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- Blind_Guardian abstract "Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres. Nine musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Hansi Kürsch, guitarists André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen, and drummer Frederik Ehmke since 2005.Blind Guardian is a part of the German heavy metal scene that emerged in the mid-1980s. They formed in 1984 as Lucifer's Heritage by Kürsch (then also bass guitarist), Olbrich, other guitarist Markus Dörk and drummer Thomas Stauch. Dörk and Stauch both left the following year, and were replaced by Christof Theißen and Hans-Peter Frey respectively, who left as well before the end of the year. In 1987, Siepen joined and Stauch returned; under this line-up, which lasted 18 years (the longest in the band's history), the band changed their name to Blind Guardian and released their first album, Battalions of Fear, in 1988.Over the releases, Blind Guardian established themselves as a notable successful band and as pioneers of the power metal movement. In 1996, Kürsch stopped acting as the band's bass guitarist to focus on vocals. Various session members replaced him, mainly Oliver Holzwarth. However in 2005, Stauch left the band, disapproving of Blind Guardian's transition into a more complex progressive sound with a heavy use of backing vocals, and was replaced by Ehmke.Most of Blind Guardian's albums were well received by fans and critics alike: Somewhere Far Beyond (1992), Imaginations from the Other Side (1995), and Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998), are especially seen as influential works. The music is mostly composed by Kürsch and Olbrich together, and the lyrics, written by Kürsch, are mostly inspired by the fiction of fantasy authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Robert Jordan, Stephen King and George R. R. Martin as well as traditional legends and epics. Over the years, a running theme has developed which personifies the band members as travelling bards, leading some fans to refer to the band affectionately as "The Bards".".
- Blind_Guardian activeYearsStartYear "1984".
- Blind_Guardian alias "Lucifer's Heritage (1984–1987)".
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Demons_and_Wizards_(band).
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Gamma_Ray_(band).
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Helloween.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Iced_Earth.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Iron_Savior.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Power_Quest.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Savage_Circus.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Schattentantz.
- Blind_Guardian associatedBand Sinbreed.
- Blind_Guardian associatedMusicalArtist Demons_and_Wizards_(band).
- Blind_Guardian associatedMusicalArtist Gamma_Ray_(band).
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- Blind_Guardian bandMember Andr%C3%A9_Olbrich.
- Blind_Guardian bandMember Hansi_K%C3%BCrsch.
- Blind_Guardian bandMember Marcus_Siepen.
- Blind_Guardian formerBandMember Thomen_Stauch.
- Blind_Guardian genre Power_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Progressive_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Speed_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Symphonic_metal.
- Blind_Guardian hometown Krefeld.
- Blind_Guardian recordLabel Century_Media_Records.
- Blind_Guardian recordLabel No_Remorse_Records.
- Blind_Guardian recordLabel Nuclear_Blast.
- Blind_Guardian recordLabel Virgin_Records.
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- Blind_Guardian alias "Lucifer's Heritage".
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Demons_and_Wizards_(band).
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Gamma_Ray_(band).
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Helloween.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Iced_Earth.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Iron_Savior.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Power_Quest.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Savage_Circus.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Schattentantz.
- Blind_Guardian associatedActs Sinbreed.
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- Blind_Guardian caption "--09-21".
- Blind_Guardian currentMembers André_Olbrich.
- Blind_Guardian currentMembers Hansi_Kürsch.
- Blind_Guardian currentMembers Marcus_Siepen.
- Blind_Guardian currentMembers "Frederik Ehmke".
- Blind_Guardian genre Power_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Progressive_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Speed_metal.
- Blind_Guardian genre Symphonic_metal.
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- Blind_Guardian label Century_Media_Records.
- Blind_Guardian label No_Remorse_Records.
- Blind_Guardian label Nuclear_Blast.
- Blind_Guardian label Virgin_Records.
- Blind_Guardian landscape "Yes".
- Blind_Guardian name "Blind Guardian".
- Blind_Guardian origin "Krefeld, Germany".
- Blind_Guardian pastMembers Thomen_Stauch.
- Blind_Guardian pastMembers "Christof Theißen".
- Blind_Guardian pastMembers "Hans-Peter Frey".
- Blind_Guardian pastMembers "Markus Dörk".
- Blind_Guardian pastMembers "Thomas Kelleners".
- Blind_Guardian wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Blind_Guardian yearsActive "1984".
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:1984_establishments_in_West_Germany.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:German_heavy_metal_musical_groups.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:German_power_metal_musical_groups.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:German_progressive_metal_musical_groups.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:Middle-earth_music.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1984.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:Musical_quartets.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:Nuclear_Blast_Records_artists.
- Blind_Guardian subject Category:Speed_metal_musical_groups.
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