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Years active

1984–present (also known as Lucifer's Heritage 1984–1987, Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra 2019)

Genres

Power metal, Symphonic metal, Progressive metal, Speed metal, Thrash metal

Current members

Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals, bass (1984–present)
André Olbrich – lead guitar, backing vocals (1984–present)
Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1987–present)
Frederik Ehmke – drums, percussion, flute, bagpipes (2005–present)
Johan van Stratum – bass (2021–present)
Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals (1990–present, session member)
Billy King – backing vocals (1992–present, session member)
Olaf Senkbeil – backing vocals (1997–present, session member)
Michael "Mi" Schüren – keyboards (1997–present, session member)
Matthias Ulmer – keyboards, piano (2007–present, session member)

Former members

Thomas Kelleners – lead vocals (1984)
Markus Dörk – rhythm guitar (1984–1986)
Christoph Theissen – rhythm guitar (1986)
Hans-Peter Frey – drums, percussion (1986)
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums, percussion (1984–1986, 1987–2005)
Mathias Wiesner – keyboards, bass (1989–2002, session member)
Rolf Köhler – backing vocals (1990–2007, died 2007, session member)
Marc Zee – keyboards, backing vocals (1993, session member)
Oliver Holzwarth – bass (1997–2011, session member)
Alex Holzwarth – drums (2002–2003, session member)
Pat Bender – keyboards, sound effects (2002–2006, session member)
Barend Courbois – bass, backing vocals (2015–2020, 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)