A Traveler’s Guide to Space and Time

~ Release by Blind Guardian (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Battalions of Fear
#TitleRatingLength
1Majesty
7:32
2Guardian of the Blind
5:13
3Trial by the Archon
1:45
4Wizard’s Crown
3:51
5Run for the Night
3:36
6The Martyr
6:18
7Battalions of Fear
6:09
8By the Gates of Moria
2:54
9Gandalf’s Rebirth
2:12
2▼CD: Follow the Blind
#TitleRatingLength
1Inquisition
0:41
2Banish From Sanctuary
5:31
3Damned for All Time
5:00
4Follow the Blind
7:12
5Hall of the King
4:19
6Fast to Madness
6:01
7Beyond the Ice
3:30
8Valhalla
4:58
9Don’t Break the Circle
4:23
10Barbara Ann
1:43
3▼CD: Tales From the Twilight World
#TitleRatingLength
1Traveler in Time
6:04
2Welcome to Dying
4:53
3Weird Dreams
1:22
4Lord of the Rings
3:19
5Goodbye My Friend
5:37
6Lost in the Twilight Hall
6:06
7Tommyknockers
5:12
8Altair 4
recording of:
Altair 4
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
1:53
9The Last Candle
6:04
10Run for the Night (live)
3:43
4▼CD: Somewhere Far Beyond
#TitleRatingLength
1Time What Is Time
5:45
2Journey Through the Dark
4:50
3Black Chamber
1:00
4Theatre of Pain
4:13
5The Quest for Tanelorn
5:57
6Ashes to Ashes
6:03
7The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3:13
8The Bard’s Song: The Hobbit
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: The Hobbit
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3:40
9The Piper’s Calling
1:00
10Somewhere Far Beyond
7:34
11Spread Your Wings
4:31
12Trial by Fire
cover recording of:
Trial by Fire
lyricist and composer:
Russ Tippins
publisher:
Roadster Music B.V.
3:46
13Theatre of Pain (classic version)
4:12
5▼CD: Tokyo Tales
#TitleRatingLength
1Inquisition
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Inquisition (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
20:50
2Banish From Sanctuary
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Banish From Sanctuary (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
live recording of:
Banish From Sanctuary (in 1992-12)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
36:13
3Journey Through the Dark
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Journey Through the Dark (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
35:12
4Traveler in Time
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Traveler in Time (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
36:33
5The Quest for Tanelorn
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
The Quest for Tanelorn (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
additional composer:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Maldoror Musikverlag (German publisher), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and Wintrup Musikverlag
36:02
6Goodbye My Friend
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Goodbye My Friend (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
36:27
7Time What Is Time
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Time What Is Time (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
36:42
8Majesty
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Majesty (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
37:50
9Valhalla
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Valhalla (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
36:08
10Welcome to Dying
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Welcome to Dying (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
25:56
11Lost in the Twilight Hall
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Lost in the Twilight Hall (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
37:25
12Barbara Ann
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live cover recording of:
Barbara‐Ann (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fassert
publisher:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)
22:56
6▼CD: Imaginations From the Other Side
#TitleRatingLength
1Imaginations From the Other Side
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
Imaginations From the Other Side by Blind Guardian
recording of:
Imaginations From the Other Side
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
7:12
2I’m Alive
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
I’m Alive by Blind Guardian
recording of:
I’m Alive
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
5:33
3A Past and Future Secret
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
A Past and Future Secret by Blind Guardian
recording of:
A Past and Future Secret
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3:45
4The Script for My Requiem
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
The Script for My Requiem by Blind Guardian
recording of:
The Script for My Requiem
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
6:54
5Mordred’s Song
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
Mordred’s Song by Blind Guardian
recording of:
Mordred’s Song
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
5:29
6Born in a Mourning Hall
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
Born in a Mourning Hall by Blind Guardian
recording of:
Born in a Mourning Hall
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
5:16
7Bright Eyes
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
Bright Eyes by Blind Guardian
recording of:
Bright Eyes
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
5:16
8Another Holy War
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
Another Holy War by Blind Guardian
recording of:
Another Holy War
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
4:37
9And the Story Ends
remixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer) (from 2011 until 2012)
remixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2011 until 2012)
remix of:
And the Story Ends by Blind Guardian
recording of:
And the Story Ends
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
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7▼CD: The Forgotten Tales
#TitleRatingLength
1Mr. Sandman
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
effects:
Mathias Wiesner
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Bådehavnsgade, since 2018) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1995-01 until 1995-03)
cover recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
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2Surfin’ USA
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
piano:
Michael Schüren
background vocals:
Piet Sielck
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany
cover recording of:
Surfin’ U.S.A.
