Follow the Blind
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| Studio album by Blind Guardian | ||||
| Released | 24 October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | January-February 1989 at Karo Studios, Münster, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Speed metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | No Remorse, Virgin, Century Media | |||
| Producer | Kalle Trapp | |||
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| Rock Hard | (7.5/10) |
| Metal1 | (7.5/10) |
Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian. It was released in 1989 and is more in the vein of speed metal, compared to the style that would later define the band's unique sound. According to guitarist Marcus 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". The 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. The album was again re-released as part of the A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time boxset with minor adjustments to the mixing and with new mastering. "Banish from Sanctuary" was released as a single to promote this album.
^† "Don't Break the Circle" was not featured on the vinyl LP release. As such, "Barbara Ann" appears track number 9 on the LP version.
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