It was inspired by Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid. "Harvest of Sorrow" is based on Tolkien's tragic story of Túrin Turambar, which appears in the Silmarillion. Chart positions Album – Billboard (North America) Personnel Blind Guardian Hansi Kürsch – lead and backing vocals André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar Thomen Stauch – drums & percussion Guest musicians Oliver Holzwarth – bass guitar Mathias Wiesner – keyboards & orchestral arrangements Michael Schüren – piano on "Age of False Innocence" Pad Bender, Boris Schmidt & Sascha Pierro – keyboards and sound effects Rolf Köhler, Thomas Hackmann, Olaf Senkbeil & Billy King – The Choir Company Production Charlie Bauerfeind – production, mixing, recording Nordin Hammadi Amrani – assistant engineer, additional recordings Clemens von Witte – recordings (backing vocals) Detlef – recordings (backing vocals) Paul Raymond Gregory – cover painting André Olbrich – front cover concept Dennis "Sir" Kostroman – booklet design Axel Jusseit – photos References 2002 albums Blind Guardian albums Century Media Records albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind Cultural depictions of the Marx Brothers