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2. | Journey Through the Dark | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
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3. | Black Chamber | 00:58 | Show lyrics |
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4. | Theatre of Pain | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
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5. | The Quest for Tanelorn | 05:57 | Show lyrics |
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6. | Ashes to Ashes | 06:00 | Show lyrics |
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7. | The Bard's Song - In the Forest | 03:10 | Show lyrics |
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8. | The Bard's Song - The Hobbit | 03:54 | Show lyrics |
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9. | The Piper's Calling | 00:59 | instrumental |
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10. | Somewhere Far Beyond | 07:30 | Show lyrics |
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11. | Spread Your Wings (Queen cover) | 04:15 | Show lyrics |
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12. | Trial by Fire (Satan cover) | 03:45 | Show lyrics |
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13. | Theatre of Pain (Classic Version) | 04:15 | Show lyrics |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch | Drums |
André Olbrich | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 10) |
"Magnus" Armin Siepen | Guitars (rhythm, acoustic), Vocals (backing), Songwriting (track 5) |
Hansi Kürsch | Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1-8, 10), Songwriting (tracks 1-8, 10) |
Guest/Session | |
Stefan Will | Piano |
Billy King | Vocals (backing) |
Mathias Wiesner | Effects, Bass (track 11) |
Kai Hansen | Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Peter Rübsam | Bagpipes |
Kalle Trapp | Vocals (backing) |
Rolf Köhler (R.I.P. 2007) | Vocals (backing) |
Piet Sielck | Effects, Guitars |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Andreas Marschall | Cover art |
Tom Nagy | Photography |
Kalle Trapp | Producer, Mixing, Recording |
Kai Hansen | Songwriting (track 5) |
Piet Sielck | Engineering |
Original line-up | |
Thomen "The Omen" Stauch | Drums |
André Olbrich | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 10) |
"Magnus" Armin Siepen | Guitars (rhythm, acoustic), Vocals (backing), Songwriting (track 5) |
Hansi Kürsch | Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1-8, 10), Songwriting (tracks 1-8, 10) |
Original line-up | |
Stefan Will | Piano |
Billy King | Vocals (backing) |
Mathias Wiesner | Effects, Bass (track 11) |
Kai Hansen | Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Peter Rübsam | Bagpipes |
Kalle Trapp | Vocals (backing) |
Rolf Köhler (R.I.P. 2007) | Vocals (backing) |
Piet Sielck | Effects, Guitars |
Original line-up | |
Andreas Marschall | Cover art |
Tom Nagy | Photography |
Kalle Trapp | Producer, Mixing, Recording |
Kai Hansen | Songwriting (track 5) |
Piet Sielck | Engineering |
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Tracks 11 and 12 are taken from the 1991 'Blind Guardian IV' demo.
The band consider this not a concept album, but an "album with a concept". The idea is that the time-travelling bards come together in the forest and share their stories, i.e. the songs. The cover reflects this. The idea of the bards came from a video game Olbrich and Siepen played at the time, "The Bard's Tale".
"The Bard's Song - In the Forest" and "Theatre of Pain" were considered as singles, but the record label did not believe they had potential.
The album went to number 1 in the Japanese charts.
Recording information:
Recorded and mixed at Karo Musik Studios in Brackel / Hamburg, Germany in March / April / May 1992.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 5012981906627
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS 263066 C 2
Label-Code: LC 3098
Added by: Sciera | Modified by: Krister Jensen |
Added on: 2014-06-01 09:36:24 | Last modified on: 2023-08-26 05:17:36 |