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Somewhere Far Beyond
Studio album by Blind Guardian
Released	1992
Recorded	Karo Studios
Genre	Power Metal
Length	55:28
Label	Virgin/Century Media
Producer(s)	Kalle Trapp
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Blind Guardian chronology
Tales from the Twilight World (1990)	Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)	Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)

Somewhere Far Beyond is the fourth studio-album by German Power/Speed-Metal act Blind Guardian. It was published in 1992 and produced by Kalle Trapp. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who has also drawn the artwork for some more of Blind Guardian's releases (Tales from the Twilight World, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, etc.). The album saw the band creating its own original sound, while still employing some of their speed/power metal techniques. The strong songwriting of the album (including fan favorite The Bard's Song) made the album a power metal staple. The image of the cover and the two Bard's Songs gave the band its nickname "The Bards". The use of the nickname has been also extended to the fans of the group, Circle of the Bards being the now defunct fan club and Hansi frequently calling the fans Bards.

The album was acclaimed by power metal fans all across Europe and especially Japan, allowing them to tour for the first time outside Germany. The tour in the Far East led to the first live album of the band, Tokyo Tales.

1. "Time What is Time" – 5:42
2. "Journey Through the Dark" – 4:45
3. "Black Chamber" – 0:56
4. "Theatre of Pain" – 4:15
5. "The Quest for Tanelorn" – 5:53
6. "Ashes to Ashes" – 5:58
7. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" – 3:09
8. "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)" – 3:52
9. "The Piper's Calling" – 0:58
10. "Somewhere Far Beyond" – 7:28

• Bonus Songs

1. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) – 4:13
2. "Trial By Fire" (Satan cover) – 3:42
3. "Theatre of Pain" (Classic version) – 4:13

• Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
• André Olbrich – lead guitar
• Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar
• Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums

• "Somewhere Far Beyond" is based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.
• "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)" is based on the J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit.
• "Quest for Tanelorn" is based on the works of Michael Moorcock (Tanelorn being a fictional city in The Multiverse of Moorcock's stories).
• "Time What is Time"'s lyrics are widely inspired by the film Blade Runner.
• "Ashes to Ashes" has several notes to the story of Dr. Faustus.