A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time

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A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time
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Box set by Blind Guardian
Released 28 January 2013
Genre power metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Length 13:55:02
Label Virgin Records/EMI
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind, Kalle Trapp, Flemming Rasmussen, Piet Sielck, Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian chronology
Memories of a Time to Come
(2012)Memories of a Time to Come2012		 A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time
(2013)		 Beyond the Red Mirror
(2015)Beyond the Red Mirror2015

A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time is a first box set by German power metal band Blind Guardian.[1] It contains 15 CDs and covers the bands discography during the so-called Virgin years, between 1988 and 2004. Along with seven studio albums, two live albums and one compilation album (all of them remastered in 2012 and some remixed), it also includes Imaginations Through the Looking Glass in audio format, a special edition of Nightfall In Middle-Earth and a CD of demos and rarities.[2] It also came with a 20-page glossy booklet, limited and numbered Blind Guardian art print on special paper and a guitar pick with band logo.[1] It is a strictly limited edition, as only 8000 copies were made worldwide.[1]

Track listing

Disc 1: Battalions of Fear

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Majesty"   Hansi Kürsch Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich 7:29
2. "Guardian of the Blind"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Thomas Stauch 5:11
3. "Trial by the Archon"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich 1:44
4. "Wizard's Crown"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:48
5. "Run for the Night"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:34
6. "The Martyr"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:15
7. "Battalions of Fear"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:06
8. "By the Gates of Moria"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich 2:52
9. "Gandalf's Rebirth (New 2013 Mix)"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich 2:12

Disc 2: Follow the Blind

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Inquisition"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 0:41
2. "Banish from Sanctuary"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 5:28
3. "Damned for All Time"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 4:58
4. "Follow the Blind"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 7:09
5. "Hall of the King"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 4:16
6. "Fast to Madness"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 5:59
7. "Beyond the Ice"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 3:28
8. "Valhalla (ft. Kai Hansen, Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 4:55
9. "Don't Break the Circle" (Demon cover) Mal Spooner, Dave Hill Spooner, Hill 4:20
10. "Barbara Ann" (The Regents and Beach Boys cover) Fred Fassert Fassert 1:42

Disc 3: Tales from the Twilight World

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Traveler in Time"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:01
2. "Welcome to Dying"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:50
3. "Weird Dreams"   N/A Olbrich 1:19
4. "Lord of the Rings"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 3:16
5. "Goodbye My Friend"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch 5:35
6. "Lost in the Twilight Hall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 6:03
7. "Tommyknockers"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:09
8. "Altair 4"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 1:50
9. "The Last Candle"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:02
10. "Run for the Night (Live)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:43

Disc 4: Somewhere Far Beyond

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Time What Is Time"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:42
2. "Journey Through the Dark"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:48
3. "Black Chamber"   Kürsch Kürsch 0:57
4. "Theatre of Pain"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:11
5. "The Quest for Tanelorn"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Kai Hansen 5:55
6. "Ashes to Ashes"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:00
7. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:10
8. "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:37
9. "The Piper's Calling"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich 0:57
10. "Somewhere Far Beyond"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 7:32
11. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) John Deacon Deacon 4:28
12. "Trial by Fire" (Satan cover) Russ Tippins Tippins 3:43
13. "Theatre of Pain (Classic version)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Mathias Wiesner 4:11

Disc 5: Tokyo Tales

Original 1993 Mix, Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Inquisition"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 0:49
2. "Banish from Sanctuary"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 6:13
3. "Journey Through the Dark"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:12
4. "Traveler in Time"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:33
5. "The Quest for Tanelorn"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Hansen 6:02
6. "Goodbye My Friend"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch 6:27
7. "Time What Is Time"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:41
8. "Majesty"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 7:50
9. "Valhalla"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 6:08
10. "Welcome to Dying"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:55
11. "Lost in the Twilight Hall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 7:25
12. "Barbara Ann"   Fassert Fassert 2:56

