Nightfall in Middle-Earth is a concept album by Blind Guardian, released in 1998. The album is based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a book of tales from the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the War of the Jewels. The album contains not only songs but also spoken parts narrating parts of the story. The music is much darker and more "melodic" on this album, compared to their previous works, and have much more fluency, without losing any of the traditional speed or guitar solos and leads. It was the first album by Blind Guardian to be released in the U.S. In 2007, it was remastered and re-released, with one bonus track.
Tracklist:
01. War Of Wrath
02. Into The Storm
03. Lammoth
04. Nightfall
05. The Minstrel
06. The Curse Of Feanor
07. Captured
08. Blood Tears
09. Mirror Mirror
10. Face The Truth
11. Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
12. Battle Of Sudden Flame
13. Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)
14. The Dark Elf
15. Thorn
16. The Eldar
17. Nom The Wise
18. When Sorrow Sang
19. Out On The Water
20. The Steadfast
21. A Dark Passage
22. Final Chapter (Thus Ends...)
23. Harvest of Sorrow [Bonus track]
