Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 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, drummer Frederik Ehmke since 2005, and bassist Johan Van Stratum since 2021.
| Origin | Krefeld, Germany
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| Genre | Power metal · progressive metal · symphonic metal · speed metal · thrash metal (early) · thrash metal
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| Years active | 1984–present
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| Label | No Remorse · Virgin · Century Media · Nuclear Blast
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| Members |
members
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| Past members |
past members
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| Touring members |
touring members
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FEATURED DISCOGRAPHY
| Studio albums |
studio albums
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| Live albums |
live albums
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| Compilation albums |
compilation albums
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| Video albums |
video albums
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| Singles |
singles
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
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![Blind Guardian - Metal&Hammer Magazine Cover [Greece] (June 2025)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/3/l/3lkybwz6w5h6hl6b.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Blind Guardian - Rock Hard Magazine Cover [Germany] (September 2022)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/u/x/uxb1qip0fueeebfi.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Blind Guardian - Metal&Hammer Magazine Cover [Greece] (September 2022)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/w/4/w4ynyerbyeooner.jpg?skj2io4l)
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