Blind Guardian discography

Blind Guardian discography
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.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak 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
 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 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
[1] 		FRA
[11] 		ITA
[11] 		JPN
[6]
1993 Tokyo Tales Virgin Records — — — 59
2003 Live Virgin Records/Century Media 16 136 48 115
2017 Live Beyond the Spheres[12] Nuclear Blast 9 — — —
2020 Imaginations from the Other Side Live[13] Nuclear Blast — — — —
"-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year Title Label Peak chart positions
GER
[1] 		FIN
[3] 		JPN
[6]
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[14]

Tribute albums

Year Title
2003 Tales from the Underworld

Singles

Year Title Label Peak chart positions
GER
[1] 		AUT
[15] 		HUN
[16] 		ITA
[17] 		JPN
[18] 		SPA
[19] 		SWE
[20] 		SWI
[21]
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
2000 "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

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"[23]
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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