A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time

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A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time
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Released28 January 2013
Genre Power metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Length13:55:02
Label Virgin Records/EMI
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind, Kalle Trapp, Flemming Rasmussen, Piet Sielck, Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian chronology
Memories of a Time to Come
(2012)
A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time
(2013)
Beyond the Red Mirror
(2015)

A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time is the first box set by German power metal band Blind Guardian. [1] It contains 15 CDs and covers the bands discography during the so-called Virgin years, between 1988 and 2004. Along with seven studio albums, two live albums and one compilation album (all of them remastered in 2012 and some remixed), it also includes Imaginations Through the Looking Glass in audio format, a special edition of Nightfall In Middle-Earth and a CD of demos and rarities. [2] It also came with a 20-page glossy booklet, limited and numbered Blind Guardian art print on special paper and a guitar pick with band logo. [1] It is a strictly limited edition, as only 8000 copies were made worldwide. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1: Battalions of Fear

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Majesty" Hansi Kürsch Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich 7:29
2."Guardian of the Blind"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Thomas Stauch 5:11
3."Trial by the Archon"N/AKürsch, Olbrich1:44
4."Wizard's Crown"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:48
5."Run for the Night"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:34
6."The Martyr"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:15
7."Battalions of Fear"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:06
8."By the Gates of Moria"N/AKürsch, Olbrich2:52
9."Gandalf's Rebirth (New 2013 Mix)"N/AKürsch, Olbrich2:12

Disc 2: Follow the Blind

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Inquisition"N/AKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch0:41
2."Banish from Sanctuary"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch5:28
3."Damned for All Time"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch4:58
4."Follow the Blind"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch7:09
5."Hall of the King"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch4:16
6."Fast to Madness"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch5:59
7."Beyond the Ice"N/AKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch3:28
8."Valhalla (ft. Kai Hansen, Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch4:55
9."Don't Break the Circle" (Demon cover)Mal Spooner, Dave HillSpooner, Hill4:20
10."Barbara Ann" (The Regents and Beach Boys cover) Fred Fassert Fassert1:42

Disc 3: Tales from the Twilight World

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Traveler in Time"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:01
2."Welcome to Dying"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:50
3."Weird Dreams"N/AOlbrich1:19
4."Lord of the Rings"KürschKürsch, Siepen3:16
5."Goodbye My Friend"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch5:35
6."Lost in the Twilight Hall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch6:03
7."Tommyknockers"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:09
8."Altair 4"KürschKürsch, Olbrich1:50
9."The Last Candle"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:02
10."Run for the Night (Live)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:43

Disc 4: Somewhere Far Beyond

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Time What Is Time"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:42
2."Journey Through the Dark"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:48
3."Black Chamber"KürschKürsch0:57
4."Theatre of Pain"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:11
5."The Quest for Tanelorn"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Kai Hansen 5:55
6."Ashes to Ashes"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:00
7."The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:10
8."The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:37
9."The Piper's Calling"N/AKürsch, Olbrich0:57
10."Somewhere Far Beyond"KürschKürsch, Olbrich7:32
11."Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) John Deacon Deacon4:28
12."Trial by Fire" (Satan cover)Russ TippinsTippins3:43
13."Theatre of Pain (Classic version)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Mathias Wiesner4:11

Disc 5: Tokyo Tales

Original 1993 Mix, Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Inquisition"N/AKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch0:49
2."Banish from Sanctuary"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch6:13
3."Journey Through the Dark"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:12
4."Traveler in Time"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:33
5."The Quest for Tanelorn"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Hansen6:02
6."Goodbye My Friend"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch6:27
7."Time What Is Time"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:41
8."Majesty"KürschKürsch, Olbrich7:50
9."Valhalla"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch6:08
10."Welcome to Dying"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:55
11."Lost in the Twilight Hall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch7:25
12."Barbara Ann"FassertFassert2:56

Disc 6: Imaginations from the Other Side

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Imaginations from the Other Side"KürschKürsch, Olbrich7:10
2."I'm Alive"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:31
3."A Past and Future Secret"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:43
4."The Script for My Requiem"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:54
5."Mordred's Song"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:27
6."Born in a Mourning Hall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:14
7."Bright Eyes"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:14
8."Another Holy War"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:35
9."And the Story Ends"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:57

Disc 7: The Forgotten Tales

Original Mixes Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes cover) Pat Ballard Ballard2:09
2."Surfin' U.S.A." (The Beach Boys cover) Brian Wilson Chuck Berry 2:23
3."Bright Eyes (Acoustic version)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:20
4."Lord of the Rings (Orchestral version)"KürschKürsch, Siepen3:54
5."The Wizard" (Uriah Heep cover) Ken Hensley Hensley3:15
6."Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover)DeaconDeacon4:13
7."Mordred's Song (Acoustic version)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:15
8."Black Chamber (Orchestral version)"KürschKürsch1:15
9."The Bard's Song (Live)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:11
10."Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" (The Regents/Little Richard cover)Fassert, Richard Penniman, Entoris Johnson, Robert Blackwell Fassert, Penniman, Johnson, Blackwell1:43
11."A Past and Future Secret"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:46
12."To France" (Mike Oldfield cover) Mike Oldfield Oldfield4:40
13."Theatre of Pain (Orchestral version)"N/AKürsch, Olbrich, Wiesner4:16

