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18.04 - Trees Of Eternity - Announce Bassist For New Album

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17.04 - Savn - New Video Online

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17.04 - In Flames - New Album Cover Revealed

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	Skogen I Döden
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	MaYaN Antagonise
	Jupiter Society From Endangered To Extinct
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05.04 - Metal Storm Anthology Awards

02.04 - Lacuna Coil - The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, USA - 28 Mar 2014

24.03 - Getting Stoked For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015

12.03 - MS Awards 2013 - Staff Picks And Band Feedback

02.03 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Four - Metal Plus ... Fufu Drinks

23.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Three - Shore Leave Plus Metal

22.02 - So You Want To Be An MS Reviewer? Mastering The Art Of The Craft

19.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Two - At Sea

Shoutbox

02:08 - .:Nataras:.
Yes, you're right. I reported that

02:06 - psykometal
Yea, you'll have to report it unless you frequently edit stuff over there and have earned enough points.

02:04 - .:Nataras:.
I'll edit that if i can, or maybe i have to report that to be edited ASAP

02:01 - psykometal
Yup. Lol [link]

01:57 - .:Nataras:.
Oh really? hahaa but that was about 1 years and maybe plus several months ago...

01:53 - psykometal
Anytime, bud. You know MA still has you listed as Frequency's drummer? Lol

01:48 - .:Nataras:.
Hi Psykometal! glad to see you again my friend, that gonna be really good, sure man, thank you a lot... greetings!

Events Now online Today

20.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2014 (37)

31.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (26)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (22)

20.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays 2014 (18)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (13)

27.06 - Belgium
Graspop Metal Meeting 2014 (13)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (12)

Musicians' birthdays:

43 - Bolverk
(1976-2014) - Jason McCash
43 - Junichi Satoh
36 - Markus Eurén
48 - Mike Kaufmann
58 - Paul Mario Day
23 - Rhys King
60 - Robert "Bob" Rock
38 - Rudolf "Ruud" Adrianus Jolie
29 - Tina Stabel
57 - Tony Martin Harford
32 - Ulf Nylin
39 - Yorick Dolfing

RIP:

2005 - Bryan Ottoson
1997 - Dan "Cernunnos" Vandenplas
1992 - Rob Clayton

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Blind Guardian

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Also known as	Lucifer's Heritage ('84-'86)
Country:	Germany
Label:	Nuclear Blast Records

Links:	Official site Bebo Facebook show moreMySpace ReverbNation Twitter YouTube

Formed in:	1984

1984-	Power metal
1984-1992	Speed metal

Line-up

Current members:
1984-	André Olbrich - lead guitar
1984-1996	Hansi Kürsch - vocals, bass
› 1996-	-//- vocals
1987-	Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitars
2005-	Frederik Ehmke - drums
Former musicians:
1984	Thomas Kelleners - vocals
1984-1985	Markus Dörk - rhythm & lead guitar
1984-1985	Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
› 1987-2005	-//-
1986	Hans-Peter Frey - drums
1986	Christof Bilgeria - guitars
Studio musicians:
1989-2002	Mathias Wiesner - keyboards, bass (1992)
1992	Peter Rübsam - bagpipes
1997-	Michael "Mi" Schüren - grand piano
1997-2011	Oliver Holzwarth - bass
2010	Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
Live musicians:
1997-2011	Oliver Holzwarth - bass
1997-2011	Michael "Mi" Schüren - keyboards
2002-2003	Alex Holzwarth - drums
2012-	Barend Courbois - bass
Guest musicians:
1989	Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
› 1992	-//-
1989-1990	Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
› 1995	-//-
› 2001	-//-
› 2006	-//-
1992	Stefan Will - piano
1992	Piet Sielck - lead guitar
› 1995	-//- backing vocals
1992	Kalle Trapp - backing vocals
1995	Jacob Moth - accoustic guitar
1995	Paul "Ronnie Atkins" Christensen - backing vocals
1995-1996	Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
› 2001	-//-
› 2006	-//-
1995-1996	Billy King - backing vocals
2001	Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1988 \| 7.8	Battalions Of Fear
1989 \| 7.8	Follow The Blind
1990 \| 8.6	Tales From The Twilight World [EP]
1990 \| 8.4	Tales From The Twilight World
1992 \| 8.7	Somewhere Far Beyond
1995 \| 8.9	Imaginations From The Other Side
1998 \| 8.5	Guardians Of The Rings [EP]
1998 \| 8.8	Nightfall In Middle-Earth
2002 \| 8.4	A Night At The Opera
2006 \| 7.9	A Twist In The Myth
2007 \| 7.7	Another Stranger Me [EP]
2010 \| 8.5	At The Edge Of Time
	Detailed discography ››

Photo galleries

04.08.2011	Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 1: Thursday by Promonex
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

14.04.2014	Blind Guardian - Announce European Tour For 2015
18.10.2013	Blind Guardian - Issue New Album Update
25.01.2013	Blind Guardian - Continue Work On New Albums
20.01.2013	Blind Guardian - Release Preview From Upcoming 15 CD Box Set
02.12.2012	Blind Guardian - To Release 15-CD Box Set In February
28.01.2012	Blind Guardian - Update On New Upcoming Albums
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Interviews

20.08.2009

with André Olbrich

Articles

11.03.2014	What Is This Speed Metal You Speak Of?
12.05.2011	Blind Guardian: Live in Belgrade 2011
26.12.2010	Getting Into: Blind Guardian
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

29.05.2014	GER, Geiselwind - Out & Loud Festival 2014 (1)
22.01.2015	USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (8)
10.04.2015	NED, Tilburg (1)
11.04.2015	BEL, Antwerp
12.04.2015	GBR, London (2)
14.04.2015	FRA, Paris (2)
15.04.2015	FRA, Strasbourg
17.04.2015	ESP, Bilbao
18.04.2015	ESP, Barcelona
19.04.2015	ESP, Madrid
21.04.2015	SUI, Pratteln
23.04.2015	GER, Trier
24.04.2015	GER, Frankfurt
25.04.2015	GER, Düsseldorf
26.04.2015	GER, Bamberg
28.04.2015	GER, Munich
30.04.2015	GER, Leipzig
01.05.2015	GER, Stuttgart
02.05.2015	GER, Hamburg
05.05.2015	ITA, Milan (1)
06.05.2015	ITA, Rome
08.05.2015	GRE, Thessaloniki
09.05.2015	GRE, Athens
10.05.2015	GRE, Athens

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