Artist: Blind Guardian
Title: The God Machine
Label: Nuclear Blast
Cat #: NB57552
Release Year: 2022
Duration: Album
Format: CD 
Packaging Type: Jewel Case

The God Machine is the eleventh studio album from the German power metal band Blind Guardian.

In 1992, Blind Guardian released “Somewhere Far Beyond”, a legendary milestone of German speed metal. Three decades later, their latest offering, “The God Machine”, shows how to awaken the fury of youth to magical new life. As if they had paid a long overdue visit to the numerous highlights of their career, Blind Guardian appears to be in touch with the ghosts of their own past more than ever. “We’ve picked up a lot from our own history and built a new era upon this foundation,” vocalist Hansi Kürsch explains.

“The God Machine” marks another pinnacle in Blind Guardian’s impressive discography by not attempting to pretend it is still the nineties yet instead successfully relying on the muscle memory of this period. It is a gripping, addictive and brilliantly arranged album in the tradition of records with which Blind Guardian reached for the stars in the 90’s; yet, by no means, is it a throwback. “The God Machine” represents the heart and soul of Blind Guardian’s timeless metal in the here and now, unifying the bards’ past, present and future secrets in one consistent, well-thought-out masterpiece

Recommended if you like: Sonata Arctica, HammerFall, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Helloween, Rhapsody of Fire, DragonForce, Avantasia, Kamelot, Stratovarius, Sabaton, PowerWolf 

Tracklist:
1. Deliver Us From Evil
2. Damnation
3. Secrets of the American Gods
4. Violent Shadows
5. Life Beyond the Spheres
6. Architects of Doom
7. Let It Be No More
8. Blood of the Elves
9. Destiny