''The Forgotten Tales'' is a compilation album by

Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres.cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...

s of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' U.S.A.", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate versions of the band's previous works. Remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.

Track listing

Lineup

Hansi Kürsch Hans Jürgen "Hansi" Kürsch (born 10 August 1966) is a German singer, songwriter and former bass guitarist, best known as a member of the power metal band Blind Guardian. One of the founders of the band, he has been its lead vocalist since its ...

– vocals, bass *

André Olbrich André Olbrich (born 3 May 1967) is a German musician, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of power metal band Blind Guardian, in which he serves as one of the main composers with other founder Hansi Kürsch. Olbrich was ranked num ...

– lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars *

Marcus Siepen Marcus Siepen (born 8 September 1968) is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he ...

– guitar * Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums

Guest musicians

*Mathias Wiesner – effects (tracks 1, 4, 11–13), bass (track 6) *Michael Shüren – piano (track 2) *Piet Sielck – backing vocals (track 2), effects (track 8) *Otto Sidenius – organ (track 5) *Jacob Moth – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 11) *Billy King – backing vocals (tracks 5–6) *Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10) *

Ronnie Atkins Ronnie Atkins (born Paul Christensen on 16 November 1964) is a Danish singer, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter for heavy metal band Pretty Maids. Atkins co-founded Pretty Maids in Horsens Horsens () is a city ...

– backing vocals (track 5) *

Rolf Köhler Rolf Köhler (24 May 1951 – 16 September 2007) was a German singer, musician, and record producer. Career Köhler initially achieved commercial success performing under the pseudonym Marc de Ville in the late 1970s. As Marc de Ville, he recor ...

– lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (tracks 6, 10) *Kalle Trapp – lead guitars (track 10), lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (track 10) *Aman Malek – backing vocals (track 10) *Stefan Will – piano (track 6)

Personnel

*Ralph Kessler – mastering *Andreas Marschall – cover paintings *Dirk Zumpe – photos *

Flemming Rasmussen Flemming Rasmussen (born 1 January 1958) is a Danish sound engineer, record producer, and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmussen is currently main engineer/producer at Sweet Silence North in Helsingør. Biog ...

– recording (tracks 1, 5, 7, 11), mixing and engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11), producing (tracks 1, 5) *Piet Sielck – recording (tracks 2–4, 7–8, 12–13), mixing and producing (tracks 2–4, 7–9, 12–13), engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 12) *Kalle Trapp – recording, mixing, producing and engineering (tracks 6, 10) *Henrik Vindeby – recording (tracks 4, 7, 8), engineering (tracks 2, 12), assistant engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11) *

Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres.1996 compilation albums Blind Guardian albums Albums produced by Flemming Rasmussen Virgin Records compilation albums