Imaginations from the Other Side

Imaginations from the Other Side
Studio album by Blind Guardian
Released	April 5th, 1995
Recorded	August 1994 - March 1995 Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Power metal
Length	49:06
Label	Virgin/Century Media
Producer	Flemming Rasmussen
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Blind Guardian chronology
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)

Imaginations from the Other Side is the fifth studio album by Blind Guardian that was released in 1995. The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such as Battalions of Fear, which had a relatively happy tone. This album also marks the first since their debut in which Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) did not guest on vocals or guitar, and the last album to feature vocalist-bassist Hansi Kürsch as bassist. It is also their first album which resulted in the release of singles, "A Past and Future Secret" and "Bright Eyes". It was remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.

Track listing

All songs written by Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich, except for where noted.

1. "Imaginations from the Other Side" – 7:18
2. "I'm Alive" – 5:29
3. "A Past and Future Secret" – 3:47
4. "The Script for My Requiem" – 6:08
5. "Mordred's Song" – 5:27
6. "Born in a Mourning Hall" – 5:12
7. "Bright Eyes" – 5:15
8. "Another Holy War" – 4:31
9. "And the Story Ends" – 5:59

• Japanese Bonus Tracks

10. "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep Cover) – 3:17

11. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01

• Japanese Limited Edition Bonus Tracks

10. "I'm Alive" (Demo Version) – 5:20

11. "Imaginations from the Other Side" (Demo Version) – 7:03

12. "A Past and Future Secret" (Demo Version) – 3:38

13. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01

• 2007 Re-release Bonus Tracks

10. "A Past and Future Secret" (Demo Version) – 3:38

11. "Imaginations from the Other Side" (Demo Version) – 7:03

12. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01

13. "Bright Eyes" (Video)

14. "Born in a Mourning Hall" (Video)

Lineup

• Hansi Kürsch - vocals and bass
• André Olbrich - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
• Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitar
• Thomen Stauch - drums and percussion

Guest musicians

• Mathias Wiesner - effects
• Jacob Moth - acoustic guitar on "A Past and Future Secret"
• Billy King, "Hacky" Hackmann, Rolf Köhler, Piet Sielck, Ronnie Atkins - backing vocals

Personnel

• Andreas Marschall - cover paintings
• Ulf Thürmann - photos
• Flemming Rasmussen - producing and mixing
• Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck - engineering
• Henrik Vindeby - assistant engineer
• Flemming Rasmussen and Cuni - drum tech

Lyrical references

• "Imaginations from the Other Side" contains references to The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, The Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Chronicles of Narnia and the Corum novels. I
• "I'm Alive" is about the Death Gate Cycle. Some people says that it is "This Time of Darkness" by Helen Mary Hoover actually.^{[citation needed]}
• "A Past and Future Secret" is about T.H. White's The Once and Future King.
• "Mordred's Song" is about the character Mordred from Arthurian Legend.