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
Singles9
Video albums1
Music videos8
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 positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
FIN
[3]
FRA
[4]
ITA
[5]
JPN
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[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
4340
Somewhere Far Beyond
  • Released: 30 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
144915
Imaginations from the Other Side
  • Released: 4 April 1995
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
211133
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
  • Released: 28 April 1998
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
7391244
A Night at the Opera
  • Released: 25 March 2002
  • Label: Virgin/Century Media
5176711291044
A Twist in the Myth 419308716211027
At the Edge of Time
  • Released: 29 July 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
29184819292214197108
Beyond the Red Mirror
  • Released: 30 January 2015
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
4814573645341054132
Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands
  • Released: 8 November 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
7221744911424
The God Machine
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
26519534257
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleLabelPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
FRA
[11]
ITA
[11]
JPN
[6]
1993 Tokyo Tales Virgin Records59
2003 Live Virgin Records/Century Media1613648115
2017Live Beyond the Spheres [12] Nuclear Blast9
2020Imaginations from the Other Side Live [13] Nuclear Blast
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleLabelPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
FIN
[3]
JPN
[6]
1996 The Forgotten Tales Virgin3641
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.

Demo albums

YearTitle
1985Symphonies of Doom
1986Battalions of Fear [14]

Tribute albums

YearTitle
2003Tales from the Underworld [15]

Singles

YearTitleLabelPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[16]
HUN
[17]
ITA
[18]
JPN
[19]
SPA
[20]
SWE
[21]
SWI
[22]
1989"Banish from Sanctuary"No Remorse Records
1995"A Past and Future Secret"Virgin Records
"Bright Eyes"Victor Entertainment
1996"Mr. Sandman"Virgin Records
1998"Mirror Mirror"Virgin Records42
2001"And Then There Was Silence"Virgin Records4182141
2003"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"Virgin Records4031
2006"Fly"Nuclear Blast325244217842994
2007"Another Stranger Me"Nuclear Blast7947
2010"A Voice in the Dark"Nuclear Blast62
2014"Twilight of the Gods"Nuclear Blast
2020"Violent Shadows" (live)Nuclear Blast
"Merry Xmas Everybody"Nuclear Blast
2021"Deliver Us from Evil"Nuclear Blast
2022"Secrets of the American Gods"Nuclear Blast
"Blood of the Elves"Nuclear Blast
"Violent Shadows"Nuclear Blast
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

YearTitleLabel
1999"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: #7

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" [24]
2014"Twilight of the Gods"
2016"Children of the Smith"
2019"Point of No Return"
"This Storm"
"War Feeds War"
2020"Merry Xmas Everybody" Slade cover
2022"Deliver Us from Evil"
"Secrets of the American Gods"
"Blood of the Elves"
"Violent Shadows"
"Architects of Doom"
"Life Beyond the Spheres"

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  14. "Lucifer's Heritage". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  15. "Review - TALES FROM THE UNDERWORLD - A Tribute To Blind Guardian" . Rock Hard (in German). 10 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 200
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