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Follow the Blind

Blind Guardian · 1989

42 min · 10 tracks · power metal · speed metal

Epic melodies merge with fast-paced rhythms in a fantasy-laden power metal odyssey.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing experiences
  • epic storytelling through music

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1989, 'Follow the Blind' is Blind Guardian's second studio album, following their debut 'Battalions of Fear' from 1988. At this point, the band was solidifying their reputation within the burgeoning European power metal scene and expanding their thematic focus on mythology and fantasy.
Stylistic neighbors
Helloween· Iced Earth· DragonForce

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Inquisition 0:40
  • 2 Banish From Sanctuary 5:28
  • 3 Damned for All Time 4:57
  • 4 Follow the Blind 7:11
  • 5 Hall of the King 4:15
  • 6 Fast to Madness 5:58
  • 7 Beyond the Ice 3:28
  • 8 Valhalla 4:55
  • 9 Don’t Break the Circle 4:18
  • 10 Barbara Ann 1:42

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