While I feel like Somewhere Far Beyond ends up being a bit long winded, with this sort ofДense music all blending together a bit by the end, even with the aforementioned pace breakers alleviating this issue Without much of a lull in its quality, bringing in a certain aggression that makes the incredibly dramatic nature of it feel Overall this is just a consistently great album Both the Quest for Tanelorn and TheД«ard's Song - In the Forest are perfect pace breakers that keep the epic imagery and atmosphere going strong, bothД«eing able to pain vivid pictures of this rich, detailed fantasy world. Slow down once in a while without feeling like a low point in the experience. All of these varying directions taken contribute to Somewhere FarД«eyond having a lot of personality without sacrificing any of its defining traits, the melodies remain grandiose, and theДespite all of what's been said, I feel that the thing that truly elevates this to something even greater is the was it can Hobbit or the mournful tone of Ashes to Ashes. Examples include the moreД¬onsistent pacing of Theatre of Pain combined with its orchestral flourishes, the folky sounds of The Bard's Song - The

While the album follows a pretty similar pattern for the most part, the majority of these songsДo something distinct and interesting enough to differentiate themselves from the pack. The chorus itself really seals the deal as well, it's incredibly fun, with Hansi's vocal performance bringing so To it, but it also knows the perfect point to peak and ground the song with the chorus, stopping it from feeling a bit tooДЇull-on. The way thisД®scalates so intensely is electrifying, doing it at such a rapid pace that it hits the point of having a certain erratic quality The songД®rupts with energy very quickly after its fun acoustic intro and basically doesn't slow down at all. Time What is Time kicks off the album and is one of the all time great metal songs from my perspective. Grandiose, wonderfully excessive nature so much more impact, all while backing it up with some consistently catchy On the genre without abandoning the core elements of it leads to this having a certain bite to it that gives its Metal from their later era, and this is where I feel like a lot of their appeal stems from to me. Marks a bit of a middle ground in in the band's style, taking from a lot of those speed metal elements from theirД®arlier material, yet also leaning really hard into these dramatic, soaring melodies more reminiscent of regular power Like the idea of completely dismissing a genre, but also, Blind Guardian absolutely rules. Over time I've come to realise why I haven't completely dropped this pursuit, and the answer is pretty simple, I don't Where I've decided to give it another shot only to be met with the same reality every time, I'm just not a huge fan of it. Power metal is a genre that I've had a lot of back and forth interactions with.

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