Blind Guardian je njemački power metal bend osnovan 1984. u Krefeldu (Zapadna Njemačka) pod imenom Lucifer’s Heritage. Bend su osnovali Hansi Kürsch (vokal, bas gitara), Andre Olbrich (gitara), Markus Dörk (gitara) i Thomen Stauch (bubnjevi). Mnogi ih svrstavaju za jedan od najuticajnijih bendova u okviru power i speed metal žanrova. Lucifer’s Heritage su nakon potpisivanja ugovora sa izdavačkom kućom No Remorse Records promjenili ime u Blind Guardian da bi izbjegli bilo kakve spekulacije u vezi sa satanizmom. Tekstovi benda, koje piše pjevač Hansi, su uglavnom inspirisani fikcijskim romanima autora kao što su Stephen King, J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Robert Jordan i George R. R. Martin, kao i tradicionalnim legendama i epovima.

Članovi benda

Trenutni članovi

•   Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals (1984–present), bass (1984–1996)
•   André Olbrich – lead guitar, live backing vocals (1984–present)
•   Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar, live backing vocals (1987–present)
•   Frederik Ehmke – drums, percussion, flute, bagpipes (2005–present)

Privremeni članovi

•   Thomas Hackmann (studio) – backing vocals (1990–present)
•   Oliver Holzwarth (studio) – bass (1997–present; live member with backing vocals: 1997–2011)
•   Olaf Senkbeil (studio) – backing vocals (1998–present)
•   Pat Bender (studio) – keyboards, sound effects (2002–present)
•   Barend Courbois (live) – bass (2012–present)

Bivši članovi

•   Thomas Kelleners – lead vocals (1984)
•   Markus Dörk – guitars (1984–1985)
•   Christof Theißen – rhythm guitar (1986)
•   Hans-Peter Frey – drums (1986)
•   Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums, percussion (1984–1985, 1987–2005)

Bivši privremeni članovi

•   Mathias Wiesner (studio) – keyboards, effects (1989–2002), bass (1992)
•   Alex Holzwarth (live) – drums (2002–2003)
•   Matthias Ulme (studio) – keyboards (2011)
•   Michael "Mi" Schüren (live and studio) – live keyboards, studio grand piano (1997–2011)



Blind Guardian 2012. (s lijeva na desno) : Marcus Siepen, Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich i Frederik Ehmke.

Diskografija

Studijski albumi

•   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)

Live albumi

1993   Tokyo Tales   
2003   Live   

Kompilacije

1996   The Forgotten Tales
2012   Memories of a Time to Come

Singlovi

1989 "Banish from Sanctuary"
1995   "A Past and Future Secret"
1995   "Bright Eyes"   
1996   "Mr. Sandman"
1998   "Mirror Mirror"
2001   "And Then There Was Silence"
2003   "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"
2006   "Fly"   
2007   "Another Stranger Me"
2010   "A Voice in the Dark"

Demo snimci

1985   Symphonies of Doom
1986   Battalions of Fear

DVD-jevi

2004 Imaginations Through the Looking Glass

Spotovi

1995   Born in a Mourning Hall   
        Bright Eyes      
1996   Mr. Sandman
        The Bard's Song (In the Forest)      
1998   Mirror Mirror      
2006   Another Stranger Me   
2008   Sacred
2010   A Voice in the Dark

CD covers

Spotovi

The Bard's song (In the forest), нема даље. Одлично су скинули и Бич Бојсе и Мајка Олдфилда. 

Jedna od mojih omiljenih grupa. Šteta što se Hansi ošišao.Inače bio sam na:

Taj koncert je bio jedinstvena prilika da ih vidim/cujem uzivo ali nisam mogao otici  Kad sam prvi put vidio njihov poster u nekom casopisu mislio sam da je bubnjar Shavo iz SOAD-a  Imao je ovakvu bradu KLIK