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| Studio album by Blind Guardian | |||||
| Released | October 3rd, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | March - May 1990 Karo Studios | ||||
| Genre | Power Metal Speed Metal |
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| Length | 40:45 | ||||
| Label | No Remorse Records Virgin Records/Century Media |
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| Producer | Kalle Trapp | ||||
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Tales from the Twilight World is an album that was released in 1990 by Blind Guardian. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who has drawn the artwork for some of Blind Guardian's other releases (Somewhere Far Beyond, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, etc.). Remastered and re-released on 15th June 2007, with bonus tracks.
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Track listing
- "Traveler in Time" – 5:59
- "Welcome to Dying" – 4:47
- "Weird Dreams" – 1:19
- "Lord of the Rings" – 3:14
- "Goodbye My Friend" – 5:33
- "Lost in the Twilight Hall" – 5:58
- "Tommyknockers" – 5:09
- "Altair 4" – 2:26
- "The Last Candle" – 5:59
- Japanese Bonus Track
- 10. "Run for the Night" (Live) – 3:39
- 2007 Re-release Bonus Tracks
- 11. "Lost in the Twilight Hall" (Demo Version)
- 12. "Tommyknockers" (Demo Version)
Note: the 2007 re-release has "Run for the Night" bonus track, although it is not listed as such.
Lineup
- Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
- André Olbrich – lead guitar & backing vocals
- Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar & backing vocals
- Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums
Guest Appearances
- Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) - backing vocals, vocals on "Lost in the Twilight Hall" and guitar solo on "The Last Candle".
- Piet Sielck (Iron Savior, Savage Circus) - backing vocals & effects
- Mathias Wiesner - effects
- Rolfi Köhler, "Hacky" Hackmann and Kalle Trapp - backing vocals
Personnel
- Kalle Trapp - producing, mixing and recording
- Piet Sielck - second engineer
- Charley Rinne - executive producer
- Andreas Marshall - cover paintings and idea
- Buffo/Charley Rinne - pictures
Lyrical References
- "Traveler in Time" is based on Frank Herbert's Dune
- "Welcome to Dying" is based on Peter Straub's Floating Dragon
- "Lord of the Rings" is based on J.R.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- "Tommyknockers" and "Altair 4" are based on Stephen King's The Tommyknockers
- "Goodbye My Friend" is inspired by the film E.T.
- "Lost in the Twilight Hall" is said to be based on Gandalf's rebirth on J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
| Blind Guardian |
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| Hansi Kürsch | André Olbrich | Marcus Siepen | Frederik Ehmke |
| Thomen Stauch | Markus Dörk | Christoph Theissen | Hans-Peter Frey |
| Discography |
| Demo albums as Lucifer's Heritage: Symphonies of Doom | Battalions of Fear |
| Studio albums: Battalions of Fear | Follow the Blind | Tales from the Twilight World | Somewhere Far Beyond | Imaginations from the Other Side | Nightfall in Middle-Earth | A Night at the Opera | A Twist in the Myth |
| Live albums: Tokyo Tales | Live |
| Compilations: The Forgotten Tales |
| Singles: "A Past and Future Secret" | "Bright Eyes" | "Mr. Sandman" | "Mirror Mirror" | "And Then There Was Silence" | "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" | "Fly" | "Another Stranger Me" |
| Videography |
| DVDs: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass |
