012; in the middle of the big Metalfest tour (Metalfest 2012), the group will give one more concert in his native country!

The dates when Blind Guardian will play at the Metalfest aren't yet finalized but we can deduce for the moment that the band will play the June 10 in Plzen, the June 9 in Pratteln and the June 7 at Loreley. For other dates, we have to wait official confirmation!

Tickets for Saarbrücken are available for sale on the site of the Garage for a single price of 31 €.

In another register, two audio interviews (one with Hansi and another with Marcus) about "Memories Of A Time To Come" are available on our site:

• Interview with Hansi:

• Interview with Marcus:

The interview with Marcus duration is about over an hour with various songs from the band!

December 24th, 2011 - The Bard's Song in orchestral version!

It seems that Santa is early this year in the country of the Bards, he comes with an excerpt from the orchestral version of The Bard's Song (In The Forest) in his Santa Claus's sack.

According the message of the official website (http://www.blind-guardian.com/2011/12/24/a-gift-from-santa-guardian-the-bards-song-2011-orchestral-version/), this new version should appear on "Memories Of A Time To Come" ...

en.Blind-Guardian.fr takes advantage of this message to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year and of course we have an appointment in 2012 for even more Blind Guardian!

December 22nd, 2011 - Power Prog & Metal Fest

We just got the information (but it was annonced on the official website of the festival in September) Blind Guardian has confirmed his coming to Power Prog & Metal Fest to be held at Mons in Belgium!

The band will play Sunday, April 8. Tickets for the festival are already on sale on the Fnac website (87 € for 3 days of the festival) and you will find all relevant information on the official website of the festival.

Blind Guardian will play with bands like Rhapsody Of Fire, Accept, Sonata Arctica, Finntroll, Epica and so many others!