Blind Guardian

Band
Background Information
Origin	Krefeld, Germany
Genre	Power metal, speed metal, progressive metal
Years active	1984-present
label	No Remorse, Virgin, Century Media, Nuclear Blast
website	www.blind-guardian.com
Members
Current Members	Hansi Kürsch André Olbrich Marcus Siepen Frederik Ehmke
Former Members	Thomas "Thomen" Stauch Markus Dörk Christof Theißen Peter Frey

Blind Guardian is a power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, Germany. The band takes inspiration from fantasy authors as well as traditional legends and epics. The 1998 album Nightfall in Middle-Earth, most notably, is a concept album based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Beyond projects that came to fruition, the band was at some point under negotiations for soundtrack work for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. They had also planned to release The Lord of the Rings orchestral music around 2008.

Discography, selected

• Studio Albums
  • Battalions of Fear (1988)
  • Tales from the Twilight World (1990)
  • Imaginations From the Other Side (1995)
    • Imaginations from the Other Side (song)
  • Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)
• Singles
  • Mirror Mirror (1998)

See also

• Songs by Blind Guardian

External links

• Blind Guardian at Wikipedia
• Official Site
• Official Facebook Page