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Wacken Open Air 2011 (21)

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19.11 - Serbia
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Mezcal Metal Fest II (14)

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Hellfest Open Air 2011 (13)

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Dark Tranquillity: Where Death Is Most Alive Part II 2010 (12)

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38 - Alberto Rionda
43 - Dino Cazares
36 - Felix Bohnke
(1963-2008) - Mike Baker
30 - Roel Van Helden
28 - Tomas Nilsson

Blind Guardian

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Blind Guardian

Also known as	Lucifer's Heritage (1984-1986)
Country:	Germany
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Website:	www.blind-guardian.com [ MySpace ]

Formed in:	1984

1984-1992	Speed Power metal
1992-	Power metal

Line-up

Current members:
1984-	Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass (1984-1996)
1984-	André Olbrich - lead guitar
1987-	Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitars
2005-	Frederik Ehmke - drums
Former musicians:
1984	Thomas Kelleners - vocals
1984-1985	Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
› 1987-2005	-//-
1984-1985	Markus Dörk - rhythm & lead guitar
1986	Hans-Peter Frey - drums
1986	Christof Bilgeria - guitars
Session musicians:
1989-2002	Mathias Wiesner - keyboards
1997-	Oliver Holzwarth - bass
1997-	Michael Schüren - grand piano
Tour musicians:
1997-	Michael Schüren - keyboards
1997-	Oliver Holzwarth - bass
2002-2003	Alex Holzwarth - drums
Guest musicians:
1989	Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
› 1992	-//-
1989-1990	Thomas Hackmann - backing vocals
› 1995	-//-
› 2001	-//-
› 2006	-//-
1995-1996	Billy King - backing vocals
1995-1996	Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
› 2001	-//-
› 2006	-//-
2001	Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-
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Discography

1988	Battalions Of Fear	7.9
1989	Follow The Blind	7.8
1990	Tales From The Twilight World	8.5
1992	Somewhere Far Beyond	8.8
1995	Imaginations From The Other Side	8.9
1998	Nightfall In Middle-Earth	8.9
1998	Guardians Of The Rings [EP]
2001	And Then There Was... Silence [EP]	8.5
2002	A Night At The Opera	8.4
2006	A Twist In The Myth	8
2007	Another Stranger Me [EP]	7.7
2010	At The Edge Of Time	8.7

CD & EP (12) | Other (15) | Detailed discography ››

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Videos

1996	Mr. Sandman	8.3
1996	Born In A Mourning Hall	8
1996	Bright Eyes	6.3
1998	Mirror Mirror	7.4
2003	The Bard's Song - In The Forest	8.9
2006	Another Stranger Me	8.7
2010	A Voice In The Dark	8.7
	View detailed list ››

Photo galleries

14.08.2009	Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 14th-16th August 2009 by Baz Anderson
02.08.2007	Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 2nd-4th August 2007 by Baz Anderson
22.06.2007	Hellfest Summer Open Air - Clisson, France, 22nd-24th June 2007 by Baz Anderson
30.07.2006	MetalWay Festival 2006, Sunday by Jeff

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

03.08.2010	Blind Guardian - New Video Online
27.07.2010	Blind Guardian - Three Full Length Tracks Online
25.06.2010	Blind Guardian - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album
10.05.2010	Blind Guardian - Album Title Revealed
30.04.2010	Blind Guardian - New Single Out In June
12.01.2010	Sinbreed - To Release Debut Album

Interviews

20.08.2009

with André Olbrich

Articles

01.08.2007	Blind Guardian - SKC, Belgrade, Serbia, 22.07.2007
08.05.2007	Blind Guardian - Athens, Greece 28.04.2007
21.03.2007	Blind Guardian, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 16.03.2007
20.02.2007	Blind Guardian in Melbourne, Australia
02.10.2006	Blind Guardian: A Twist In The Myth Tour - Antwerp, Belgium 30.09.06

Concerts

24.09.2010	NED, Tilburg (4)
25.09.2010	BEL, Deinze (6)
26.09.2010	GBR, London (6)
28.09.2010	FRA, Paris (7)
01.10.2010	GER, Ludwigsburg
02.10.2010	GER, Trier (2)
03.10.2010	GER, Langen (3)
05.10.2010	GER, Bremen
06.10.2010	GER, Hamburg (2)
08.10.2010	GER, Bamberg
09.10.2010	GER, Düsseldorf
10.10.2010	GER, Munich
12.10.2010	ITA, Rome (2)
13.10.2010	ITA, Milan
15.10.2010	SUI, Pratteln (2)
16.10.2010	AUT, Vienna (3)
17.10.2010	CZE, Brno (6)
19.10.2010	POL, Warsaw (5)
20.10.2010	GER, Berlin
21.10.2010	GER, Osnabrück
22.10.2010	SWE, Gothenburg (2)
23.10.2010	SWE, Stockholm (7)
30.10.2010	RUS, St. Petersburg
31.10.2010	RUS, Moscow (5)
05.11.2010	ESP, Madrid (6)
06.11.2010	ESP, Barcelona (2)
04.08.2011	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2011 (21)

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Forum topics

56h ago	Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time in Albums	148
11d ago	Blind Guardian - Guardians Of The Rings [EP] in Albums	2
24d ago	Fav song on 'A Twist In The Myth' (Blind Guardian) in Metal arena	54
26d ago	Your favourite German Guitarist in Metal arena	64
27d ago	Blind Guardian - New Video Online in News	33
33d ago	Blind Guardian in Melodic metal forum	239
34d ago	Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side in Albums	4
35d ago	Blind Guardian - Three Full Length Tracks Online in News	19
42d ago	Iced Earth vs Blind Guardian in Metal arena	54
42d ago	Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth in Albums	15
44d ago	Blind Guardian - A Voice In The Dark [Single] in Albums	12
45d ago	Blind Guardian - Sacred Worlds & Live In Wacken [Compilation] in Albums	7
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