Četvrti studijski album njemačkog power metal benda Blind Guardian. Album je producirao Kalle Trapp, a omot nacrtao Andreas Marschall. Često se navodi da je upravo na albumu bend pronašao svoj "originalni zvuk".
Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
André Olbrich – lead, rhythm, acoustic guitars and backing vocals
Marcus Siepen – rhythm, acoustic guitars and backing vocals
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums
Guest musicians:
Piet Sielck –effects and guitars
Mathias Wiesner – effects & keyboards and bass on "Spread Your Wings"
Rolf Köhler, Billy King and Kalle Trapp – backing vocals
Stefan Will – piano
Peter Rübsam – Scottish and Irish bagpipes
Kai Hansen – lead guitar on "The Quest for Tanelorn"
Lyrical references:
"Time What is Time" is about someone who finds himself in the Blade Runner world. Very probably, a Replicant's view to the main subject in the film.
"Journey Through the Dark" is about someone who's forgotten who he is, time travel, and, specifically, Jhary-a-Conel. Jhary a-Conel is a bard and a companion of the Eternal Champion, from the books by Michael Moorcock.
"Black Chamber" deals with someone finding himself in the Twin Peaks world and facing a dark fate.
"Theatre of Pain" is based on the fantasy novel The Merman's Children by Poul Anderson.
"The Quest for Tanelorn" is also about the Eternal Champion's search for a city called Tanelorn. (Tanelorn is a fictional city in The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock's stories).
"Ashes to Ashes" is based on reality; it has to do with the death of Hansi's father.
"The Bard's Song - In the Forest" is inspired by the computer game The Bard's Tale.
"The Bard's Song - The Hobbit" is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
"Somewhere Far Beyond" is a retelling of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three.
"Trial by Fire" is about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's a cover of the heavy metal band Satan.
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