lyricist:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Sweet Little Sixteen
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3Bright Eyes (acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Piet Sielck
engineer:
Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
mixer:
Piet Sielck (in 1996)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
recording of:
Bright Eyes
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
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4Lord of the Rings (orchestral version)
recording engineer:
Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
mixer:
Piet Sielck (in 1996)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
effects:
Mathias Wiesner
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
recording of:
Lord of the Rings
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and Marcus Siepen
publisher:
CRMV and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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5The Wizard
recording engineer and mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen (from 1994-08 until 1994-10)
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar:
Jacob Moth and André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
effects:
Mathias Wiesner
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
Hammond organ:
Otto Sidenius
instruments:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
background vocals:
Ronnie Atkins, Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Piet Sielck
lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1994-08 until 1994-10)
cover recording of:
The Wizard
writer:
Mark Clarke (Rock, UK) and Ken Hensley
publisher:
A Tale of Two Ditties, Bron Music, EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd. and S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
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6Spread Your Wings
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest effects, guest electric bass guitar and guest electric bass guitar [bass]:
Mathias Wiesner
piano:
Stefan Will
background vocals:
Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg) and Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001) and Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
cover recording of:
Spread Your Wings
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
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7Mordred’s Song (acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen, Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Bådehavnsgade, since 2018) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
recording of:
Mordred’s Song
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag
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8Black Chamber (orchestral version)
recording engineer:
Piet Sielck, Kalle Trapp and Henrik Vindeby
producer:
Blind Guardian, Piet Sielck and Kalle Trapp
mixer:
Kalle Trapp
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
bass guitar, electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
effects:
Piet Sielck
electric guitar and background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991) and NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
recording of:
Black Chamber
lyricist and composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
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9The Bard’s Song (live)
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993, in 2001) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Philips Halle in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1995-12)
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
live recording of:
The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
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10Barbara Ann / Long Tall Sally
recording engineer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp (in 1989)
engineer and producer:
Kalle Trapp
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich and Kalle Trapp
background vocals:
Thomas Hackmann, Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer), Aman Malek and Kalle Trapp
lead vocals [Barbara Ann]:
Kalle Trapp
lead vocals [Long Tall Sally]:
Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1989)
medley including a cover recording of:
Barbara‐Ann
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fassert
publisher:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)
medley including a cover recording of:
Long Tall Sally
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
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11A Past and Future Secret
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer and mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomen Stauch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest acoustic guitar:
Jacob Moth
guest effects [effects]:
Mathias Wiesner
background vocals:
Ronnie Atkins, Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Piet Sielck
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1998, in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1994-08 until 1994-10)
recording of:
A Past and Future Secret
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
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12To France
recording engineer and mixer:
Piet Sielck
engineer:
Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set):
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch
effects:
Mathias Wiesner
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1991, in 2001) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany
cover recording of:
To France
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin Music Ltd., Oldfield Music Overseas Ltd. (in 1984) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1984)
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13Theatre of Pain (orchestral version)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Theatre of Pain
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Mathias Wiesner
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
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8▼CD: Nightfall in Middle‐Earth
#TitleRatingLength
1War of Wrath
1:51
2Into the Storm
4:25
3Lammoth
0:28
4Nightfall
5:33
5The Minstrel
0:31
6The Curse of Feanor
5:41
7Captured
0:26
8Blood Tears
5:21
9Mirror Mirror
5:06
10Face the Truth
0:27
11Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
6:49
12Battle of Sudden Flame
0:43
13Time Stands Still (at the Iron Hill)
4:54
14The Dark Elf
0:24
15Thorn
6:18
16The Eldar
3:38
17Nom the Wise
0:34
18When Sorrow Sang
4:25
19Out on the Water
0:45
20The Steadfast
0:22
21A Dark Passage
6:00
22Final Chapter (Thus Ends…)
0:51
9▶CD: A Night at the Opera
10▶CD: Live CD 1
11▶CD: Live CD 2
12▶CD: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass CD 1
13▶CD: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass CD 2
14▶CD: Nightfall in Middle‐Earth Special Edition
15▶CD: An Extraordinary Tale