---
title: "The Bard Machine by Blind Guardian"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/810cbcea-150f-43a0-8393-2eda52e8ebaf"
artist: "Blind Guardian"
year: 2022
label: "Metal Hammer"
---

# The Bard Machine

**The Bard Machine** is an ep by Blind Guardian, released in 2022 on Metal Hammer.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Bard Machine |
| Artist | Blind Guardian |
| Type | EP |
| Year | 2022 |
| Label | Metal Hammer |
| Catalog number | [none] |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 14 of 16 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Blood of the Elves (album version) | 4:37 |
| 2 | Secrets of the American Gods (single edit) | 6:37 |
| 3 | The Ninth Wave (The Bullhead Sessions) | 9:09 |
| 4 | Banish From Sanctuary (The Bullhead Sessions) | 5:32 |
| 5 | Born in a Mourning Hall (The Bullhead Sessions) | 5:22 |
| 6 | Lost in the Twilight Hall (The Bullhead Sessions) | 6:25 |
| 7 | Violent Shadows (The Bullhead Sessions) | 4:11 |
| 8 | Sacred Worlds (The Bullhead Sessions) | 7:52 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Power Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The Tides of War: Live at Rock Hard Festival 2016 (2018)](https://themetalnet.com/album/fee8de3f-40d7-497d-80b9-51eed4911fcf)
- Next release: [The God Machine (2022)](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b65d5b6-edca-4c53-9f12-3da6190045cb)

## Artist

- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/810cbcea-150f-43a0-8393-2eda52e8ebaf](https://themetalnet.com/album/810cbcea-150f-43a0-8393-2eda52e8ebaf). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt