"And Then There Was Silence" is a song by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in November 2001 as the lead single from the album "A Night at the Opera". Written by vocalist Hansi Kürsch and composed by Kürsch and guitarist André Olbrich, the song is inspired by Homer’s "The Iliad" and Virgil’s "Aeneid", focusing on the final days of Troy as foretold by Cassandra, daughter of the city’s king. Due to its length, complexity

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