Blind Guardian - Timeline
| Year | Albums | Lineup | Style |
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1984 | Markus Dörk - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass André Olbrich - guitars | Power metal Speed metal | |
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1985 | Symphonies Of Doom [Demo] | ||
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1986 | Battalions Of Fear [Demo] | Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars Christof Theissen - guitars Hans-Peter Frey - drums | |
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1987 | Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass André Olbrich - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Marcus Siepen - guitars | ||
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1988 | Battalions Of Fear | ||
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1989 | Live Promo [Demo] | ||
| Follow The Blind | |||
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1990 | Tales From The Twilight World [EP] | ||
| 1990 Demo [Demo] | |||
| Tales From The Twilight World | Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars Marcus Siepen - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Guest musicians: Kai Hansen - vocals on "Lost In The Twilight Hall" | ||
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1991 | Demo IV [Demo] | Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass André Olbrich - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Marcus Siepen - guitars | |
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1992 | Somewhere Far Beyond | ||
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1993 | Power metal | ||
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1994 | |||
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1995 | Imaginations From The Other Side | Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitars André Olbrich - lead guitar Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums, percussion Session musicians Mathias Wiesner - effects Guest musicians Piet Sielck - backing vocals Billy King - backing vocals Thomas Hackmann - backing vocals Paul "Ronnie Atkins" Christensen - backing vocals Jacob Moth - accoustic guitar | |
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1996 | Live In Bangkok [EP] | André Olbrich - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals | |
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1997 | |||
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1998 | Guardians Of The Rings [EP] | ||
| Nightfall In Middle-Earth | |||
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1999 | |||
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2000 | |||
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2001 | |||
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2002 | A Night At The Opera | Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Marcus Siepen - guitars André Olbrich - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Additional musicians: Mathias Wiesner - keyboards Oliver Holzwarth - bass Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals William King - backing vocals Michael "Mi" Schüren - piano Pad Bender - keyboards and sound effects Boris Schmidt - keyboards and sound effects Sascha Pierro - keyboards and sound effects | |
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2003 | André Olbrich - guitars Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals | ||
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2004 | |||
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2005 | André Olbrich - guitars Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals Frederik Ehmke - drums | ||
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2006 | A Twist In The Myth | Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitars André Olbrich - lead guitar Frederik Ehmke - drums, flute, bagpipes Session musicians Oliver Holzwarth - bass Martin G. Meyer - keyboards, keyboard programming Pat Benzner - keyboards, keyboard programming Guest musicians Olaf Senkbeil - choir Rolf Köhler - choir Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - choir | |
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2007 | André Olbrich - guitars Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals Frederik Ehmke - drums | ||
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2008 | |||
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2009 | |||
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2010 | At The Edge Of Time | ||
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2011 | |||
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2012 | |||
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2013 | |||
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2014 | |||
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2015 | Beyond The Red Mirror | Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Marcus Siepen - guitars André Olbrich - guitars Frederik Ehmke - drums, percussion Barend Courbois - bass Additional musicians Michael "Mi" Schüren - piano Matthias Ulmer - keyboards, piano Billy King - choir vocals Olaf Senkbeil - choir vocals Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - choir vocals Hungarian Studio Orchestra and Choir conducted by Peter Pejtsik. FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Adam Klemens. Vox Futura Choir conducted by Andrew Shanton. | |
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2016 | André Olbrich - guitars Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals Frederik Ehmke - drums | ||
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2017 | |||
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2018 | The Tides Of War - Live At Rock Hard Festival 2016 [EP] | ||
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2019 | Legacy Of The Dark Lands | Hansi Kürsch - vocals | |
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2020 | André Olbrich - guitars Marcus Siepen - guitars Hansi Kürsch - vocals Frederik Ehmke - drums | ||
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2021 | |||
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2022 | The Bard Machine [EP] | ||
| The God Machine | |||
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2023 | |||
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2024 | Somewhere Far Beyond - Revisited |