Blind Guardian discography
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This is the discography of German
power metal
band Blind Guardian
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Germans
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power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
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Studio albums
| Date of release | Title | Label | AUT | BEL | CAN | CH | CRO | ESP | FIN | FRA | GER | GRE | HUN | ITA | JAP | NOR | SLO | SWE | UK | USA | USA Ind |
| 1988 | Battalions of Fear Battalions of Fear Battalions of Fear is the debut album by German metal band Blind Guardian. It was released in 1988 and is a straightforward metal album. The album is a raw and unpolished speed metal effort that touches on thrash metal. This album lacks many of the stylistic flourishes that would mark the band's... |
No Remorse Records/Virgin Records/Century Media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Follow the Blind Follow the Blind Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian, released in 1989. The album is more in the vein of speed metal, compared to the style that would later define the band's unique sound... |
No Remorse Records/Virgin Records/Century Media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Tales from the Twilight World Tales from the Twilight World Tales from the Twilight World is the third studio album that was released in 1990 by Blind Guardian. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who has drawn the artwork for some of Blind Guardian's other releases... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Somewhere Far Beyond Somewhere Far Beyond Somewhere Far Beyond is the fourth studio album by German power metal act Blind Guardian.It was released in 1992 and produced by Kalle Trapp... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Imaginations from the Other Side Imaginations from the Other Side Imaginations from the Other Side is the fifth studio album by Blind Guardian that was released in 1995. The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such as Battalions of Fear, which had a relatively happy tone... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Nightfall in Middle-Earth Nightfall in Middle-Earth Nightfall in Middle-Earth is a concept album by Blind Guardian, released in 1998. It is also Blind Guardian's sixth studio album.The album is based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a book of tales from the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the War of the Jewels. The album contains not... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - |
| 2002 | A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera (Blind Guardian album) - Chart positions :Album – Billboard - Band :* Hansi Kürsch – lead and backing vocals* André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars* Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar* Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums & percussion... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | 17 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | 67 | 5 | - | - | 11 | 29 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 37 |
| 2006 | A Twist in the Myth A Twist in the Myth A Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on September 5, 2006 in Europe , but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to September 1, 2006.The album was released in several different formats: a normal version,... |
Nuclear Blast | 19 | - | - | 27 | - | 15 | 30 | 87 | 4 | - | 35 | 16 | 21 | 39 | - | 10 | - | 288 | 21 |
| 2010 | At the Edge of Time At the Edge of Time At the Edge of Time is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. A two CD version of the album was released, with the second disc containing 8 tracks. The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco. The album was released in Europe on... |
Nuclear Blast | 9 | 67 | 108 | 14 | 7 | 47 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 4 | - | 19 | 29 | - | 25 | 22 | 197 | 108 | 20 |
Live albums
| Date of release | Title | Label | FRA | GER | ITA | JAP | Certification |
| 1993 | Tokyo Tales Tokyo Tales Tokyo Tales is the first live album by the German metal band Blind Guardian.Remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with the same Japanese bonus track.- Track listing :# "Inquisition" – 0:47# "Banish from Sanctuary" – 6:03... |
Virgin Records | - | - | - | 59 | - |
| 2003 | Live Live (Blind Guardian album) Live is the second live album by the band Blind Guardian. It was recorded during the Blind Guardian World Tour 2002/2003 in Tokyo, Stockholm, Lichtenfels, Venice, Düsseldorf, Milano, Firenze, Barcelona, San Sebastian, Aviles, Madrid, Granada, Valencia, Bremen, Moscow, Hamburg, Berlin, München,... |
Virgin Records/Century Media | 136 | 16 | 48 | 115 | - |
Compilation albums
| Date of release | Title | Label | GER | JAP | Certification |
| 1996 | The Forgotten Tales The Forgotten Tales The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' USA", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate... |
Virgin Records | 36 | 41 | |
| 2012 | Memories of a Time to Come | Nuclear Blast | - | - | - |
Singles
| Date of Release | Title | Label | AUT | CH | ESP | GER | HUN | ITA | JAP | SWE |
| 1989 | "Banish from Sanctuary Banished from Sanctuary "Banish from Sanctuary" is the first vinyl single from German power metal band Blind Guardian, and the second track on their 1989 album Follow the Blind. The song "Hall of the King" is includes as a b-side. The single is pressed on 7 inch, 45 rpm green vinyl. The single is considered rare... " |
No Remorse Records | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | "A Past and Future Secret A Past and Future Secret "A Past and Future Secret" is the first cd single from German power metal band Blind Guardian, and the third track on their 1995 album Imaginations From the Other Side. It is an acoustic song, and its guitarwork and lyrical themes strongly evoke the Arthurian legends cycle, the end of which it... " |
