This is the discography of German power metal band Blind Guardian.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions GER AUT FIN FRA ITA JPN SWE SWI UK US Battalions of Fear Released: 17 May 1988 Label: No Remorse/Virgin/Century Media 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 14 49 — — — 15 — — — — Imaginations from the Other Side Released: 4 April 1995 Label: Virgin/Century Media 21 — — — — 11 — 33 — — Nightfall in Middle-Earth Released: 28 April 1998 Label: Virgin/Century Media 7 39 — — — 12 44 — — — A Night at the Opera Released: 25 March 2002 Label: Virgin/Century Media 5 17 — 67 11 29 10 44 — — A Twist in the Myth Released: 1 September 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast 4 19 30 87 16 21 10 27 — — At the Edge of Time Released: 29 July 2010 Label: Nuclear Blast 2 9 18 48 19 29 22 14 197 108 Beyond the Red Mirror Released: 30 January 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast 4 8 14 57 36 45 34 10 54 132 Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands Released: 8 November 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast 7 22 — 174 49 114 — 24 — — The God Machine Released: 2 September 2022 Label: Nuclear Blast 2 6 5 19 — 53 42 57 — — "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Year Title Label Peak chart positions GER FRA ITA JPN 1993 Tokyo Tales Virgin Records — — — 59 2003 Live Virgin Records/Century Media 16 136 48 115 2017 Live Beyond the Spheres Nuclear Blast 9 — — —2020 Imaginations from the Other Side LiveNuclear Blast — — — — "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Year Title Label Peak chart positions GER FIN JPN 1996 The Forgotten Tales Virgin 36 — 41 2012 Memories of a Time to Come Virgin 6 45 — 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 Year Title 1985 Symphonies of Doom 1986 Battalions of Fear
Tribute albums Year Title 2003 Tales from the Underworld
Singles Year Title Label Peak chart positions GER AUT HUN ITA JPN SPA SWE SWI 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 Records 42 — — — — — — — 2001 "And Then There Was Silence" Virgin Records 41 — — — 82 1 41 — 2003 "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" Virgin Records 40 — — 31 — — — — 2006 "Fly" Nuclear Blast 32 52 4 42 178 4 29 94 2007 "Another Stranger Me" Nuclear Blast 79 — — 47 — — — — 2010 "A Voice in the Dark" Nuclear Blast 62 — — — — — — — 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 Year Title Label 1999 "Don't Talk to Strangers" from Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Century Media 2018 The Tides of War – Live at Rock Hard Festival 2016 RockHard
Videography DVDs Year Title Label Chart positions Certification 2004 Imaginations Through the Looking Glass Virgin Records/Capitol Records Finland: #7 GER: Gold
Music videos Year Song Director Notes 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" 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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