Disc 6: Imaginations from the Other Side

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Imaginations from the Other Side"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 7:10
2. "I'm Alive"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:31
3. "A Past and Future Secret"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:43
4. "The Script for My Requiem"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:54
5. "Mordred's Song"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:27
6. "Born in a Mourning Hall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:14
7. "Bright Eyes"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:14
8. "Another Holy War"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:35
9. "And the Story Ends"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:57

Disc 7: The Forgotten Tales

Original Mixes Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes cover) Pat Ballard Ballard 2:09
2. "Surfin' U.S.A." (The Beach Boys cover) Brian Wilson Chuck Berry 2:23
3. "Bright Eyes (Acoustic version)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:20
4. "Lord of the Rings (Orchestral version)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 3:54
5. "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep cover) Ken Hensley Hensley 3:15
6. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) Deacon Deacon 4:13
7. "Mordred's Song (Acoustic version)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:15
8. "Black Chamber (Orchestral version)"   Kürsch Kürsch 1:15
9. "The Bard's Song (Live)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:11
10. "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" (The Regents/Little Richard cover) Fassert, Richard Penniman, Entoris Johnson, Robert Blackwell Fassert, Penniman, Johnson, Blackwell 1:43
11. "A Past and Future Secret"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:46
12. "To France" (Mike Oldfield cover) Mike Oldfield Oldfield 4:40
13. "Theatre of Pain (Orchestral version)"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich, Wiesner 4:16

Disc 8: Nightfall in Middle-Earth

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "War of Wrath"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 1:50
2. "Into the Storm"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:24
3. "Lammoth"   N/A Kürsch, Olbrich 0:28
4. "Nightfall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:32
5. "The Minstrel"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:31
6. "The Curse of Fëanor"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch, Siepen 5:41
7. "Captured"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:26
8. "Blood Tears"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:20
9. "Mirror Mirror"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:06
10. "Face the Truth"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:27
11. "Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:49
12. "Battle of Sudden Flame"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:42
13. "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:54
14. "The Dark Elf"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:23
15. "Thorn"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:17
16. "The Eldar"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Michael Schüren 3:38
17. "Nom the Wise"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:34
18. "When Sorrow Sang"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:25
19. "Out on the Water"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:44
20. "The Steadfast"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:21
21. "A Dark Passage"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:00
22. "Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 0:51

Disc 9: A Night at the Opera

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Precious Jerusalem"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:19
2. "Battlefield"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch 5:35
3. "Under the Ice"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:44
4. "Sadly Sings Destiny"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:02
5. "The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:28
6. "Wait for an Answer"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:28
7. "The Soulforged"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch 5:16
8. "Age of False Innocence"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:03
9. "Punishment Divine"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:39
10. "And Then There Was Silence"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 14:05

Disc 10: Live (CD 1)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "War of Wrath"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 1:54
2. "Into the Storm"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:52
3. "Welcome to Dying"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:28
4. "Nightfall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:20
5. "The Script for My Requiem"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:38
6. "Harvest of Sorrow"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen, Stauch 3:56
7. "The Soulforged"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch 6:03
8. "Valhalla"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 8:12
9. "Majesty"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 8:19
10. "Mordred's Song"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:46
11. "Born in a Mourning Hall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:57

Disc 11: Live (CD 2)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Under the Ice"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:14
2. "Bright Eyes"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:26
3. "Punishment Divine"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:21
4. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 7:48
5. "Imaginations from the Other Side"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 9:40
6. "Lost in the Twilight Hall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 7:09
7. "A Past and Future Secret"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:31
8. "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:52
9. "Journey Through the Dark"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:43
10. "Lord of the Rings"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 4:35
11. "Mirror Mirror"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:06

Disc 12: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass - Live in Coburg, 2003 (CD 1)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "War of Wrath"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 1:10
2. "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:16
3. "Banish from Sanctuary"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 6:09
4. "Nightfall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:49
5. "The Script for My Requiem"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:11
6. "Valhalla"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch 8:28
7. "A Past and Future Secret"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:02
8. "Punishment Divine"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:07
9. "Mordred's Song"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:53
10. "The Last Candle"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 7:33
11. "Bright Eyes"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:23

