<Belial> cool :) what is the next album going to be like? A
concept album? <Nemo> Feanor: are you giving precedence to the new BG album or
to the orchestral project now? Or both? <BEORN> Since Tokyo Tales was released quite a few years ago,
how about a new live album? <BEORN> Will the songs of the cancelled ep be on the next
record? <Nemo> Hansi: what stage have you reached in the process of
making the new album? Some songs have been completed a lot of time ago... please
update us on the situation <beJuanito> In the new album... is it more like NiME,
Imaginations... or is it something really new? <bregolad> Will the next album be LOTR
inspired? <dark-ange> hi hansi, why blind guardian hasn´t released any
live video yet? <dark-ange> will next album be heavier than nightfall? it
dissapointed me a bit... <Dead_Soul> Century Media just released Somewhere Far Beyond
here in the US. Do you know of any plans to release Forgotten Tales or even the
first 2 albums here? <erekose> up to now your lyrics have been about fantasy, do you
plan change that sometime in the future? <dreamer> aside from the previous question, I'd like to ask you
Hansi if you thought about making a song that is based on a Star Wars concept
... <extrian> hansi: me and Wolffien were thinking that you really
should do a cover song of 'road runner-themes song' cover :) just to continue
your great series of cover songs :) <Gighen> Hansi, excuse me... I haven't the possibility to hear
HARVEST OF SORROW, but i have heard that is GREAT!!! Can you tell me if it will
be out somehow (maybe in the next BG album!!!) PLEASE TELL ME THAT IT WILL BE
OUT!!! <Gothic> Would you ever consider to make your music more
mainstream/commercial if you would get a big offer (i.e. movie soundtracks,
etc.) <Gothic> Have you ever thought/tried to make a concept album
based on a different fantasy subject other than Tolkien's
settings? <Haplo> Hansi: a quick note: convince andré to do a concept
album or song trioligy on the rhinegold saga <Igor> Hail Hansi! A quick one... about new album, more alike to
first few albums or to last 2 albums? Tolkien inspired... again? And BTW,
greetings in the name of all Serbian fans (trust me, there's a lot!)
:-) <Igor> Thanks, I'm glad to hear that. A couple of months ago,
Kai K. told me that u have finished about 4 songs from new album... done any
more? Near the end maybe? :) <Kyriakos> When I interviewed you a while back when you had come
to Greece you said that Azriel's story is about losing faith and then finding
your path again ... you said it depicts your life somehow .. Can we say that
this is somehow depicted in your songs as well ( Banished from sanctuary lyrics
and then a little more optimistic lyrics followed by the fact that you said you
want to start reading about religion after you finish reading history
...) <Larve_> Hansi: Which of your album has sold
best? <Linda> Greetings from Sweden, dear Hansi! I just want to know
if you´re planning on working with the Edguys again? I think you did a great job
on "Out of control" :) <Llewyn> How much of the orchestral album have you finished and
are you planning to finish it right after the new regular is
released <Mongvar> Hi Hansi! I'd like to know if there will be any
special guest in the upcoming album. Kai Hansen again
maybe? <Cybertroll> Since you are an artist, you must know that your
lyrics and music can influence a lot the youth. Have you ever thought of using
your music and talent to talk about problems that concern the world like hunger,
povery, oppression, fascism etc etc? <MORGOTH> Is there any chance of releasing a Blind Guardian´s
"Scream for me Brazil"? :P <Turin> Brother Hansi, Greetings from New York, USA! Question
1:Will you do a song about the Greatest Warrior of Middle-Earth... Me!!!
Question 2:Will Blind Guardian ever come out with Guitar Tableture for their
albums... (I've tabbed most of D&W's songs)..Thanks for your
time <Olorin> Can you imagine yourself being say... 50 years old and
still composing music and releasing albums with BG? Is this your goal or you
think that you will probably quit a lot sooner? <pianist> Hail Hansi!! Greetings from Sweden!! Earlier tonight
you said that Mozart was your favourite composer. Is the song "The Script For My
Requiem" inspired by Mozart's death and his requiem? <Pemm> Hiiii Hansi! what made you or the band choose 'Don't talk
to strangers' for the Dio tribute? <Rekail> How many albums did you sell from NIME all around the
world? <Elfstone> Hello Hansi! I'd like to ask what do you think about
Martin Walkyier and Skyclad, and if you would like to record something with him,
or have him as guest on a BG album as I think his voice matches your own a
lot <LoboThrax> Hansi, who will be the producer of the upcoming
album? fleming rasmussen?
