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Tracklist

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1Battlefield
additional recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Nordin Hammadi Amrani
recording engineer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), Detlef (German engineer?) (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals)
producer and mixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomas Stauch
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
guest bass guitar:
Oliver Holzwarth
guest keyboard:
Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt (keyboard/sound effects?) and Matthias Wiesner
guest other instruments [sound effects]:
Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt (keyboard/sound effects?)
guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]:
Matthias Wiesner
background vocals and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
choir vocals:
Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Olaf Senkbeil
orchestrator:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12)
mixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12)
recording of:
Battlefield
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
BG Publishing
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2Born in a Mourning Hall
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 electronic instruments [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)
additionally recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1994-12: background vocals)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1994-08 until 1995-03)
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
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3Theatre of Pain
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) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
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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4Battalions of Fear
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric guitar and background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1987-10 until 1987-11)
recording of:
Battalions of Fear
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
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5Spread 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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6The Quest for Tanelorn
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
guest electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Quest for Tanelorn
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
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7Don’t Break the Circle
producer:
Kalle Trapp
drums (drum set):
Thomas Stauch (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1989-01 until 1989-02) and Marcus Siepen (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Münster) in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
cover recording of:
Don’t Break the Circle (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
writer:
Dave Hill (English vocalist, founder of band Demon) and Mal Spooner
publisher:
Intersong Music
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8The Curse of Feanor
recording engineer and engineer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), Cuny, Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer:
Blind Guardian
mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar and guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomen Stauch (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
guest bass guitar and guest fretless bass:
Oliver Holzwarth
guest effects and guest keyboard:
Mathias Wiesner
guitar:
Marcus Siepen (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
background vocals:
Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Olaf Senkbeil
background vocals and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1997-09 until 1998-03), Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1997-09 until 1998-03) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Bådehavnsgade, since 2018) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
The Curse of Feanor (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
B.G. Publishing
is based on:
The Silmarillion
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9Trial by Fire
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
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
cover recording of:
Trial by Fire
lyricist and composer:
Russ Tippins
publisher:
Roadster Music B.V.
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10Traveler in Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
additional engineer:
Piet Sielck
executive producer:
Charly Rinne
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
effects:
Piet Sielck and Mathias Wiesner
guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
background vocals:
“Hacky” Hackmann, Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer), Piet Sielck, Kalle Trapp, André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1991) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
produced for:
No Remorse Records (German metal label)
recorded at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
mixed at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Traveler in Time (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
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.
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11Mirror Mirror
recording engineer and engineer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), Cuny, Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer:
Blind Guardian
mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar and guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomen Stauch (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
guest bass guitar and guest fretless bass:
Oliver Holzwarth
guest effects and guest keyboard:
Mathias Wiesner
guitar:
Marcus Siepen (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
background vocals:
Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Olaf Senkbeil
background vocals and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1997-09 until 1998-03), Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1997-09 until 1998-03) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Bådehavnsgade, since 2018) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Mirror Mirror (from 1997-09 until 1998-03)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
B.G. Publishing
is based on:
The Silmarillion
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12Somewhere Far Beyond
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 bagpipe [Scottish and Irish bagpipes]:
Peter Rübsam
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Somewhere Far Beyond
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)
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13Valhala
producer:
Kalle Trapp
drums (drum set):
Thomas Stauch (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1989-01 until 1989-02) and Marcus Siepen (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
guest electric guitar and guest lead vocals:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Münster) in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
recording of:
Valhalla (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
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)
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14Ashes to Ashes
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
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Ashes to Ashes
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)
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15Welcome to Dying
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
additional engineer:
Piet Sielck
executive producer:
Charly Rinne
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
effects:
Piet Sielck and Mathias Wiesner
guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
background vocals:
“Hacky” Hackmann, Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer), Piet Sielck, Kalle Trapp, André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1991) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
produced for:
No Remorse Records (German metal label)
recorded at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
mixed at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Welcome to Dying (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
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.
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