Il 14 settembre 2018 i progressive power metallers tedeschi BLIND GUARDIAN pubblicheranno le ristampe dei loro primi quattro album usciti su Nuclear Blast! I titoli di catalogo sono stati remixati e rimasterizzati e usciranno in 2CD-Digi e vinile nero, oltre che in vinile colorato in esclusiva sul mailorder Nuclear Blast. Ci sarà anche un box contenente tutti i vinili, acquistabile solo sul sito Nuclear Blast, così come la sola scatola vuota senza i vinili.
 
A fine anno e a inizio 2019, seguiranno altre ristampe per un totale di 10 riedizioni dei BLIND GUARDIAN. Di seguito la lista delle ristampe in uscita il 14 settembre e pre-ordinabili qui http://nblast.de/BGReIssues
 
1. “Battalions Of Fear” (1988), remixed 2007/remastered 2018
- 2CD-DIGI (remixed/remastered CD+original CD)
- black LP in gatefold
- SOLO NB MAILORDER violet LP in gatefold
 
Track list:
01. Majesty
02. Guardian Of The Blind
03. Trial By The Archon
04. Wizard's Crown
05. Run For The Night
06. The Martyr
07. Battalions Of Fear
08. By The Gates Of Moria
09. Gandalf's Rebirth
 
2. “Follow The Blind” (1989), remixed 2007/remastered 2011
- 2CD-DIGI (remixed/remastered CD+original CD)
- black LP in gatefold
- SOLO NB MAILORDER green LP in gatefold
 
Track list:
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
 
3. “Tales From The Twilight World” (1990), remixed 2012/remastered 2018
- 2CD-DIGI (remixed/remastered CD+original CD)
- black LP in gatefold
- SOLO NB MAILORDER gold LP in gatefold
 
Track list:
01. Traveler In Time
02. Welcome To Dying
03. Weird Dreams
04. Lord Of The Rings
05. Goodbye My Friend
06. Lost In The Twilight Hall
07. Tommyknockers
08. Altair 4
09. The Last Candle
Bonus:
10. Run For The Night (live)
 
4. “Somewhere Far Beyond” (1992), remixed 2012/remastered 2018
- 2CD-DIGI (remixed/remastered CD+original CD)
- black LP in gatefold
- SOLO NB MAILORDER blue LP in gatefold
 
Track list:
01. Time What Is Time
02. Journey Through The Dark
03. Black Chamber
04. Theatre Of Pain
05. The Quest For Tanelorn
06. Ashes To Ashes
07. The Bard's Song - In The Forest
08. The Bard's Song - The Hobbit
09. The Piper's Calling
10. Somewhere Far Beyond
Bonus (not on vinyl/only on CD):
11. Spread Your Wings
12. Trial By Fire
13. Theatre Of Pain (classic version)
 
SOLO SUL MAILORDER NUCLEAR BLAST:
BOX 1: slipcase con. 4 gatefold vinyl: “BoF” LP (orange+white splatter), “FtB” LP (blue+neon yellow splatter), “TftTW” LP (white/grey bi-coloured), “SFB” LP (white/red bi-coloured) - offre spazio per 10 vinili in totale
BOX 2: contenitore vuoto offre spazio per 10 vinili in totale
 
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