Tales from the Twilight World

Tales from the Twilight World
Studio album by Blind Guardian
Released 2 October 1990
Recorded Early 1990 at Karo Studios
Genre
Length 40:45
Label No Remorse Records, Virgin Records, Century Media
Producer Kalle Trapp
Blind Guardian chronology
Follow the Blind
(1989)Follow the Blind1989
Tales from the Twilight World
(1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond
(1992)Somewhere Far Beyond1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rock Hard(9.5/10)[2]

Tales from the Twilight World is the third studio album that was released in 1990 by Blind Guardian.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Hansi Kürsch (except for To France).

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Traveler in Time"Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich5:59
2."Welcome to Dying"Kürsch, Olbrich4:47
3."Weird Dreams"Olbrich1:19
4."Lord of the Rings"Kürsch, Marcus Siepen3:18
5."Goodbye My Friend"Kürsch, Olbrich, Thomas "Thomen" Stauch5:33
6."Lost in the Twilight Hall"Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch5:58
7."Tommyknockers"Kürsch, Olbrich5:09
8."Altair 4"Kürsch, Olbrich2:26
9."The Last Candle"Kürsch, Olbrich5:59
Bonus track[a]
No.TitleMusicLength
10."Run for the Night" (Live)Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch3:42
2003 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Lords of the Rings" (Demo)Kürsch, Siepen3:57
12."To France" (Mike Oldfield cover)Mike Oldfield4:39
2007 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Lost in the Twilight Hall" (Demo)Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch5:58
12."TommyKnockers" (Demo)Kürsch, Olbrich5:09
a. ^ "Run for the Night" (Live) is featured on the Japanese LP release and all the CD releases. It was recorded in Braunschweig in 1989.

Lineup

Guest appearances

Personnel

  • Kalle Trapp - producing, mixing and recording
  • Piet Sielck - second engineer
  • Charley Rinne - executive producer
  • Andreas Marshall - cover paintings and idea
  • Buffo/Charley Rinne - pictures

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 43

Lyrical references

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. Trojan, Frank. "Rock Hard". issue 42. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blind Guardian – Tales from the Twilight World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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