Memories of a Time to Come

Memories of a Time to Come is the second compilation album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was released on 20 January 2012. With the exception of "Sacred Worlds", all songs on the first two discs have been remixed, while "Valhalla", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)" and "And Then There Was Silence" have been re-recorded.[2][3] The third disc, which is included only in deluxe limited edition, contains various demo recordings.[2]

Memories of a Time to Come
Compilation album by
Released20 January 2012
GenrePower metal
Length176:31
LabelNuclear Blast
Blind Guardian chronology
The Forgotten Tales
(1996)
Memories of a Time to Come
(2012)
A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Imaginations from the Other Side"7:11
2."Nightfall"5:34
3."Ride into Obsession"4:46
4."Somewhere Far Beyond"7:32
5."Majesty"7:29
6."Traveler in Time"6:01
7."Follow the Blind"7:11
8."The Last Candle"6:03
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Sacred Worlds"9:17
2."This Will Never End"5:07
3."Valhalla"5:13
4."Bright Eyes"5:15
5."Mirror Mirror"5:09
6."The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"3:26
7."The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)"3:41
8."And Then There Was Silence"14:06
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Brian"2:41
2."Halloween (The Wizard's Crown)"3:22
3."Lucifer’s Heritage"4:36
4."Symphonies of Doom"4:08
5."Dead of the Night"3:33
6."Majesty"7:31
7."Trial by the Archon"1:45
8."Battalions of Fear"6:09
9."Run for the Night"3:36
10."Lost in the Twilight Hall"6:02
11."Tommyknockers"5:13
12."Ashes to Ashes"6:00
13."Time What Is Time"5:46
14."A Past and Future Secret"3:48
15."The Script for My Requiem"6:09

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 36
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 93
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 60

References

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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Blind Guardian - Memories Of A Time To Come Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Memories of a Time to Come". blind-guardian.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "BLIND GUARDIAN: Memories of a Time to Come - Best of DELUXE". nuclearblast.de. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Blind Guardian: Memories of a Time to Come" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.