BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has quit his long-running project with ICED EARTH’s Jon Schaffer, DEMONS & WIZARDS. Hansi announced his departure from DEMONS & WIZARDS two weeks after Schaffer was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The 52-year-old ICED EARTH guitarist, who…
Hansi Kursch
Demons and Wizards – III
Reviewed: April, 2020 Released: 2020, Century Media Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich Nearly ten years ago, in November of 2010 I asked Hansi Kursch in an interview when/if fans could expect a third Demons And Wizards album. I got my answer in February 2020 when the blandly named III was released.…
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 19-22/6 Live review and pictures by Anders Sandvall For 2019, the Copenhell festival celebrates ten years in hell. As I have visited the festival almost every year, of course, I had to cover this year’s edition as well. I’ve really come to love the…
Demons & Wizards – Demons & Wizards
Reviewed: July 2019 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Demons & Wizards actually represents a reboot of one of heavy metal’s more tantalising collaborations. Originally released in 1999, the album was the result a project put together by members of Iced Earth and Blind Guardian. Namely, Jon…
DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Video Of First Concert In Nearly Two Decades
DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, kicked off its first tour in nearly two decades Friday night (May 31) in Saarbrücken, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. After the show, DEMONS & WIZARDS…
Demons & Wizards announce A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour!
Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards have just announced their A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour today. The band will hit the road starting August 17th in Los Angeles and will be wrapping with their sold out show on September 7th in Atlanta. The band…
Avantasia – Moonglow
Avantasia – Moonglow Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2019 Reviewer: Brat Rating: 4.5/5 Have your ears ready as soon as you press play otherwise you could miss the start of the first, lengthy song which consists of a number of movements. “Ghost in the Moon” doesn’t waste time with overtures or…
AVANTASIA – Tobias Sammet discusses new album “Moonglow”
Avantasia is about to release the 8th opus called MOONGLOW on Nuclear Blast. Avantasia led by Tobias Sammet has once again created a magical journey into the world of the fantasy and spell. MOONGLOW once again testifies why Avantasia has become such a huge name, selling out big venues and…
Blind Guardian – Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
The German power metal squad Blind Guardian is going to unleash their 10th album called BEYOND THE RED MIRROR. The band’s vocalist Hansi Kürsch and the guitarist André Olbrich visited Finland on the long promotional trip and sat down to talk about the forthcoming album as well as the upcoming…
BLIND GUARDIAN – Hansi Kursch
BLIND GUARDIAN – Hansi Kursch Interviewed by Erich
Iced Earth – Jon Schaffer
Guitarist/Mastermind Jon Schaffer Interview By Lord of The Wasteland Transcription By Sara "Abominae"
Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian
Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian Interviewed by EvilG Transcription by Christy and EvilG Here’s an interview with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kursch that was conducted in late April. We spoke about the band’s latest single FLY and the forthcoming album for which the band feels they’ve reached a point where…
Jon Schaffer – Iced Earth, Demons and Wizards
Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth / Demons & Wizards Interviewed in March 2000 by EvilG To me, Iced Earth are like the saviors of American METAL. They, and a small but growing handful of bands from the US, are playing what I consider to be REAL METAL. The latest piece of…