A Twist in the Myth

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A Twist in the Myth
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Studio album by
Released1 September 2006
RecordedSeptember 2005 – April 2006, Twilight Hall Studios
Genre
Length51:49
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind
Blind Guardian chronology
A Night at the Opera
(2002)
A Twist in the Myth
(2006)
At the Edge of Time
(2010)
Singles from A Twist in the Myth
  1. "Fly"
    Released: 24 February 2006
  2. "Another Stranger Me"
    Released: 4 May 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [2]
Sea of TranquilityStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Lords of Metal89/100 [4]

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 5 September 2006 in Europe (which became the North American release date), but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to 1 September 2006.

Contents

The album was released in several different formats: a normal version, a digipak version with a bonus track and bonus CD, and a limited edition book-version. The book contains the digipak, along with a guitar pick, booklet and certificate of authenticity and autographs, as well as a dragon-shaped seal and a bar of red sealing wax.

Track listing

All music written by André Olbrich and Hansi Kürsch. All lyrics written by Kürsch.

No.TitleLength
1."This Will Never End"5:07
2."Otherland"5:15
3."Turn the Page"4:18
4."Fly"5:45
5."Carry the Blessed Home"4:04
6."Another Stranger Me"4:37
7."Straight Through the Mirror"5:50
8."Lionheart"4:17
9."Skalds and Shadows"3:13
10."The Edge"4:29
11."The New Order"4:54
Total length:51:49
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."All the King's Horses" Marcus Siepen, Kürsch [5] 4:12
Total length:56:01
Digipack bonus track (includes Japanese edition bonus track)
No.TitleLength
13."Dead Sound of Misery"5:18
Total length:61:19
Digipack bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Interview"12:21
Total length:12:21
Double LP bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Market Square" (Demo version)5:51
2."Interview" (English)12:21
Total length:18:12

Lyrical references

Personnel

Band members
Guest Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 30
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [12] 35
Italian Albums (FIMI) [13] 24
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 39
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [16] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 27
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [19] 33
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [21] 21

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blind Guardian A Twist in the Myth review". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 232. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. Pardo, Pete (31 January 2007). "Blind Guardian: A Twist in the Myth". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. "Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth". Lords of Metal.nl. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. "All the King's Horses". YouTube . Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. Video on YouTube
  7. "Blind Guardian Interview". Metal Invader. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. "Blind Guardian: A Twist in the Myth" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. "Lescharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2006. 36. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. "Italiancharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. "ア・トゥイスト・イン・ザ・ミス". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. "Spanishcharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Blind Guardian – A Twist in the Myth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. "Blind Guardian Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. "Blind Guardian Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.