Biography
Blind Guardian formed in Krefeld, Germany in 1984, initially under the name Lucifer’s Heritage. With frontman Hansi Kürsch’s distinctive voice and guitarist André Olbrich’s melodic compositions, the band developed a sound that took power metal’s anthemic qualities and enriched them with elaborate vocal harmonies and conceptual depth.
Albums like Imaginations from the Other Side, Nightfall in Middle-Earth (a concept album based on Tolkien’s Silmarillion), and A Night at the Opera are widely considered among the finest achievements in power metal. The band’s 2020 orchestral album A Legacy Dark and Impure fulfilled a decade-long dream of recording with a full orchestra.