Chat with Hansi - Questions about
releases
<Acheron^> when do the new album
arrive?
<Feanor> <Archeron> The new album will hopefully
and surely be out in 2001, but when isn ´t clear right now
<Feanor> <Belial> I am not sure yet. I
believe this time it will be topic themes which each song. I lean towards
<Feanor> <Nemo> we
prfer to work on the regular album right now. The orchestral stuff is on hold,
but it is the best stuff we have done so far
<Feanor> <Beorn> Let ´s wait
and see, but we consider to do so, probably after the next regular, time will
tell
<Feanor> beorn: possible, but not approved. it is a
question of quality
<Feanor> <nemo> 60% is done and
we are increasing speed and quality
<Feanor>
bejuanito so far it is in between, but we again tried to invent something
new
<Feanor> bregolad I guess it will be Tolkien
influenced on one or two songs, plus the ep stuff which deal with
Silmarillion
<Feanor> <dark-ange> we didn ´t feel that
the time was right so far. we would like to make it special
<Feanor> dark-angel I am not sure what
heavy means, if NIME is not
<dark-ange> i say perhaps harder
kind of imaginations or past albums, for me nime has too many
"ballads"
<dark-ange> but NIME is cool for sure
:)
<Feanor> dark-angel we will do our best to make you happy, we
have no intention to supply you with too many ballads
<Feanor> Dear_Soul I don ´t have a clue,
but they would be stupid not to
<Feanor> erekose I am
not really able to deal with other topics, so i stick to the guns
<Feanor> dreamer that easily can turn into a cheesy
failure
<Feanor> extrian we might do
so if I only knew the song
<Feanor> gighen it is a good song and out of the old
songs it does have the biggest chance to appear on the next B.G. output
<Gothic> i'm not reffering specificaly to lotr
;)
<Feanor> gothic not in the regular terms of mainstream, but I
wouldn ´t mind writing another Ballad such as "The BArd ´s song"
<Feanor> gothic I considered the "Rhinegold" saga, but
that has been turned down by andré
<Haplo> (from a
friend)
<Feanor> haplo I will
<Feanor> igor we lean towards the latest two recordings. it
maybe is little heavier than NIME, but there ´s still a little way to go
<Feanor> igor it is more, we about
to finish 7 or 8 songs, but we need 5 more. In the end they will all of the same
high level
<Feanor> kiriakos i enjoy religious topics in general
<Feanor> larve Nime, followed by Imaginations. All the
others more or less sold the same amount, excluding Forgotten Tales and Tokyo
Tales of course, who sold weakest
<Feanor> linda thanks I decided to focus
on B.G., D6W for the next few years, so there hardly will be any time
<Feanor> llewlyn 50% of the classical stuff is done.
But only for the first part. There will be two at least
...
<Llewyn> two parts? great! I'm really excited about
those
<Feanor> Llewyn It will not be out before 2002
<Feanor> mongvar This one is not discussed between the
members so far
<Feanor> cybertroll do you
really think so. I guess people should enjoy the music and the lyrics should
comfort the music. Whatever I write down comes from the bottom of my heart and
delivers each message I can think of in these certain moments
<MORGOTH> and another autograph
afternoon at the mall would be great too, Hansi :P
<Feanor>
morgoth why not
<Feanor> Turin your song is in operation. Harvest of Sorrow
definitely deals with your weird relationship to your beloved sister
<Feanor> olorin
I can, my voice slowly vains in these days
<Feanor>
pianist no it is not
<Feanor> pemm it was a
democratic decision plus we knew we would be able to manage that one in certain
amount of time. It is a great song
<Feanor> rekail this is a secret, but it is more than
300.000
<Feanor> elfstone one of the coolest guys in the whole
business and I really love their albums, we will see what the future brings
<Feanor> lobotrax Charly Bauerfeind
with André Olbrich I think