Live (Blind Guardian album)

Live is the second live album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was recorded during the Blind Guardian World Tour 2002/2003 in Tokyo, Stockholm, Lichtenfels, Venice, Düsseldorf, Milan, Florence, Barcelona, San Sebastián, Avilés, Madrid, Granada, Valencia, Bremen, Moscow, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart.

Disc one

 * 1) "War of Wrath" (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) – 1:54
 * 2) "Into the Storm" (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) – 4:52
 * 3) "Welcome to Dying" (from Tales from the Twilight World) – 5:28
 * 4) "Nightfall"  (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) – 6:20
 * 5) "The Script for my Requiem" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 6:38
 * 6) "Harvest of Sorrow" (from A Night at the Opera) – 3:56
 * 7) "The Soulforged" (from A Night at the Opera) – 6:03
 * 8) "Valhalla" (from Follow the Blind) – 8:12
 * 9) "Majesty" (from Battalions of Fear) – 8:19
 * 10) "Mordred's Song" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 6:46
 * 11) "Born in a Mourning Hall" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 5:57

Disc two

 * 1) "Under the Ice" (from A Night at the Opera) – 6:15
 * 2) "Bright Eyes" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 5:26
 * 3) "Punishment Divine" (from A Night at the Opera) – 6:21
 * 4) "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (from Somewhere Far Beyond) – 7:48
 * 5) "Imaginations from the Other Side" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 9:40
 * 6) "Lost in the Twilight Hall" (from Tales from the Twilight World) – 7:09
 * 7) "A Past and Future Secret" (from Imaginations from the Other Side) – 4:31
 * 8) "Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)" (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) – 5:52
 * 9) "Journey Through the Dark" (from Somewhere Far Beyond) – 5:43
 * 10) "Lord of the Rings" (from Tales from the Twilight World) – 4:34
 * 11) "Mirror Mirror" (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) – 6:06

Outtakes
In 2004, outtakes for this live album (a third disc, in essence) were released in MP3 format via the band website, using the then-new BitTorrent technology.

Protection
The European version, released by Virgin is copy protected whereas the US release by Century Media is not.

Band members

 * Hansi Kürsch – vocals
 * André Olbrich – lead guitars and backing vocals
 * Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitars and backing vocals
 * Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums

Guest musicians

 * Oliver Holzwarth – bass and backing vocals
 * Michael Schüren – keyboards and backing vocals
 * Alex Holzwarth – drums

Personnel

 * Charlie Bauerfeind – production, mixing
 * Alexander "Chester" Kalb – recording
 * Andreas Marschall (director) – cover painting
 * Nikolay "Dr. Venom" Simkin – artwork
 * Dennis "Sir" Kostroman – artwork
 * Axel Jusseit – photography
 * Hans Martin Issler – photography
 * Buffo Schnädelbach – photography
 * Sascha Wischnewski – photography