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Line-up

1984-  André Olbrich - guitars
1984-1996  Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
› 1996-  -//- vocals
1987-  Marcus Siepen - guitars
2005-  Frederik Ehmke - drums
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1984  Thomas Kelleners - vocals
1984-1985  Markus Dörk - guitars
1984-1985  Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
› 1987-2005  -//-
1986  Hans-Peter Frey - drums
1986  Christof Bilgeria - guitars
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1989-2002  Mathias Wiesner - keyboards
› 1992  -//- bass
1992  Peter Rübsam - bagpipes
1997-2011  Oliver Holzwarth - bass
1998-2004  Michael "Mi" Schüren - piano
› 2014-2018  -//- keyboards
2010  Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
› 2015  -//- keyboards, piano
2014-2018  Barend Courbois - bass
› 2020-2022  -//-
2022  Thomas Geiger - keyboards
1997-  Michael "Mi" Schüren - keyboards
1997-2011  Oliver Holzwarth - bass
2002-2003  Alex Holzwarth - drums
2007  Tobias Exxel - bass
2011-2021  Barend Courbois - bass
2021-  Johan Van Stratum - bass
1989  Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
› 1990  -//-
› 1992  -//- guitars
1990  Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
› 1995-2002  -//-
› 2006  -//-
› 2010  -//-
› 2015  -//- choir vocals
› 2018  -//- backing vocals
1990  Piet Sielck - backing vocals
› 1992  -//- guitars
› 1995  -//- backing vocals
1992  Kalle Trapp - backing vocals
1992  Stefan Will - piano
1995  Ronnie Atkins - backing vocals
1995  Jacob Moth - guitars
1995-1996  Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
› 2001  -//-
› 2006  -//-
1995-2002  Billy King - backing vocals
› 2010-2015  -//- choir vocals
1998-2002  Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
› 2006  -//-
› 2010  -//- choir vocals
› 2015  -//- choirs vocals
› 2018  -//- backing vocals
2003  Stefan Pintev - violin
2010  Jen Majura - backing vocals
2019  John "Jaycee" Cuijpers - backing vocals
› 2021-2022  -//-
2020  Michael "Mi" Schüren - keyboards
2020-2022  Joost Van Den Broek - keyboards

Discography

1985 Symphonies Of Doom [Demo] 7.1
1986 Battalions Of Fear [Demo] 7.5
1989 Banish From Sanctuary [Single] 7.5
1989 Live Promo [Demo] 7
1990 1990 Demo [Demo] 7
1991 Demo IV [Demo] 6.7
1993 Tokyo Tales [Live] 8.3
1995 A Past And Future Secret [Single] 8.8
1995 Bright Eyes [Single] 7.8
1996 Mr Sandman [Single] 8
1996 Blind Guardian Plays Beach Boys [Single] 7
1996 Symphonies Of Doom & Battalions Of Fear [Compilation] 8
1996 The Forgotten Tales [Compilation] 7.9
1998 Mirror Mirror [Single] 8.7
1999 Dentity Five: I Defy [VA]
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio [VA] 9
2001 And Then There Was... Silence [Single] 8.7
2003 The Bard's Song (In The Forest) [Single] 8.8
2003 Live [Live] 9
2004 2 CD Originals - A Night At The Opera / Tales From The Twilight World [Compilation] 8
2004 Imaginations Through The Looking Glass [DVD] 9.3
2006 Fly [Single] 7.8
2006 Otherland [Single] 8
2007 A Twist In The Myth / Fly (Double Edition) [Compilation] 8
2007 Another Stranger Me [Single] 7.7
2007 The Remasters [Compilation] 7
2007 In The Name Of The King (O.S.T.) [VA] 8.3
2010 A Voice In The Dark [Single] 8.6
2010 The Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine Tour 2010 [Compilation] 8
2012 Memories Of A Time To Come [Compilation] 8.9
2013 A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time [Boxset] 9.8
2014 Nuclear War: The Best Of Blind Guardian - The Nuclear Blast Years [Compilation] 7
2014 Twilight Of The Gods [Single] 8.3
2017 Live Beyond The Spheres [Live] 8.4
2018 1988-2003 [Boxset] 9
2019 This Storm [Single] 7.2
2020 Imaginations From The Other Side - 25th Anniversary Edition [Live] 8.3
2020 Merry Xmas Everybody [Single] 8.4
2021 Deliver Us From Evil [Single] 8.5
2022 Secrets Of The American Gods [Single] 8.1

Latest reviews

Helloween made all kinds of waves last year with their jubilant trip down memory lane; not one to be outdone, Blind Guardian have swiftly popped up to remind everyone why they both were and still are the cream of the crop in power metal.
Review by musclassia ››
The long-rumored Blind Guardian symphony has arrived. For 20 years, this album was an ethereal dream, but things have been coming together lately: Demons & Wizards reunited for a promised third album, and Hansi Kürsch finally made his way onto an Avantasia album (which I was certainly waiting for - I don't know about the rest of you). And now, at last, Blind Guardian's pet project is out in the open.
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ››
It was hinted At The Edge Of Time. A new symphonic focus and refinement that would bring Blind Guardian's sound fully into modern times. Production has never been as important in showcasing yet another distinctive album experience in their pioneering style of power metal. What lies beyond is assurance as much as surprise.
Review by R'Vannith ››
The bards have come out of the forest. Yes, the Blind Guardians are back baby! And did they ever do it in style. Surely one of the year's most anticipated albums, At The Edge Of Time is sure to rank high on personal lists for a while.

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Review by Dream Taster ››

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Concerts

04.04.2024 DEN, Roskilde
05.04.2024 SWE, Göteborg
06.04.2024 SWE, Stockholm
07.04.2024 NOR, Oslo
10.04.2024 IRL, Dublin
12.04.2024 GBR, Glasgow (1)
13.04.2024 GBR, Manchester
14.04.2024 GBR, London
18.04.2024 USA, Silver Spring, MD (1)
19.04.2024 USA, Norfolk, VA
20.04.2024 USA, Charlotte, NC
21.04.2024 USA, Atlanta, GA
23.04.2024 USA, Dallas, TX
24.04.2024 USA, Austin, TX
26.04.2024 USA, Phoenix, AZ
27.04.2024 USA, Los Angeles, CA
28.04.2024 USA, San Francisco, CA
30.04.2024 USA, Portland, OR (1)
01.05.2024 USA, Seattle, WA
03.05.2024 USA, Salt Lake City, UT
04.05.2024 USA, Denver, CO
06.05.2024 USA, Minneapolis, MN
07.05.2024 USA, Des Moines, IA
09.05.2024 CAN, Toronto, ON
10.05.2024 CAN, Montreal, QC
11.05.2024 USA, Worcester, MA
12.05.2024 USA, New York, NY
14.05.2024 USA, Harrisburg, PA
16.05.2024 USA, Cleveland, OH
17.05.2024 USA, Milwaukee, WI

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