Disc 8: Nightfall in Middle-Earth

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."War of Wrath"KürschKürsch, Olbrich1:50
2."Into the Storm"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:24
3."Lammoth"N/AKürsch, Olbrich0:28
4."Nightfall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:32
5."The Minstrel"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:31
6."The Curse of Fëanor"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch, Siepen5:41
7."Captured"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:26
8."Blood Tears"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:20
9."Mirror Mirror"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:06
10."Face the Truth"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:27
11."Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:49
12."Battle of Sudden Flame"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:42
13."Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:54
14."The Dark Elf"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:23
15."Thorn"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:17
16."The Eldar"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Michael Schüren3:38
17."Nom the Wise"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:34
18."When Sorrow Sang"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:25
19."Out on the Water"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:44
20."The Steadfast"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:21
21."A Dark Passage"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:00
22."Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich0:51

Disc 9: A Night at the Opera

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Precious Jerusalem"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:19
2."Battlefield"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch5:35
3."Under the Ice"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:44
4."Sadly Sings Destiny"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:02
5."The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:28
6."Wait for an Answer"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:28
7."The Soulforged"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch5:16
8."Age of False Innocence"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:03
9."Punishment Divine"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:39
10."And Then There Was Silence"KürschKürsch, Olbrich14:05

Disc 10: Live (CD 1)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."War of Wrath"KürschKürsch, Olbrich1:54
2."Into the Storm"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:52
3."Welcome to Dying"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:28
4."Nightfall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:20
5."The Script for My Requiem"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:38
6."Harvest of Sorrow"KürschKürsch, Siepen, Stauch3:56
7."The Soulforged"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch6:03
8."Valhalla"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch8:12
9."Majesty"KürschKürsch, Olbrich8:19
10."Mordred's Song"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:46
11."Born in a Mourning Hall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:57

Disc 11: Live (CD 2)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Under the Ice"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:14
2."Bright Eyes"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:26
3."Punishment Divine"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:21
4."The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich7:48
5."Imaginations from the Other Side"KürschKürsch, Olbrich9:40
6."Lost in the Twilight Hall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch7:09
7."A Past and Future Secret"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:31
8."Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:52
9."Journey Through the Dark"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:43
10."Lord of the Rings"KürschKürsch, Siepen4:35
11."Mirror Mirror"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:06

Disc 12: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass - Live in Coburg, 2003 (CD 1)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."War of Wrath"KürschKürsch, Olbrich1:10
2."Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:16
3."Banish from Sanctuary"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch6:09
4."Nightfall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:49
5."The Script for My Requiem"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:11
6."Valhalla"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch8:28
7."A Past and Future Secret"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:02
8."Punishment Divine"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:07
9."Mordred's Song"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:53
10."The Last Candle"KürschKürsch, Siepen7:33
11."Bright Eyes"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:23

Disc 13: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass - Live in Coburg, 2003 (CD 2)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lord of the Rings"KürschKürsch, Siepen4:41
2."I'm Alive"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:46
3."Another Holy War"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:00
4."And Then There Was Silence"KürschKürsch, Olbrich13:02
5."The Piper's Calling/Somewhere Far Beyond"KürschKürsch, Olbrich8:59
6."The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:38
7."Imaginations from the Other Side"KürschKürsch, Olbrich7:58
8."And the Story Ends"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:14
9."Mirror Mirror"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:56

Disc 14: Nightfall in Middle-Earth – Special Edition

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Into the Storm"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:27
2."Nightfall"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:34
3."The Curse of Fëanor"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Stauch, Siepen5:44
4."Blood Tears (New Vocal Mix 2012)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:24
5."Mirror Mirror"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:08
6."Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:52
7."Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:56
8."Thorn"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:18
9."The Eldar"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Michael Schüren3:45
10."When Sorrow Sang"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:28
11."A Dark Passage"KürschKürsch, Olbrich6:10

Disc 15: An Extraordinary Tale (Live Rarities & Demos)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Welcome to Dying (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:43
2."Lord of the Rings (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Siepen2:47
3."The Bard's Song (In The Forest) (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich2:58
4."The Bard's Song (The Hobbit) (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich3:45
5."Theatre of Pain (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich4:06
6."Trial by Fire (Demo)"TippinsTippins3:45
7."The Quest for Tanelorn (Extended version)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Hansen6:42
8."Harvest of Sorrow (2007 Remaster)"KürschKürsch, Siepen, Stauch3:39
9."I'm Alive (Demo)"KürschKürsch, Olbrich5:19

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

  • Ronnie Atkins: backing vocals (6-7)
  • Pad Bender: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Norman Eshley: narration (8)
  • Douglas Fielding: narration (8)
  • Hans-Peter Frey: drums (1)
  • Thomas Hackmann: backing vocals (2-3,6-9,14)
  • Kai Hansen: vocals (2-3), lead guitar (2-4), backing vocals (3)
  • Alex Holzwarth: drums (10-11)
  • Oliver Holzwarth: bass (8-14), backing vocals (10-13)
  • Billy King: backing vocals (4,6-9,14)
  • Rolf Köhler: vocals (2,7), backing vocals (1-4,6-9,14)
  • Aman Malek: backing vocals (2,7)
  • Jacob Moth: acoustic guitar (6-7)
  • Sascha Pierro: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Peter Rübsam: bagpipes (4)
  • Boris Schmidt: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Olaf Senkbeil: backing vocals (8-9,14)
  • Michael Shüren: piano (7-9,14), keyboards (10-13), backing vocals (10-13)
  • Otto Sidenius: organ (7)
  • Piet Sielck: backing vocals (3,7), effects (3-4,7), guitars (4)
  • Christof Theisen: rhythm guitar (1)
  • Kalle Trapp: vocals (2,7), lead guitar (2,7), backing vocals (3-4,7)
  • Michael Voss: backing vocals (1)
  • Matthias Wiesner: keyboards (2-4,8-9,14) effects (3-4,6-9,14) bass (4,7)
  • Stefan Will: piano (4,7)
  • Marc Zee: keyboards (5), backing vocals (5)
  • Max Zelzner: flutes (8)

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