And Then There Was Silence

"And Then There Was Silence" is a single by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2001. It is also a song on their A Night at the Opera album and the single. The song is based on The Iliad by Homer and on the Aeneid by Virgil. The events described in the song are the visions of the final days of Troy, as foreseen by Cassandra, daughter of the king of the destroyed city.

1 Track listing
2 Lineup
3 Personnel
4 Video

[edit] Track listing

"And Then There Was Silence" – 14:07
"Harvest of Sorrow" – 3:39
"Born in a Mourning Hall" (multimedia track) – 5:17

[edit] Lineup

Hansi Kürsch – vocals and backing vocals
André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar
Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar
Thomen Stauch – drums and percussion

[edit] Personnel

Anry Nemo – cover art

[edit] Video

The song "And Then There Was Silence" has no official video but there is, however, a fan-made version of the song made entirely in Lego. Since the song is so long (14min)it has been split into two parts. Part 1 Part 2

v • d • e Blind Guardian

Hansi Kürsch \| André Olbrich \| Marcus Siepen \| Frederik Ehmke

Former members	Thomen Stauch \| Markus Dörk \| Christof Theißen \| Hans-Peter Frey

Demo albums as Lucifer's Heritage	Symphonies of Doom \| Battalions of Fear

Studio albums	Battalions of Fear \| Follow the Blind \| Tales from the Twilight World \| Somewhere Far Beyond \| Imaginations from the Other Side \| Nightfall in Middle-Earth \| A Night at the Opera \| A Twist in the Myth

Live albums	Tokyo Tales \| Live

Compilations	The Forgotten Tales

Singles	"A Past and Future Secret" \| "Bright Eyes" \| "Mr. Sandman" \| "Mirror Mirror" \| "And Then There Was Silence" \| "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" \| "Fly" \| "Another Stranger Me"

DVDs	Imaginations Through the Looking Glass