1990 studio album by Blind Guardian
2 October 1990
Early 1990 at Karo Studios
Speed metalpower metal
40:52
No Remorse, Virgin, Century Media
Kalle Trapp
Follow the Blind
(1989)
Tales from the Twilight World
(1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond
(1992)
AllMusic
Rock Hard(9.5/10)
Tales from the Twilight World is the third studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian, released on 2 October 1990.
No.
\"Traveler in Time\"Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich6:02
\"Welcome to Dying\"Kürsch, Olbrich4:50
\"Weird Dreams\" (instrumental)Olbrich1:22
\"Lord of the Rings\"Kürsch, Marcus Siepen3:18
\"Goodbye My Friend\"Kürsch, Olbrich, Thomas \"Thomen\" Stauch5:36
\"Lost in the Twilight Hall\"Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch6:02
\"Tommyknockers\"Kürsch, Olbrich5:13
\"Altair 4\"Kürsch, Olbrich2:27
\"The Last Candle\"Kürsch, Olbrich6:02
\"Run for the Night\" (Live)Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch3:42
\"Lords of the Rings\" (Demo)Kürsch, Siepen3:57
\"To France\" (Mike Oldfield cover)Mike Oldfield4:39
\"Lost in the Twilight Hall\" (Demo)Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch5:58
\"TommyKnockers\" (Demo)Kürsch, Olbrich5:09
a. ^ Recorded live in Braunschweig in 1989.
Lyrical references
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\"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 about the time spent \"between worlds\" by the wizard Gandalf the Grey after defeating the Balrog of Moria before his reincarnation as Gandalf the White.
\"The Last Candle\" talks about places and events of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman\'s Dragonlance universe, specially from the \"Chronicles\" and \"Legends\" trilogies.
Personnel
Blind Guardian
Hansi Kürsch – vocals, bass
André Olbrich – lead guitar, backing vocals
Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Thomas \"Thomen\" Stauch – drums
Guest appearances
Kai Hansen (Iron Savior, Helloween, Gamma Ray) – backing vocals, vocals on \"Lost in the Twilight Hall\", guitar solo on \"The Last Candle\"
Piet Sielck (Iron Savior, Savage Circus) – backing vocals, effects
Mathias Wiesner – effects, keyboards
Rolf Köhler, \"Hacky\" Hackmann and Kalle Trapp – backing vocals
Production
Kalle Trapp – production, mixing, recording
Piet Sielck – second engineer
Charley Rinne – executive producer
Andreas Marshall – cover paintings and idea
Buffo/Charley Rinne – pictures
Charts
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