A Twist in the Myth
Studio album by Blind Guardian
Released	September 1, 2006
Genre	Power Metal
Length	51:31
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer(s)	Charlie Bauerfeind
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A Night at the Opera (2002)	A Twist in the Myth (2006)

A Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on September 5, 2006, but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to September 1, 2006 (Except in North-America where it was released September 5). The promo version of the album leaked on July 2, 2006. The retail version of the album leaked in August of 2006 with "Dead Sound of Misery" and the English interview. Image File history File links Twistinmyth. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Charlie Bauerfeind is a german Sound Engineer and producer worked with some of the greatest power metal bands of all times like Blind Guardian, Primal Fear, Rage and many others. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... A Night at the Opera is a 2002 by the German metal band Blind Guardian. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a digipack version with bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipack, along with a guitar pick, booklet and certificate of authenticity and autographs. A digipak is a compact disc or DVD packaging. ... Various guitar picks. ... Look up authenticity, authentic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Track listing

1. "This Will Never End" – 5:07
2. "Otherland" – 5:14
3. "Turn the Page" – 4:16
4. "Fly" – 5:43
5. "Carry the Blessed Home" – 4:03
6. "Another Stranger Me" – 4:36
7. "Straight Through the Mirror" – 5:48
8. "Lionheart" – 4:15
9. "Skalds and Shadows" – 3:13
10. "The Edge" – 4:27
11. "The New Order" – 4:49
12. "All the King's Horses" – 4:13 (Japanese Bonus Track)
13. "Dead Sound of Misery" – 5:18 (Digipak Bonus Track)

• Digipack Bonus CD

1. Interview (Deutsch)
2. Interview (English)
3. Blind Guardian Media Player

• DLP Bonus Tracks

1. "Market Square" (Demo) – 5:51

• "Dead Sound of Misery" is an alternative, darker version of "Fly"
• "All the King's Horses" will also be available on a single which will be released in early 2007.
• "Market Square" is the demo version of "Straight Through the Mirror" and is only available on the DLP version of the album.

Fly is a single by Blind Guardian from their upcoming 2006 release, A Twist in the Myth. ...

Lyrical references

• "This Will Never End" is inspired by Walter Moers' Wild Ride Through the Night.
• "Otherland" is based on Tad Williams' Otherland series of novels.
• "Turn the Page" is about the Wicca-Religion and the ritual of renewal.
• "Fly" contains references to Peter Pan and was inspired by the film Finding Neverland.
• "Carry the Blessed Home" is about Roland the Gunslinger at the end of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
• "Another Stranger Me" portrays the mind of a person with multiple personalities who becomes aware of his other self and draws inspiration from The Drawing of the Three
• "Straight through the Mirror" tells, how dreams can change very quickly - it's about the importance of dreams in general too.
• "Lionheart" is about Ulysses and his travels to Hades.
• "Skalds and Shadows" is about the tales of Old Norse Skalds
• "The Edge" is about St. Paul and his version of Christ.
• "The New Order" deals with the necessity of changes.
• "Dead Sound of Misery" is the dark version of Fly and lyrically an apocalyptic vision.

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Personnel

• Hansi Kürsch (Vocals)
• André Olbrich (Lead Guitar)
• Marcus Siepen (Rhythm Guitar)
• Frederik Ehmke (Drums)

Guest Musicians Hansi Kürsch Hansi Kürsch (born August 10, 1966 in Lank-Latum, Germany) is the lead vocalist of metal band Blind Guardian. ... André Olbrich is one of two guitarists (and usually lead) in the German Power Metal band Blind Guardian. ... Marcus Siepen is one of two guitarists in the German Power Metal band Blind Guardian. ... Frederik was born in Malsch, Germany, in June of 1978. ...

• Oliver Holzwarth (Bass)
• Matthias Wiesner (Keyboards)

Chart positions

Germany: #4

Sweden: #10

Austria: #19

Japan: #21

USA: #288

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Switzerland: #27

Finland: #30

External links

• French-Language Album Review @ Metal Immortel
• german-Language Album Review @ Metallic-Zine
• Official Blind Guardian Site