Tales from the Twilight World
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| Tales From The Twilight World | ||
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| Studio album by Blind Guardian | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Recorded | 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(s) | Kalle Trapp | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Blind Guardian chronology | ||
| Follow the Blind (1989) |
Tales from the Twilight World (1990) |
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) |
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.)
[edit] 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
- Bonus Songs
- "Run for the Night" (Live) – 3:39
[edit] Lineup
- Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
- André Olbrich – lead guitar
- Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar
- Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums
Guest Appearances
- Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) - vocals on "Lost in the Twilight Hall", and guitar solo on "The Last Candle".
[edit] 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.
| 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 |
