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Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Blind Guardian
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- April 24th, 1998
- Catalog ID:
- 724384589929
- Label:
- Virgin Records
- Format:
- CD
- Reviews:
- 21 reviews (avg. 84%)
| 1. | War of Wrath | 01:50 | Instrumental |
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| 2. | Into the Storm | 04:24 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Lammoth | 00:28 | Instrumental |
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| 4. | Nightfall | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | The Minstrel | 00:32 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | The Curse of Feanor | 05:41 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Captured | 00:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Blood Tears | 05:23 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Mirror Mirror | 05:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Face the Truth | 00:24 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) | 06:51 | Show lyrics |
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| 12. | Battle of Sudden Flame | 00:43 | Show lyrics |
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| 13. | Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill) | 04:53 | Show lyrics |
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| 14. | The Dark Elf | 00:23 | Show lyrics |
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| 15. | Thorn | 06:18 | Show lyrics |
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| 16. | The Eldar | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
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| 17. | Nom the Wise | 00:33 | Show lyrics |
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| 18. | When Sorrow Sang | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
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| 19. | Out on the Water | 00:44 | Show lyrics |
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| 20. | The Steadfast | 00:21 | Show lyrics |
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| 21. | A Dark Passage | 06:01 | Show lyrics |
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| 22. | Final Chapter (Thus Ends...) | 00:48 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Hansi Kürsch | Vocals (lead, backing), Lyrics, Songwriting |
| André Olbrich | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Songwriting |
| Marcus Siepen | Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (track 6) |
| Thomas Stauch | Drums, Percussion, Songwriting (track 6) |
| Guest/Session | |
| Oliver Holzwarth | Bass (fretted, fretless) |
| Mathias Wiesner | Keyboards |
| Michael Schüren | Piano |
| Max Zelzner | Flute, Alto-flute |
| Billy King | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rolf Köhler (R.I.P. 2007) | Vocals (choirs) |
| Thomas Hackmann | Vocals (choirs) |
| Olaf Senkbeil | Vocals (choirs) |
| Norman Eshley | Vocals (narration) |
| Douglas Fielding (R.I.P. 2019) | Vocals (narration) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Charlie Bauerfeind | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Piet Sielck | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Flemming Rasmussen | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Cüny | Engineering, Recording |
| Thorsten Eichhorst | Photography |
| Michael Schüren | Songwriting (track 16) |
| Andreas Marschall | Cover art |
| Hansi Kürsch | Vocals (lead, backing), Lyrics, Songwriting |
| André Olbrich | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Songwriting |
| Marcus Siepen | Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (track 6) |
| Thomas Stauch | Drums, Percussion, Songwriting (track 6) |
| Oliver Holzwarth | Bass (fretted, fretless) |
| Mathias Wiesner | Keyboards |
| Michael Schüren | Piano |
| Max Zelzner | Flute, Alto-flute |
| Billy King | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rolf Köhler (R.I.P. 2007) | Vocals (choirs) |
| Thomas Hackmann | Vocals (choirs) |
| Olaf Senkbeil | Vocals (choirs) |
| Norman Eshley | Vocals (narration) |
| Douglas Fielding (R.I.P. 2019) | Vocals (narration) |
| Charlie Bauerfeind | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Piet Sielck | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Flemming Rasmussen | Engineering, Recording, Mixing |
| Cüny | Engineering, Recording |
| Thorsten Eichhorst | Photography |
| Michael Schüren | Songwriting (track 16) |
| Andreas Marschall | Cover art |
| Middle-Earth Shattering... | 95% | TheHumanChair | October 28th, 2021 | |
| The Highest Accolades I Can... | 100% | tidalforce79 | February 11th, 2019 | |
| An acquired taste. | 79% | TrooperEd | December 19th, 2016 | |
| A Magical Retelling of... | 98% | Soulforgedtr | February 22nd, 2016 | |
| Much, much better than the... | 88% | ConorFynes | May 15th, 2015 | |
| Solid but bloated and messy | 82% | Jophelerx | June 14th, 2012 | |
| Their best, to this day | 100% | baal_moloch | April 23rd, 2012 | |
| Some pieces of gold found... | 57% | Wilytank | January 24th, 2012 | |
| Nostalgia and power metal... | 94% | AnalogKid | March 18th, 2011 | |
| Not traditional, but... | 90% | Idrownfish | August 1st, 2010 | |
| Amazing Tunes That Could... | 76% | Evil_Carrot | June 10th, 2010 | |
| I feel like screaming | 98% | autothrall | January 12th, 2010 | |
| Why do you crept in and... | 90% | Nhorf | September 5th, 2008 | |
| Blind Not Deaf! | 92% | Acrobat | August 15th, 2008 | |
| Blind Guardian's best? Not... | 50% | SilenceIsConsent | June 7th, 2008 | |
| When pompousness takes... | 42% | BastardHead | March 18th, 2008 | |
| Well played, yet lacking | 65% | Empyreal | October 11th, 2007 | |
| What Might Have Been … | 74% | lonerider | September 14th, 2007 | |
| A Pioneer Symphonic Power... | 100% | hells_unicorn | February 3rd, 2007 | |
| Un-fucking-believable! | 92% | thomash | November 14th, 2006 | |
| A Masterful Production | 100% | Nihil_Arion | June 21st, 2005 |
Concept album, based on J.R.R Tolkien's "The Silmarillion."
A video was made for (an edited version of) "Mirror Mirror".
Recording information:
Recorded at Twilight Hall Studios, Krefeld, Karo Musik Studios, Breckel (HH, Germany) and Sweet Silence Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark), from September 1997 through March 1998, except Piano recorded at Vox Studios, HH, Germany in January 1998.
Mixed at Sweet Silence Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Identifiers:
Barcode: 724384589929
Label Code: LC 3098
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): EMI UDEN 8458992 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L047
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 158E
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L047
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Mould SID Code (Variant 3): ifpi 158E
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L047
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): ifpi 155A
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Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 15C8
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L047
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): EMI UDEN 8458992 @ 1 1-1-22-NL
Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L047
Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 1482
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Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): EMI UDEN 8458992 @ 1 1-1-5-NL
Mastering SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI L047
Mould SID Code (Variant 9): ifpi 15CB
Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): EMI UDEN 8458992 @ 1 1-1-8-NL
Mastering SID Code (Variant 10): IFPI L047
Mould SID Code (Variant 10): ifpi 1556
Price Code (F): PM 538
Rights Society: bel BIEM
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