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TRACK PROFILE · 1989

Trial by the Archon

By Blind Guardian

From Battalions of Fear

Power metalProgressive metalSpeed metalSymphonic metal

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Released
1989
Disc / track
1 / 3
Label
No Remorse Records
Duration
1:44
Artist
Blind Guardian
Battalions of Fear album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Blind Guardian / No Remorse Records)

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About this track

“Trial by the Archon” appears on Blind Guardian’s Battalions of Fear, first released in 1988. This recording is listed with a 1989 release. It is track 3 on disc 1 in the listing below. Edition: Battalions of Fear (1989).

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Battalions of Fear

Main track listing: Battalions of Fear (1988), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Majesty
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  2. 02Guardian of the Blind
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  3. 03Trial by the Archon / Wizard’s Crown
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  4. 04Run for the Night
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  5. 05The Martyr
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  6. 06Battalions of Fear
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  7. 07By the Gates of Moria
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Other edition: Battalions of Fear (1989)

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  1. 03Trial by the Archon
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  2. 04Wizard’s Crown
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  3. 09Gandalf’s Rebirth
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Other edition: Battalions of Fear (2003) · purple back cover

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  1. 10Mr. Sandman
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  2. 11Black Chamber
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  3. 12Theatre of Pain
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  4. 13A Past and Future Secret (orchestra mix)
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Other edition: Battalions of Fear (2007)

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  1. 10Brian (demo)
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  2. 11Halloween (The Wizard’s Crown) (demo)
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  3. 12Lucifer’s Heritage (demo)
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  4. 13Symphonies of Doom (demo)
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  5. 14Dead of the Night (demo)
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Other edition: Batallions of Fear (2017)

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  1. 10Brian (demo)
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  2. 11Halloween (The Wizard’s Crown) (demo)
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  3. 12Lucifer’s Heritage (demo)
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  4. 13Symphonies of Doom (demo)
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Album and track source · MusicBrainz release group · Genre context

Artwork (Credit: Blind Guardian / No Remorse Records)

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