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Blind Guardian - Timeline


Year Albums Lineup Style
1984
  Markus Dörk - guitars
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars
Power metal
Speed metal
1985
Symphonies Of Doom [Demo]
1986
Battalions Of Fear [Demo] Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars
Christof Theissen - guitars
Hans-Peter Frey - drums
1987
  Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
Marcus Siepen - guitars
1988
Battalions Of Fear
1989
Live Promo [Demo]
Follow The Blind
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"
1991
Demo IV [Demo] Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
André Olbrich - guitars
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
Marcus Siepen - guitars
1992
Somewhere Far Beyond
1993
  Power metal
1994
 
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
1996
Live In Bangkok [EP] André Olbrich - guitars
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
1997
 
1998
Guardians Of The Rings [EP]
Nightfall In Middle-Earth
1999
 
2000
 
2001
 
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
2003
  André Olbrich - guitars
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
2004
 
2005
  André Olbrich - guitars
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Frederik Ehmke - drums
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
2007
  André Olbrich - guitars
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Frederik Ehmke - drums
2008
 
2009
 
2010
At The Edge Of Time
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
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.
2016
  André Olbrich - guitars
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Frederik Ehmke - drums
2017
 
2018
The Tides Of War - Live At Rock Hard Festival 2016 [EP]
2019
Legacy Of The Dark Lands Hansi Kürsch - vocals
2020
  André Olbrich - guitars
Marcus Siepen - guitars
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Frederik Ehmke - drums
2021
 
2022
The Bard Machine [EP]
The God Machine
2023
 
2024
Somewhere Far Beyond - Revisited