Disc 13: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass - Live in Coburg, 2003 (CD 2)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Lord of the Rings"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 4:41
2. "I'm Alive"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:46
3. "Another Holy War"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:00
4. "And Then There Was Silence"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 13:02
5. "The Piper's Calling/Somewhere Far Beyond"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 8:59
6. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:38
7. "Imaginations from the Other Side"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 7:58
8. "And the Story Ends"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:14
9. "Mirror Mirror"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:56

Disc 14: Nightfall in Middle-Earth – Special Edition

Digitally Remastered 2012 & New Mix 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Into the Storm"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:27
2. "Nightfall"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:34
3. "The Curse of Fëanor"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Stauch, Siepen 5:44
4. "Blood Tears (New Vocal Mix 2012)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:24
5. "Mirror Mirror"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:08
6. "Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:52
7. "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:56
8. "Thorn"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:18
9. "The Eldar"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Michael Schüren 3:45
10. "When Sorrow Sang"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:28
11. "A Dark Passage"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 6:10

Disc 15: An Extraordinary Tale (Live Rarities & Demos)

Digitally Remastered 2012

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Welcome to Dying (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:43
2. "Lord of the Rings (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen 2:47
3. "The Bard's Song (In The Forest) (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 2:58
4. "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit) (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 3:45
5. "Theatre of Pain (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 4:06
6. "Trial by Fire (Demo)"   Tippins Tippins 3:45
7. "The Quest for Tanelorn (Extended version)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Hansen 6:42
8. "Harvest of Sorrow (2007 Remaster)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Siepen, Stauch 3:39
9. "I'm Alive (Demo)"   Kürsch Kürsch, Olbrich 5:19

Personnel

Band members

  • Hansi Kürsch: vocals, bass (discs 1-7, 15), backing vocals (8-9,14)
  • André Olbrich: lead guitar, rhythm guitar (4,6-9), acoustic guitar (4,6-13), backing vocals (1-5,10-13,15)
  • Marcus Siepen: rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (4,10-13), backing vocals (1-5,10-13,15)
  • Thomas Stauch: drums, percussion

Guest musicians

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  • Ronnie Atkins: backing vocals (6-7)
  • Pad Bender: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Norman Eshley: narration (8)
  • Douglas Fielding: narration (8)
  • Hans-Peter Frey: drums (1)
  • Thomas Hackmann: backing vocals (2-3,6-9,14)
  • Kai Hansen: vocals (2-3), lead guitar (2-4), backing vocals (3)
  • Alex Holzwarth: drums (10-11)
  • Oliver Holzwarth: bass (8-14), backing vocals (10-13)
  • Billy King: backing vocals (4,6-9,14)
  • Rolf Köhler: vocals (2,7), backing vocals (1-4,6-9,14)
  • Aman Malek: backing vocals (2,7)
  • Jacob Moth: acoustic guitar (6-7)
  • Sascha Pierro: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Peter Rübsam: bagpipes (4)
  • Boris Schmidt: keyboards (9), effects (9)
  • Olaf Senkbeil: backing vocals (8-9,14)
  • Michael Shüren: piano (7-9,14), keyboards (10-13), backing vocals (10-13)
  • Otto Sidenius: organ (7)
  • Piet Sielck: backing vocals (3,7), effects (3-4,7), guitars (4)
  • Christof Theisen: rhythm guitar (1)
  • Kalle Trapp: vocals (2,7), lead guitar (2,7), backing vocals (3-4,7)
  • Michael Voss: backing vocals (1)
  • Matthias Wiesner: keyboards (2-4,8-9,14) effects (3-4,6-9,14) bass (4,7)
  • Stefan Will: piano (4,7)
  • Marc Zee: keyboards (5), backing vocals (5)
  • Max Zelzner: flutes (8)

References

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External links

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