Timeline (subtitled An Introduction to The Vision Bleak) is a compilation album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak.

Their first compilation album ever, it was announced on 27 March 2016 and released on 3 June (the same release date of their sixth studio album, The Unknown) by Prophecy Productions.

[1] Intended to celebrate the band's 16th anniversary, and to introduce newcomers to their music, the album contains an assortment of songs ranging from their 2004 debut The Deathship Has a New Captain to their most recent release, 2016's The Unknown.