Blind Guardian discography

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Blind Guardian discography
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Blind Guardian in 2006; L-R: Olbrich, Ehmke, Kürsch, Siepen, Schüren, Holzwarth
Studio albums12
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Video albums1
Music videos8
Singles9
Box sets1

This is the discography of German power metal band Blind Guardian.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
CH
[3]
FIN
[4]
FRA
[5]
ITA
[6]
JPN
[7]
SWE
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
Battalions of Fear 53---------
Follow the Blind
  • Released: 14 April 1989
  • Label: No Remorse/Virgin Records/Century Media
51---------
Tales from the Twilight World
  • Released: 2 October 1990
  • Label: No Remorse/Virgin/Century Media
43-----40---
Somewhere Far Beyond
  • Released: 30 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
36-----15---
Imaginations from the Other Side
  • Released: 4 April 1995
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
21-33---11---
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
  • Released: 28 April 1998
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
739----1244--
A Night at the Opera
  • Released: 25 March 2002
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
51744-67112910--
A Twist in the Myth 419273087162110--
At the Edge of Time
  • Released: 29 July 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
29141848192922197108
Beyond the Red Mirror
  • Released: 30 January 2015
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
4810145736453454132
Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands
  • Released: 8 November 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
72224-174
[13]
49
[14]
114---
The God Machine
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
26519
[15]
-53
[16]
4257
[17]
--
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleLabelGER
[1]
FRA
[18]
ITA
[18]
JPN
[7]
1993 Tokyo Tales Virgin Records---59
2003 Live Virgin Records/Century Media1613648115
2017Live Beyond the Spheres [19] Nuclear Blast9---
2020Imaginations from the Other Side Live [20] Nuclear Blast----
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleLabelGER
[1]
FINJPN
[7]
1996 The Forgotten Tales Virgin36-41
2012 Memories of a Time to Come Virgin645-
2013 A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time Virgin---
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitleLabelGER
[1]
AUT
[21]
CH
[22]
ESP
[23]
HUN
[24]
ITA
[25]
JPN
[26]
SWE
[27]
1989"Banish from Sanctuary"No Remorse Records--------
1995"A Past and Future Secret"Virgin Records--------
1995"Bright Eyes"Victor Entertainment--------
1996"Mr. Sandman"Virgin Records--------
1998"Mirror Mirror"Virgin Records42-------
2001"And Then There Was Silence"Virgin Records41--1--8241
2003"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"Virgin Records40----31--
2006"Fly"Nuclear Blast325294444217829
2007"Another Stranger Me"Nuclear Blast79----47--
2010"A Voice in the Dark"Nuclear Blast62-------
2014"Twilight of the Gods"Nuclear Blast--------
2020"Violent Shadows (Live)"Nuclear Blast--------
2020"Merry Xmas Everybody"Nuclear Blast--------
2021"Deliver Us from Evil"Nuclear Blast--------
2022"Secrets of the American Gods"Nuclear Blast--------
2022"Blood of the Elves"Nuclear Blast--------
2022"Violent Shadows"Nuclear Blast--------

"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demos

YearTitle
1985Symphonies of Doom
1986Battalions of Fear [28]

Tribute albums

YearTitle
2003 Tales from the Underworld

Other

YearTitleLabel
2000"Don't Talk to Strangers" from Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Century Media
2018The Tides of War - Live at Rock Hard Festival 2016RockHard

Videography

DVDs

YearTitleLabelChart positionsCertification
2004 Imaginations Through the Looking Glass Virgin Records/Capitol RecordsFinland: #7GER: Gold [29]

Music videos

YearSongDirectorNotes
1995"Born in a Mourning Hall"Live video
1995"Bright Eyes"
1996"Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes cover
1998"Mirror Mirror"
2003"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"
2006"Another Stranger Me"Ivan Colic
2008"Sacred Worlds" Ascaron Animated video, included in Sacred 2 Fallen Angel video game
2010"A Voice in the Dark" [30]
2014"Twilight of the Gods"
2016"Children of the Smith"
2019"Point of No Return"
2019"This Storm"
2019"War Feeds War"
2020"Merry Xmas Everybody"
2022"Deliver Us From Evil"
2022"Secrets of the American Gods"
2022"Blood of the Elves"
2022"Violent Shadows"
2022"Architects of Doom"
2022"Life Beyond The Spheres"

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