Blind Guardian - Ban nhạc đến từ Krefeld, Đức này hiện tại được biết đến và tôn vinh là 1 trong những nghệ sĩ đầu tiên và có ảnh hưởng lớn nhất đến dòng power/speed metal trên thế giới.
Blind Guardian được thành lập năm 1984 bởi André Olbrich (guitar), Hansi Kürsch (hát chính, bass), Marcus Siepen (guitar) và Thomen Stauch (trống)(nhưng ông rời band vào năm 2005, và được thay thế bởi Frederik Ehmke). Trước khi hoạt động với tên chính thức là Blind Guardian, ban nhạc đã phát hành hai bản demo "Lucifer’s Heritage"-Di sản của Lucifer năm 1985 và 1986.
Âm nhạc của họ lấy cảm hứng nhiều từ thế giới hư cấu của các nhà văn giả tưởng như: JRR Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman cũng như các huyền thoại truyền thống và sử thi..."
Battalions of Fear (1988)
Track list
1. "Majesty" – 7:282. "Guardian of the Blind" – 5:09 (André Olbrich, Hansi Kürsch, Marcus Siepen, Thomas Stauch)
3. "Trial by the Archon" – 1:41
4. "Wizard's Crown" – 3:48
5. "Run for the Night" – 3:33
6. "The Martyr" – 6:14
7. "Battalions of Fear" – 6:06
8. "By the Gates of Moria" – 2:52
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Follow the Blind (1989)
Track list
1. "Inquisition" – 0:402. "Banish from Sanctuary" – 5:27
3. "Damned for All Time" – 4:57
4. "Follow the Blind" – 7:10
5. "Hall of the King" – 4:16
6. "Fast to Madness" – 5:57
7. "Beyond the Ice" – 3:28
8. "Valhalla" – 4:56
9. "Barbara Ann" (The Regents and Beach Boys cover) – 1:43
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Tales from the Twilight World (1990)
Track list
1. "Traveler in Time" – 5:592. "Welcome to Dying" – 4:47
3. "Weird Dreams" – 1:19
4. "Lord of the Rings" – 3:14
5. "Goodbye My Friend" – 5:33
6. "Lost in the Twilight Hall" – 5:58
7. "Tommyknockers" – 5:09
8. "Altair 4" – 2:26
9. "The Last Candle" – 5:59
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Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Track list
1. "Time What Is Time" – 5:422. "Journey Through the Dark" – 4:45
3. "Black Chamber" – 0:56
4. "Theatre of Pain" – 4:15
5. "The Quest for Tanelorn" – 5:53
6. "Ashes to Ashes" – 5:58
7. "The Bard's Song - In the Forest" – 3:09
8. "The Bard's Song - The Hobbit" – 3:52
9. "The Piper's Calling" – 0:58
10. "Somewhere Far Beyond" – 7:28
* Bonus Tracks
11. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) – 4:13
12. "Trial by Fire" (Satan cover) – 3:42
13. "Theatre of Pain" (Classic version) – 4:13
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Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)
Track list
1. "Imaginations from the Other Side" – 7:182. "I'm Alive" – 5:29
3. "A Past and Future Secret" – 3:47
4. "The Script for My Requiem" – 6:08
5. "Mordred's Song" – 5:27
6. "Born in a Mourning Hall" – 5:12
7. "Bright Eyes" – 5:15
8. "Another Holy War" – 4:31
9. "And the Story Ends" – 5:59
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Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)
Track list
1. "War of Wrath" – 1:502. "Into the Storm" – 4:24
3. "Lammoth" – 0:28
4. "Nightfall" – 5:34
5. "The Minstrel" – 0:32
6. "The Curse of Fëanor" – 5:41
7. "Captured" – 0:26
8. "Blood Tears" – 5:23
9. "Mirror Mirror" – 5:07
10. "Face the Truth" – 0:24
11. "Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)" – 6:51
12. "Battle of Sudden Flame" – 0:44
13. "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)" – 4:53
14. "The Dark Elf" – 0:23
15. "Thorn" – 6:18
16. "The Eldar" – 3:39
17. "Nom the Wise" – 0:33
18. "When Sorrow Sang" – 4:25
19. "Out on the Water" – 0:44
20. "The Steadfast" – 0:21
21. "A Dark Passage" – 6:01
22. "Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)" – 0:48
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A Night at the Opera (2002)
Track list
1. "Precious Jerusalem" – 6:222. "Battlefield" – 5:37
3. "Under the Ice" – 5:45
4. "Sadly Sings Destiny" – 6:05
5. "The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight" – 5:30
6. "Wait for an Answer" – 6:30
7. "The Soulforged" – 5:18
8. "Age of False Innocence" – 6:06
9. "Punishment Divine" – 5:46
10. "And Then There Was Silence" – 14:06
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A Twist in the Myth (2006)
Track list
1. "This Will Never End" – 5:072. "Otherland" – 5:16
3. "Turn the Page" – 4:19
4. "Fly" – 5:46
5. "Carry the Blessed Home" – 4:05
6. "Another Stranger Me" – 4:37
7. "Straight Through the Mirror" – 5:50
8. "Lionheart" – 4:17
9. "Skalds and Shadows" – 3:14
10. "The Edge" – 4:30
11. "The New Order" – 4:54
12. "All the King's Horses" – 4:12 (Japanese Bonus Track)
13. "Dead Sound of Misery" – 5:18 (Digipak Bonus Track)
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At the Edge of Time (2010)
Track list
1. "Sacred Worlds" — 9:172. "Tanelorn (Into the Void)" — 5:58
3. "Road of No Release" — 6.30
4. "Ride into Obsession" — 4.46
5. "Curse My Name" — 5:52
6. "Valkyries" — 6:38
7. "Control the Divine" — 5:26
8. "War of the Thrones" — 4:55
9. "A Voice in the Dark" — 5:41
10. "Wheel of Time" — 8:55
11. "Curse My Name (Original)" (Japanese bonus track) — 5:13
12. "Valkyries (Extended)" (Japanese bonus track) — 6:51
* Digipack Bonus CD
1. "Sacred Worlds (Pre-production Version)" — 6:49
2. "Wheel of Time (Orchestral Version)" — 8:55
3. "You're the Voice" (Radio Edit) (John Farnham cover) — 3:36
4. "Tanelorn (Into the Void)" (Demo Version) — 5:58
5. "Curse My Name" (Demo Version) — 4:42
6. "A Voice in the Dark" (Demo Version) — 5:40
7. "Sacred" (Video Clip)
8. A Journey to the Edge of Time (Studio Documentary)
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