Blind Guardian discography
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This is the discography of German power metal band Blind Guardian.
Studio albums12
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles9
| Blind Guardian discography | |
|---|---|
Blind Guardian in 2006; L-R: Olbrich, Ehmke, Kürsch, Siepen, Schüren, Holzwarth | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 9 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 8 |
| Box sets | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| 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 |
|
51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tales from the Twilight World |
|
43 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| Somewhere Far Beyond |
|
14 | 49 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Imaginations from the Other Side |
|
21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 33 | — | — |
| Nightfall in Middle-Earth |
|
7 | 39 | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | — | — | — |
| A Night at the Opera |
|
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 |
|
2 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 197 | 108 |
| Beyond the Red Mirror |
|
4 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 36 | 45 | 34 | 10 | 54 | 132 |
| Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands |
|
7 | 22 | — | 174 | 49 | 114 | — | 24 | — | — |
| The God Machine |
|
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[15] |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label | Peak 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 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 |
|
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"[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" |