Blind Guardian – group of Germany, playing a genre speed metal, and later – power metal. The group has been based in 1987 in the city of Krefeld of Hansi Kursch a vocal, a bass, Andre Olbrich; a guitar), Marcus Siepen; a guitar and Thomen Stauch; shock. This structure remained invariable till 2005 when Tomena behind drums has replaced Frederik Emke. The ensemble at first was called defiantly – Lucifer’s Heritage («the Heritage of the Lucifer»), but before the edition of a debut album the group has changed the name (in honor of one of the songs) to avoid charges in a Satanism. Hide review