Virgin Records | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | "Bright Eyes Bright Eyes (Blind Guardian song) "Bright Eyes" is a single by German metal band Blind Guardian released in 1995. It was only released in Japan through the Japanese recording label Victor Entertainment and has the same cover art as the forthcoming "Mr. Sandman" single . It has a slightly different track listing than "Mr. Sandman"... " |
Victor Entertainment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | "Mr. Sandman" | Virgin Records | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | "Mirror Mirror" | Virgin Records | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | "And Then There Was Silence And Then There Was Silence "And Then There Was Silence" is a single by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2001, as well as the final track off of their A Night at the Opera album... " |
Virgin Records | - | - | - | 41 | - | - | 82 | 41 |
| 2003 | "The Bard's Song (In the Forest) The Bard's Song (In the Forest) "The Bard's Song " is a single by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2003. It contains 5 different versions of this, one of their most popular songs, which originally appeared on the album Somewhere Far Beyond.... " |
Virgin Records | - | - | - | 40 | - | 31 | - | - |
| 2006 | "Fly Fly (Blind Guardian song) "Fly" is a single by Blind Guardian from their 2006 release, A Twist in the Myth. Two of the songs are from the album, "Fly" and "Skalds and Shadows", with the latter being an acoustic version only available on the single... " |
Nuclear Blast | 52 | 94 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 42 | 178 | 29 |
| 2007 | "Another Stranger Me Another Stranger Me "Another Stranger Me" is the second single from the Blind Guardian album, A Twist In The Myth. Apart from the title track, it features two demo versions of the album songs, "All The King's Horses" which has previously appeared only as a bonus track on Japanese version of the album, and an all-new... " |
Nuclear Blast | - | - | - | 79 | - | 47 | - | - |
| 2010 | "A Voice in the Dark A Voice in the Dark "A Voice in the Dark" is a single by Blind Guardian from their ninth studio album, At the Edge of Time. It was released on June 25, 2010 in Germany and July 6, 2010 in North America.- Track listing :# "A Voice in the Dark" – 5:45... " |
Nuclear Blast | - | - | - | 62 | - | - | - | - |
Tribute albums
| Date of release | Title |
| 2003 | Tales From the Underworld Tales From the Underworld Tales From the Underworld is a tribute album for Blind Guardian by various metal bands.-Track listing:# Dead Poets Society - The Last Candle# Salamandra - A Past and Future Secret# Acrimony - And the Story Ends# Blackened - Another Holy War... |
Other
| Date of release | Title | Label |
| 2000 | "Don't Talk To Strangers" from Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Holy Dio: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio is a compilation album, released on January 25, 2000. It is a tribute album to Ronnie James Dio, featuring covers of several songs he had sung during his time with bands such as Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio... |
Century Media |
DVDs
| Date of release | Title | Label | Chart positions | Certification |
| 2004 | Imaginations Through the Looking Glass Imaginations Through the Looking Glass Blind Guardian intended to record a DVD since early 1998, however, due to the band's high requirements, no existing metal festival had been considered suitable. Instead, Blind Guardian decided to create their own festival, back in their homeland. The First Blind Guardian Festival was held in... |
Virgin Records/Capitol Records | Finland: #7 | |
Music videos
| Date of release | Song | Director | Notes |
| 1995 | Born in a Mourning Hall | Live video | |
| Bright Eyes Bright Eyes (Blind Guardian song) "Bright Eyes" is a single by German metal band Blind Guardian released in 1995. It was only released in Japan through the Japanese recording label Victor Entertainment and has the same cover art as the forthcoming "Mr. Sandman" single . It has a slightly different track listing than "Mr. Sandman"... |
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| 1996 | Mr. Sandman | The Chordettes The Chordettes The Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional popular music. The Chordettes were one of the longest lived vocal groups with beginnings in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s... cover |
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| The Bard's Song (In the Forest) The Bard's Song (In the Forest) "The Bard's Song " is a single by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2003. It contains 5 different versions of this, one of their most popular songs, which originally appeared on the album Somewhere Far Beyond.... |
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| 1998 | Mirror Mirror | ||
| 2006 | Another Stranger Me Another Stranger Me "Another Stranger Me" is the second single from the Blind Guardian album, A Twist In The Myth. Apart from the title track, it features two demo versions of the album songs, "All The King's Horses" which has previously appeared only as a bonus track on Japanese version of the album, and an all-new... |
Ivan Colic | |
| 2008 | Sacred Sacred 2 Fallen Angel Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an action role-playing game. It is the second full game in the Sacred video game series. It is a prequel which takes place 2,000 years before the events of Sacred. Like its predecessor, the game takes place in a fantasy setting... |
Ascaron Ascaron Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primarily for the PC until it was made insolvent in 2009.-Background and history:Ascaron... |
Animated video, included in Sacred 2 Fallen Angel Sacred 2 Fallen Angel Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an action role-playing game. It is the second full game in the Sacred video game series. It is a prequel which takes place 2,000 years before the events of Sacred. Like its predecessor, the game takes place in a fantasy setting... video game |
| 2010 | A Voice in the Dark A Voice in the Dark "A Voice in the Dark" is a single by Blind Guardian from their ninth studio album, At the Edge of Time. It was released on June 25, 2010 in Germany and July 6, 2010 in North America.- Track listing :# "A Voice in the Dark" – 5:45... |
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