Blind Guardian are thrilled to announce that progressive metallers, Scardust, have been confirmed as the special guest on the band's European tour this fall.
Scardust vocalist Noa Gruman comments: "It's an incredible honour for us to be chosen to join the legendary Blind Guardian on the first leg of their The God Machine tour around Europe. We'll be playing lots of our favourites from ‘Strangers’ and ‘Sands of Time’ but you can expect some new music too. See you on the road in September or October... and don't forget to come and say hi!"
Blind Guardian: “Progressive metal from Israel meets timeless metal from Germany, what could be better? Rocking the stage on tour from 22nd of September until the 4th of October. We are very excited and can't wait to go on tour with them.”
Scardust have played major European festivals like Wacken Open Air, Metal Days, Dong Open Air and the UK’s Ramblin’ Man Fair, and smaller sporadic club shows including those alongside countrymen Walkways. The quintet has consistently and organically developed a following and reputation, working for the opportunity to support a major band across European stages.
The dates beginning in September will be the first chance to see Blind Guardian on tour since 2019, and the very first time to see Scardust on a major European tour. Get tickets here.
In 2022, Scardust teased a “Secret Project” on their social media channels, asking their fans to guess what the secret is about.
"We didn't have to think too much about this one, our fans did it for us,” explains singer Noa Gruman. “Over the years, they have called us ‘Disney Metal’ on so many occasions while describing our music, we felt like we owed it to them and to the rest of the world!"
Scardust is proud to present "Evolution Of The Disney Princess - But She's METAL". A journey through the years, chronologically representing the different Disney princesses, backed up with the band's heavy and complex instrumentation, Noa's versatile singing, and the epic Hellscore choir. All this goodness is brought to life in a complementary one-take video, emphasizing the evolving medley concept.
Between writing and recording their next album, and while touring again after the pandemic pause, Scardust were able to put this project together and even document the entire process. A recording VLOG can be found below, and soon after the video release, a behind-the-scenes video will pop up as well. Additionally, the song is available for streaming and download on Bandcamp and various other digital platforms.
Scardust’s last album, Strangers, was released in late 2020 and despite the world’s Covid setback the Israeli quintet persevered through the challenges presented to them and recorded and released a phenomenal effort described by Dead Rhetoric as “captivating from start to finish.” Their sophomore record, Strangers, presented a unique concept album built of complementary song pairs working from the outside in resulting in something fresh which received strong critical and fan approval. Seven music videos were presented and the band played shows in their native land, as well as various spots throughout Europe culminating with an appearance at Wacken Open Air Fest.
Noa Gruman is also recognized as a verifiable talent and has also been a featured guest lead vocalist on albums from noteworthy artists including Therion, Amorphis, Orphaned Land, Gloryhammer, Mike LePond, Winterhorde, and Subterranean Masquerade.
Lineup:
Noa Gruman - Vocals
Yadin Moyal - Guitar
Aaron Friedland - Keyboards
Orr Didi - Bass
Yoav Weinberg - Drums
