What is the best Blind Guardian album of all time?

Tolkien epics, speed metal, orchestral bombast, and progressive complexity — Germany's masters of the fantastical have never made the same album twice. Which is the pinnacle?

1. 1
   Somewhere Far Beyond

   Blind Guardian's 1992 album blending speed metal with fantasy storytelling.
2. 2
   Nightfall in Middle-Earth

   Blind Guardian's 1998 concept album based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
3. 3
   Imaginations from the Other Side

   Blind Guardian's 1995 album bridging power metal complexity with accessibility.
4. 4
   A Night at the Opera

   Blind Guardian's 2002 most ambitious and orchestral power metal album.
5. 5
   Tales from the Twilight World

   Blind Guardian's 1990 album featuring the beloved 'Traveler in Time.'
6. 6
   Follow the Blind

   Blind Guardian's 1989 speed metal album showing growing melodic sophistication.
7. 7
   At the Edge of Time

   Blind Guardian's 2010 album featuring full orchestral arrangements.
8. 8
   Beyond the Red Mirror

   Blind Guardian's 2015 full symphonic orchestra album expanding their sound.
9. 9
   Battalions of Fear

   Blind Guardian's 1988 debut speed metal album inspired by fantasy themes.
10. 10
    The God Machine

    Blind Guardian's 2022 return to a heavier and more guitar-driven approach.