Years active |
1984–present (also known as Lucifer's Heritage, Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra) |
Genres |
Power metal, Symphonic metal, Progressive metal, Speed metal, Thrash metal |
Current members |
Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals, bass
André Olbrich – lead guitar, backing vocals
Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Johan van Stratum – bass
Frederik Ehmke – drums, percussion, flute, bagpipes
Michael "Mi" Schüren – keyboards (session member)
Matthias Ulmer – keyboards, piano (session member)
Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals (session member)
Billy King – backing vocals (session member)
Olaf Senkbeil – backing vocals (session member) |
Former members |
Thomas Kelleners – lead vocals
Markus Dörk – rhythm guitar
Christoph Theissen – rhythm guitar
Hans-Peter Frey – drums, percussion
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums, percussion
Mathias Wiesner – keyboards, bass (session member)
Marc Zee – keyboards, backing vocals (session member)
Pat Bender – keyboards (session member)
Oliver Holzwarth – bass (session member)
Barend Courbois – bass, backing vocals (session member)
Alex Holzwarth – drums (session member)
Rolf Köhler – backing vocals (session member) |
Discography (Studio albums) |
Battalions of Fear (1988)
Follow the Blind (1989)
Tales from the Twilight World (1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)
Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)
A Night at the Opera (2002)
A Twist in the Myth (2006)
At the Edge of Time (2010)
Beyond the Red Mirror (2015)
Legacy of the Dark Lands (2019)
The God Machine (2022) |