Founded in Krefeld, Germany in 1984 by vocalist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist André
Olbrich, power metal band Blind Guardian began life under the band name
Lucifer’s Heritage. After changing their name to Blind Guardian in 1987, they
released their debut album, Battalions of Fear (1988), which reached number 53
on the German Albums chart. Several other charting albums followed including
1989’s Follow the Blind (number 51), 1990’s Tales from the Twilight World
(number 43), 1992’s Somewhere Far Beyond (number 36), and 1995’s Imaginations
from the Other Side (number 21). 2002’s A Night...