Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind (1989) [Remixed, Remastered & Expanded Edition '2007]

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Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind
APE+CUE+LOG or MP3 CBR 320 | 65:18 min | 497 or 150 MB
'2007 Remixed, Remastered & Expanded Edition with Bonus Tracks

Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian, released in 1989. The album is more in the vein of speed metal, compared to the style that would later define the band's unique sound. According to Markus Siepen, "When we were doing "Follow the Blind" we were listening to a lot of thrash metal bands like Testament or Forbidden, and that's why "Follow the Blind" was a bit heavier". Album was remastered, remixed and re-released on 15 June 2007, with the whole second demo tape, Battalions of Fear, of the band (at the time called Lucifer's Heritage) as part of the bonus tracks.

Further establishing Blind Guardian's position among the second generation of power metal elite, Follow the Blind — the group's sophomore release — represents a significant step forward for the metal outfit. The music kicks off appropriately enough with some spooky medieval chanting on "Inquisition" that quickly gives way to song after song of sweeping power metal. Production is at a premium for music as spastic and detailed as this, so even though this early-career effort is more than a modest improvement over the debut, Battalions of Fear, the bigger-budget efforts that came after Follow the Blind capture Blind Guardian's epic musical vision. That is not to say that the record is without its moments. Standouts like "Banish From Sanctuary", "Hall of the King", and "Don't Break the Circle" deliver all the first-rate guitar changes and double-kick and vocal workouts that fans of this genre insist on.

~ Vincent Jeffries, all media guide
Tracklist:

01. Inquisition
02. Banish From Sanctuary
03. Damned For All Time
04. Follow The Blind
05. Hall Of The King
06. Fast To Madness
07. Beyond The Ice
08. Valhalla
09. Don't Break The Circle
10. Barbara Ann
11. Majesty [Reissue bonus track, demo'86]
12. Trial By The Archon [Reissue bonus track, demo'86]
13. Battalions Of Fear [Reissue bonus track, demo'86]
14. Run For The Night [Reissue bonus track, demo'86]

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Blind Guardian / Follow the Blind [2007 Remastered]

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Original Album Produced by Kalle Trapp
Album Recorded at Karo Studios, Münster, West Germany (January-February 1989)
Album was Remixed by Charlie Bauerfeind in March 2007 at the Twilight Hall Studios
Remastered by Wolfgang Eller in March-April 2007
All additional information inside the booklet.

• Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals, bass
• André Olbrich – guitars, backing vocals
• Marcus Siepen – guitars, backing vocals (Album)
• Thomas Stauch – drums (Album)
- Christof Theißen – rhythm guitar (Bonus tracks)
- Hans-Peter Frey – drums (Bonus tracks)

special guest:
- Kai Hansen - vocals on "Valhalla" & guitar solo on "Hall of the King"

Originally Released: October 25, 1989
Re-Release Date: June 15, 2007
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Label: Virgin Music/EMI Germany
Catalog No.: 0946 3 96513 2 0