- Battalions of Fear
Infobox Album
Name = Battalions of Fear
Type = studio
Artist =Blind Guardian
Released =May 18 ,1988
Recorded = October-November 1987 atKaro Studios ,Münster ,West Germany
Genre =Power metal ,speed metal
Length = 39:20
Label = No Remorse, Virgin,Century Media
Producer =Kalle Trapp
Reviews =
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|8.5 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=blindguardianbattalionsoffearreview link]
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7szsa9ygi23h link]
Last album = "Battalions of Fear" (demo) (1986)
This album = "Battalions of Fear" (1988)
Next album = "Follow the Blind " (1989)"Battalions of Fear" is the debut album by German metal band
Blind Guardian . It was released in 1988 and is a straightforward metal album, greatly inspired byHelloween 's works. The album is a raw and unpolishedspeed metal effort that touches onthrash metal . This album lacks many of the stylistic flourishes that would mark the band's music in later years. Remastered, remixed and re-released on 15th June 2007, with the whole first demo tape, "Symphonies of Doom ", of the band (at the time calledLucifer's Heritage ) as part of the bonus tracks. It is a significantPower metal album along withStratovarius 's Fright Night andHelloween 's first albums.Track listing
All songs written by
André Olbrich # "Majesty" – 7:28
# "Guardian of the Blind" – 5:09
# "Trial by theArchon " – 1:41
# "Wizard's Crown" – 3:48
# "Run for the Night" – 3:33
# "TheMartyr " – 6:14
# "Battalions of Fear" – 6:06
# "By the Gates of Moria" – 2:52
* Bonus Track- "
Gandalf 's Rebirth" – 2:10
* "'2007 Re-release Bonus Tracks- "Brian" (Demo Version) – 2:41
- "
Halloween (The Wizard's Crown)" (Demo Version) – 3:22 - "
Lucifer's Heritage " (Demo Version) – 4:36 - "Symphonies of Doom" (Demo Version) – 4:08
- "Dead of the Night" (Demo Version) – 3:33
Note: the 2007 re-release has "Gandalf's Rebirth" bonus tracks, although it is not listed as such.
Lineup
*
Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
*André Olbrich – lead guitar and backing vocals
*Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar and backing vocals
*Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drumsCredits
*
van Waay Design –cover painting
*Kalle Trapp – Recording, mixing and producingLyrical references
* "Majesty" is based on
J. R. R. Tolkien 's "The Lord of the Rings ". One can also find references to "The Lord of the Rings " from the songs "Wizard's Crown" and "Run For the Night"
* "By the Gates of Moria" and "Gandalf's Rebirth" are instrumentals and thus contain no lyrics but are also based on the same work. "By the Gates of Moria" is derived fromAntonín Dvořák 's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World".
* "Guardian of the Blind" is based onStephen King 's "It".
* "The Martyr" is aboutJesus Christ .
* "Battalions of Fear" is criticism againstRonald Reagan and his politics as the President of the United States of America.
* "Wizard's Crown" is aboutAleister Crowley .- "
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