God Machine

Steel Prophet are no strangers to metal. They’ve been active as a band since the release of Show No Mercy and The God Machine marks their ninth full-length album. But even though they were alive and well during the golden age of heavy metal, it wouldn’t be until 1995 that their masterpiece of a debut was released. They’ve certainly come a long way since then, and their sound has morphed with the times, but they’re still playing their own brand of philosophy-laden power metal with all the pomp and thunder you could expect from a veteran band with a resume that spans several decades…

Seven years after Beyond The Red Mirror and almost three after the orchestral opus Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands, Blind Guardian invites you to their personal twilight of the gods. "After Beyond The Red Mirror and Legacy Of The Dark Lands, we knew we couldn't push the orchestral side of Blind Guardian any further," vocalist Hansi Kürsch says. The new directive while creating The God Machine was fairly straight-forward but ever so welcome: "Less orchestration, more punch." In 2022, the opulent arrangements and powerful choirs still exist; yet they are used in a much more selective, focused and resonant manner. 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.

Steel Prophet announces the release date and track listing of its upcoming album, "The God Machine"! The band recruited the all-star heavy metal singer / producer RD Liapakis of Mystic Prophecy / Devil's Train and his uniquely ranged vocal skills to perfectly match the songs on "The God Machine". RD Liapakis is not just the man behind the microphone though, since he - alongside Steve Kachinsky - is responsible for the songwriting and production process of the album. "The God Machine" will be released through Rock Of Angels Records.

Seven years after "Beyond The Red Mirror", Krefeld metal kings Blind Guardian make a brilliant return and compensate for the waiting time with their new studio album "The God Machine". Offering anthems like "Blood Of The Elves", "Secrets Of The American Gods" and "Violent Shadows", the album proves to be a modern masterpiece that transports the trademarks of the classic "Imaginations From The Other Side" into the here and now.

Legendary German power metal band, Blind Guardian return with The God Machine, the band’s twelfth studio album and first ‘regular’ studio album in seven years, following Beyond the Red Mirror in 2015. The God Machine will be released on September 2nd, 2022 via Nuclear Blast.