Battalions of Fear
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| Studio album by Blind Guardian | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Recorded | October-November 1987 at Karo Studios, Münster, West Germany | |
| Genre | Power Metal Speed Metal |
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| Length | 39:20 | |
| Label | No Remorse Records Virgin Records/Century Media |
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| Producer(s) | Kalle Trapp | |
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| Blind Guardian chronology | ||
| Battalions of Fear (demo) (1986) |
Battalions of Fear (1988) |
Follow the Blind (1989) |
Battalions of Fear is the debut album by German metal band Blind Guardian. It was released in 1988 and is a straightforward metal album, greatly inspired by Helloween's works. The album is a raw and unpolished speed metal effort that touches on thrash metal. This album lacks many of the stylistic flourishes that would mark the band's music in later years.
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[edit] Track listing
- 1. "Majesty" – 7:28
- 2. "Guardian of the Blind" – 5:09
- 3. "Trial by the Archon" – 1:41
- 4. "Wizard's Crown" – 3:48
- 5. "Run for the Night" – 3:33
- 6. "The Martyr" – 6:14
- 7. "Battalions of Fear" – 6:06
- 8. "By the Gates of Moria" – 2:52
- Bonus Songs
- 9. "Gandalf's Rebirth" – 2:10
[edit] Lineup
- Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
- André Olbrich – lead guitar and backing vocals
- Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar and backing vocals
- Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums
[edit] Credits
- van Waay Design – cover painting
[edit] Lyrical references
- "Majesty" is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
- "By the Gates of Moria" and "Gandalf's Rebirth" are instrumentals and thus contain no lyrics but are also based on the same work. "By the Gates of Moria" is derived from Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World".
- "Guardian of the Blind" is based on Stephen King's It.
| Blind Guardian |
| Hansi Kürsch | André Olbrich | Marcus Siepen | Frederik Ehmke |
| Thomas "Thomen" Stauch | Markus Dörk | Christoph Theissen | Hans-Peter Frey |
| Discography |
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| 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 |
| Videos: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass |
